Seven Falls | Your Visit

Setting the stage for your visit

Behind you the prairies extend for 1,000s of dry miles to the east. Ahead the foothill’s jut up abruptly - green and rocky. As you head west streams between verdant slopes appear, dividing the foothills into canyons. Enter South Cheyenne Canyon – only five minutes from the very civilized Broadmoor Hotel – and you find yourself immediately surrounded and dwarfed by towering granite walls.

At the pillar of Hercules the walls are but 40 feet wide and over 700 feet high. Following the small stream you travel only one mile before coming to a sudden very wet end – the Seven Falls – cascading sharply down the pink granite.

Seven Falls is located in a natural box canyon. It is the only waterfall in Colorado listed in the National Geographic list of International waterfalls.

The one-mile drive winds along South Cheyenne Creek between steep cliffs covered with pines that at the narrowest are only 44 feet with interesting rock formations.

The falls are best viewed from the Eagle’s Nest Observation platform – accessed by the mountain elevator located inside the mountain.

One can also take the 224-step stairway.

Native American Dancers

Native American Dancers present interpretations of Indian dances hourly during the summer.

Check daily schedule at the dance area for performance times.

Two hiking trails

Two hiking trails are located at the top of the Falls, one is a mile long trail that leads to a panoramic view of the plains at Inspiration Point and the other about ½ a mile to Midnight Falls. Allow an hour for hike. Stay on the trails and marked paths. Hiking or climbing outside of these areas is dangerous and destroys our natural environment.

Picnic Facilities

Picnic Facilities are available in the city park located just outside the archway entrance to Seven Falls. Please do not picnic at Seven Falls.

Handicap accessible to all areas except waterfall stairway and trails.

Alcoholic beverages are prohibited at Seven Falls.

Seven Falls Map

Seven Falls Map
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Pets, Restrooms and Walkups

Pets are welcome on leashes.
Please clean up after your pets.

Public restrooms are located in the lower (coach) parking lot. There are no other restrooms in the canyon.

Walkers and Bicyclists: To assure the safety of our guests, entry is only permitted in a licensed vehicle. Pedestrian and bicycle entry is not allowed.