Memorial Park, Colorado Springs

Memorial Park or Memorial Community Park is a community park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It has a wide range of sports facilities, including an indoor and outdoor pool, a recreation center, trails and Prospect Lake.

Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region's largest balloon festival has been held on Labor Day weekend at Memorial Park since 1977.

General William Jackson Palmer donated land with Prospect Lake to establish the park, along with other Colorado Springs parks, such as Monument Valley Park, North Cheyenne Cañon, Palmer Park, Pioneer Square (South) Park, and Bear Creek Cañon Park. He donated a total of 1,270 acres of land.

Memorial Park, located at 1605 E. Pikes Peak Avenue, has 3 baseball and softball fields, basketball court, boating, exercise course, fishing, football field, horseshoe pits, in-line hockey court, mountain biking, playground, 15 football and soccer fields, swimming pool, 12 tennis courts, bicycle racing track, roller skate racing track and volleyball court facilities. There is public ice skating and skating lessons at the Mark "Pa" Sertich Ice Center. There is a 1.25 fitness trail, a 2.2 mile perimeter trail, and a .6 mile criterium trail within the park. Around the park are two 5K trails. It also has picnic tables and a picnic shelter. The park is handicapped / ADA accessible, including a wheelchair accessible fishing dock and an ADA accessible playground. The park sits on 196 acres. It is best accessed from South Union Boulevard.

There are vending machines, public telephones, restrooms and concession stands at the park.

Memorial Park, Colorado Springs - Youth and Adult Sports Office

Memorial Park, Colorado Springs - Skateboarders

Memorial Park, Colorado Springs - Playfield

Memorial Park, Colorado Springs - Skatepark

Memorial Park, Colorado Springs - Spurgeon Field

Memorial Park, Colorado Springs - Sertich Ice Center

Memorial Park, Colorado Springs - 7 Eleven Velodome

Swimming, boating and fishing can be enjoyed at Prospect Lake. A bathhouse is located near the beach for swimming. There are two fishing areas and one wheelchair accessible fishing dock.

Both non-motorized and motorized boats may operate on the lake. Sail boats, canoes, row boats and paddle boats may be rented at the park.

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