Founders Park
Founders Park is a park in El Paso, Colorado. Founders Park is situated nearby to the nature reserve Concrete Coyote, as well as near South Shooks Run Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weidner Field and Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.
Weidner Field
Stadium
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Weidner Field is an 8,000-seat soccer-specific stadium located in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It opened on April 24, 2021, and is home to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC who compete in the USL Championship, the second level of U.S. men's professional soccer. Weidner Field is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Founders Park.
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Museum
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The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is located at 215 S. Tejon Street in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The granite building with a domed clock tower was the El Paso County Courthouse building from 1903 to 1973. Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is situated 3,400 feet north of Founders Park.
Alamo Square Park
Park
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Alamo Square Park, located at 215 South Tejon Street, is the site of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, which has fine art and historical exhibits and a museum store. Alamo Square Park is situated 3,400 feet north of Founders Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City.
Colorado Springs
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Colorado Springs is a city of about 490,000 in the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of El Paso County, the city lies 63 miles south of Denver at the foot of Pikes Peak in South Central Colorado.
Old Colorado City
Suburb
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Old Colorado City, formerly Colorado City, is a former town and a neighborhood within the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its commercial district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Old Colorado City is situated 3 miles northwest of Founders Park.
Roswell
Suburb
Roswell, now annexed into the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a coal mine settlement near the northern bluffs of Colorado Springs and a 19th-century railroad junction. Roswell is situated 3½ miles north of Founders Park.
Founders Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.82132° or 38° 49′ 17″ northLongitude
-104.82003° or 104° 49′ 12″ westOpen location code
85CQR5CH+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 455757474OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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