Thursday, May 23, 2013
Best of Recreation: Work that Body: Reader's Poll Results
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Readers' Poll Winners Garden of the Gods
Best Tourist Trap Gold Garden of the Gods Visitor center at 1805 N. 30th St., 634-6666
Previous Best Of Awards: '94'98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03
Silver Seven Falls 2850 S. Cheyenne Canon Road, 632-0765
Bronze Manitou Springs Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau
354 Manitou Ave., 685-5089
Best Golf Course Gold Patty Jewett Golf Course 900 E. Espaola St., 385-6938 or 385-6950
www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=817
Previous Best Of Awards: '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03
Silver Broadmoor Golf Club 1 Lake Ave., 577-5790
Bronze Pine Creek Golf Club 9850 Divot Trail, 594-9999
Best Hiking Trail Gold Barr Trail From Manitou Springs, go west on Ruxton Avenue to Hydro Street and follow the signs
www.barrcamp.com/barr_trail.html
Previous Best Of Awards: '94 '95 '97 '98 '99 '02 '03
Silver Garden of the Gods Visitor center at 1805 N. 30th St., 634-6666
Bronze Waldo Canyon Approximately two miles west of Manitou Springs on Highway 24
www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/recreation/trails/pp_waldo_trail.shtml
Best Park Within City Limits Gold Palmer Park 3650 Maizeland Road
City Parks and Recreation, 385-5940
www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=788#CO
Previous Best Of Awards:'01 '03
Silver Garden of the Gods Visitor center at 1805 N. 30th St., 634-6666
Bronze Monument Valley Park 170 W. Cache La Poudre St.
City Parks and Recreation, 385-5940
www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=788#co
Best Library Branch Gold Penrose Public Library 20 N. Cascade Ave., 531-6333
Silver East Library and Information Center 5550 N. Union Blvd., 531-6333
Bronze Old Colorado City Branch Library 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave., 634-1698
Best Bike Trail Gold Santa Fe Trail
Silver Monument Valley Park 170 West Cache La Poudre St.
City Parks and Recreation, 385-5940
www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=788#co
Bronze Palmer Park Trails 3650 Maizeland Road
City Parks and Recreation, 385-5940
http://www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=399
Best Place To Skateboard Gold Richard Goose Gossage Youth Sports Complex 3225 Mark Dabling Blvd.
City Parks and Recreation, 385-5940
www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=788#CO
Silver Manitou Skatepark 101 El Paso Blvd., Manitou Springs
Contact City of Manitou Springs, 685-2573
Bronze Downtown Colorado Springs
Best Place To Shout BINGO! Gold Bingo Palace 117 E. Las Vegas St., 578-1059
Silver In church
Bronze Drag Queen Bingo Sponsored by PPGLCC
Held at Club Q
3430 N. Academy Blvd.
PPGLCC Info Line, 471-4429
Best Reason To Go To Pueblo Gold Colorado State Fair 1001 Beulah Ave., 800/876-4567
Silver Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo 200 W. 1st St., Suite 303, 719/595-0242
Bronze Pueblo Reservoir In Lake Pueblo State Park
640 Pueblo Reservoir Road
719/561-9320
http://parks.state.co.us/default.asp?parkID=85&action=park
Best Day Trip Gold Denver Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
303/534-8500
Previous Best Of Awards:'98 '00
Silver Cripple Creek www.cripple-creek.co.us
Bronze Pikes Peak www.pikespeakcolorado.com
Best Place For A Picnic Gold Garden of the Gods Visitor center at 1805 N. 30th St., 634-6666
Previous Best Of Awards:'97 '98'03
Silver North Cheyenne Cañon 2110 North Cheyenne Canon Road
City Parks and Recreation, 385-5940
www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=3038
Bronze Palmer Park 3650 Maizeland Road
City Parks and Recreation, 385-5940
http://www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=788#CO
