Variety of activities scheduled throughout the holiday weekend
The following City of Colorado Springs administrative and elected administrative offices and agencies will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day:
- Administrative offices for Mountain Metropolitan Transit
- City Administration Building
- City Auditorium
- City Clerk
- City Hall
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
- Deerfield, Hillside, Meadows Park and Westside Community Centers
- Municipal Court
- Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Administrative Building
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
- Sales Tax Office
- Sports Office at Memorial Park
- Therapeutic Recreation Program at Westside Community Center
The following facilities will remain open for normal business hours, unless otherwise noted below:
- Evergreen and Fairview cemeteries: gates are open to visitors, offices are closed
- Open 6 a.m.- 8 p.m.
- Evergreen Cemetery to host annual Memorial Day event featuring the Buffalo Soldiers on Monday, May 27 at 10 a.m. with guest speakers Laurel Barrett, International Ms. Colorado 2024, and a member of the Sons of Union Veterans.
- Garden of the Gods Park
- Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center to open Monday, May 27 through Monday, Sept. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Memorial Park
- Patty Jewett and Valley Hi golf courses - weather permitting
- Opens 6:30 a.m.; Last tee time is approximately 4 hours before sunset for 18-holes and 2.5 hours before sunset for 9-holes
- Patty Jewett Bar & Grill - indoor dining
- Open 7 a.m.- 10 p.m.
- Valley Hi Grill and Pub – Indoor dining
- Open 6:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain – weather permitting
- Uphill gates change to summer hours Friday, May 24; open at 7:30 a.m., Pikes Peak Summit closes at 7 p.m. and downhill gate closes at 8 p.m.
- The Pikes Peak Shuttles begin operation on Friday, May 24. Tickets are required and the price includes a One-Day Admission Pass.
- For vehicles traveling past Mile 7 on the Pikes Peak Highway, a $2 Timed-Entry Permit is required in addition to a One-Day Admission
- Recreationalists going to North Slope Recreation Area must purchase a Daily $1 Parking Permit in addition to an NSRA One-Day Admission Pass.
- Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center summer hours begin Saturday, May 25. Daily summer hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m.