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Paint Mine Open Space
door 18 locals aangeraden
Tips van locals
Debora
August 5, 2022
A very unique scene, kind of like the Badlands in South Dakota, but small and quaint so you can Embrace or be embraced by it!
Cene
August 1, 2017
Paint Mines Trail is a 3.6 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Calhan, Colorado just 12 miles from Simla, featuring beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. Beautiful place! It's like being on another planet. And it's free.
Paint Mines Trail is a 3.6 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Calhan, Colorado just 12 miles from Simla, featuring beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Open from dawn to dusk,…
Jenni
September 28, 2018
Unique and beautiful.
Christopher
March 12, 2018
Located in the northeast section of the County near Calhan with approximately 750 acres. The paint mines have evidence of human life as far back as 9,000 years ago. The colorful clays were used by Native Americans. The park features fantastic geological formations including spires and hoodoos that were formed through erosive action that created incised gullies and exposed layers of seienite clay and jasper. The park includes a restroom facility, four miles of trails, interpretive signage, and many natural wonders.
Located in the northeast section of the County near Calhan with approximately 750 acres. The paint mines have evidence of human life as far back as 9,000 years ago. The colorful clays were used by Native Americans. The park features fantastic geological formations including spires and hoodoos that w…
Susi
January 3, 2018
"The Earth is in a constant state of change. Mountains form where continents collide. This slow, but powerful, action causes the spectacular topography we see in mountainous regions throughout the world. The same is true here at Paint Mines. The great powerful movement of 55 million years ago opened up the dipping sedimentary beds to expose formations created millions of years before. What was exposed was of great interest to the Paleoindians who lived in the area approximately 9,000 years ago (7,000 BCE).
"The Earth is in a constant state of change. Mountains form where continents collide. This slow, but powerful, action causes the spectacular topography we see in mountainous regions throughout the world. The same is true here at Paint Mines. The great powerful movement of 55 million years ago ope…
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Locatie
Paint Mine Road
Calhan, CO