Fountain Creek Regional Park
About
Fountain Creek Regional Park is a county park in Colorado, about 2.3 miles from the town of Fountain. El Paso County manages it. September is typically comfortable, with average highs near 77°F and lows around 49°F. October cools to highs near 65°F. These are typical averages from the Colorado Springs airport weather station, about 7 miles away. Several trails start close by. The Nature Trail is about 0.3 miles away, and the Fountain Creek Regional Trail, open to mountain biking, is about 1.2 miles off. Crews Gulch Trail lies about 1.5 miles away. For an overnight stay, Colorado Springs KOA Holiday is about 0.6 miles from the park.
Park size
465 acres
Inside this park
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–82°F and lows of 34–53°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO weather station, 7.2 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan45° high18° low
- Feb46° high20° low
- Mar55° high27° low
- Apr61° high34° low
- May71° high44° low
- Jun82° high53° low
- Jul86° high58° low
- Aug84° high57° low
- Sep77° high49° low
- Oct65° high37° low
- Nov53° high26° low
- Dec45° high19° low
Where it is
- Fountain Creek Regional Park · Public land
- Nearest town
- Fountain, Colorado · 2.3 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Nature TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Colorado Springs KOA HolidayCamping0.6 mi
- fountain creek regional trailMountain biking1.2 mi
- Crews Gulch TrailHiking1.5 mi
Big Bluestem TrailHikingPhoto: Colin Remas Brown, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.7 mi
The Meadow Walk-In CampgroundCampingPhoto: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi- The Meadow CampgroundCamping6.4 mi
Fountain CreekCanoeingPhoto: Cassandra from Columbus, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Fountain Creek Regional Park
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
45° / 18°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 20°
5 wet
Mar
55° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
61° / 34°
8 wet
May
71° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
82° / 53°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
84° / 57°
12 wet
Sep
77° / 49°
7 wet
Oct
65° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
45° / 19°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO, 7.2 mi away at 6,181 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
