There is a new spot for recreation in Southern Colorado, according to the U.S Forest Service.
Located in the South Park Ranger District of the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, the Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area is now open to the public following renovations.
The day use recreation area is located just below the dam of the Eleven Mile Reservoir, west of Colorado Springs near Lake George. The U.S. Forest Service says that, unlike the reservoir’s open and rangeland environment, this area is quite the opposite, with lush trees, boulders, and the South Platte River of course.
It should be noted that there is no way to access the reservoir from below the dam…