The Seven Falls in Colorado Springs is a series of seven cascading waterfalls, reaching a total height of 181 feet!

Back in 1872, Nathaniel Colby owned 160 acres of land that included the present day Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canon. He sold the land to the Colorado Land Company who sold it on to a James Hull. Hull was an environmentalist who was disturbed to find the scenic grandeur of the canyon being threatened by people chopping down the surrounding forest for its lumber.

Hull was also a businessman, and he understood the value of the property as a scenic destination and began to improve the site by constructing a road through the canyon to the Seven Falls and building a stairway along the side of the Falls. He installed a toll gate at the foot of the canyon and proceeded to do business. Back then, a local entrepreneur paid Hull $500 for the privilege of taking passengers by carriages to the Falls for 25 cents each. Business flourished and the Seven Falls park became a prominent tourist attraction.

Today, Poppy and I took a complimentary shuttle to the entrance of the park where you walk 0.8 miles to the base of the Falls, or there is the opportunity of taking a tram if you don’t wish to walk. Then the big climb begins – 254 steps in total to the top of the Falls.

In the middle of November, the park and the Falls are lit in colour to mark the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. As Poppy and I walked the route today, you could already see the lights in the trees which I can only imagine would be magical to experience at night! Note to self: come back next year when the Falls are lit!

Poppy and I made it up the first 185 steps to view the sixth waterfall (named Shorty) but I didn’t press her to go any further as the one thing Poppy hates in life is water! Bless her, she was such a trooper and made so many new friends as we caught our breath before descending to terra firma!

The Falls are named in alphabetical order (not top to bottom): Bridal Veil, Feather, Hill, Hull, Ramona, Shorty, and Weimer.

If you look at the top of the centre rock formation, you’ll see a base for a zip-line experience that you can take at the Seven Falls – what fun that would be!