Colorado Springs: Weekday closure of North Cheyenne Canyon Road extended through June 18

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Crews are working on additional parking improvement projects in the park

The daily weekday closure of North Cheyenne Canyon Road, from the Starsmore Visitor & Nature Center to Helen Hunt Falls within North Cheyenne Cañon Park, is extended through June 18, weather and construction dependent. From Monday-Friday, vehicles are not permitted on the road, however, trails will remain open to non-motorized recreational use. The road will open to vehicles on weekends. The extended closure will allow for the completion of additional parking improvements.

"Thank you for your continued patience as we work to improve the parking offerings for people of all abilities within North Cheyenne Cañon Park," said David Deitemeyer, senior landscape architect. "While we didn't initially plan to do all of these improvements at once, the timing worked out in a way that makes this the safest, most efficient and most cost effective manner to carry out these much-needed improvements, and your park experience will benefit in the long run."

Since the start of the daily weekday closure on May 3, crews have nearly completed work on the existing gravel parking lot located uphill of Helen Hunt Falls at the intersection of North Cheyenne Canyon Road, High Drive and Gold Camp Road. Work was expected to be complete Friday, May 28, but due to weather delays, the lot will likely reopen Wednesday, June 2 with access available from Gold Camp Road. The lot count was increased from 75 non-designated spaces to 92 designated stalls, plus the addition of concrete curb and gutter, a paved asphalt surface and accessible parking spaces. This was a recommendation of the North Cheyenne Cañon master plan.

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Additional work to take place during the extended weekday closure of North Cheyenne Canyon Road is as follows:
  • Americans with Disability Act (ADA) improvements at Helen Hunt Falls, including a new accessible plaza area between the building and waterfall, a new accessible ramp and addition of accessible parking stalls
  • Parking improvements at the Bruin Inn Picnic Area that will help formalize the pull-off parking, add some stalls and improve pedestrian flow crossing the street. There will be a connection to the Daniels Pass Trail here.
  • The new Daniels Pass Trailhead will be completed, providing 12 designated parking spaces. Bridge abutments will also be installed in preparation for two new trail bridges on the Daniels Pass Trail, which are scheduled to be installed later this summer.
  • The ADA accessible parking stall and ramp at the restroom building in South Cañon will be repaired.

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