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Seven Falls: Traveler Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #26 of 67 attractions in Colorado Springs
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Attraction type: Waterfall, Park
Address: At the end of S. Cheyenne Canyon Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80901
Tel: 719-632-0765
Fax: 719-632-0781

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Reviews of Seven Falls

( 11-15 of 19 )
“Save your time and money”

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2 of 5 stars
Indianapolis, Indiana
May 20, 2007
7/7 found this review helpful

There are so many absolutely beautiful places to see for free or very little money in Colorado that this was especially disappointing. Evening rates per adult are $10.25. (Day rates are a mere $8.75.) As others have mentioned there are even free waterfalls nearby! This one is not that impressive, and I really love waterfalls! I wasted valuable vacation time (and money) in the long line of cars, and then when I got there, the falls were skinny and not even seven separate waterfalls. It was one waterfall that falls in "seven distinct steps." Since it had taken me forever to get into the place, I stayed on the deck while several groups came and went. Several people were very excited by wildlife viewings. As I sat there, I noticed the animals didn't move. They put fake animals on the mountain. Gee whiz, talk about a tourist trap! I'm happy for those who enjoyed their time there, but this was the only place in Colorado that I've ever regretted visiting.

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“A waste of time and money”

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1 of 5 stars
Maquoketa, IA
Aug 22, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

Very expensive. If you go at night the place is quite dangerous, not well lit, etc. If you are disabled, there is an elevator to a viewing post, but you still can only see 5 of the 7 falls. For the able-bodied, you can climb a sturdy but rather treaturous stair case to the top to see the 2 falls that are hidden from view below, but it is a tough climb and not for the faint of heart. I wish I had my money back - a big tourist rip-off.

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“Seven Falls expensive-Helen Hunt Falls Free”

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1 of 5 stars
colorado springs
Jul 12, 2006
9/11 found this review helpful

Very expensive when you can go to Helen Hunt Falls right around the corner for FREE!! Helen Hunt Falls has a wonderful hiking/picnic area, and did I mention it was FREE?? Much better choice.

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“Nice Viewing”

Seven Falls

Jul 10, 2006
5/6 found this review helpful

Seven Falls has several things to see/do.

1. View the three water falls
2. Walk the trails at the top level of the park
3. See the Indian dance in the evening
4. See the nightly lighting of the water fall.
5. Climb the three steep stairways.
6. Go thru a mini tunnel to read history of mining.
7. Take pictures.

First, before you go there, be sure to call Seven Falls to make sure that the stairs are open and if the lighting works. We went three there three times over two days and never saw all details. Rain closed the stairs on day 1, and on day 2, the nightly colored lights failed, so we did not see the pretty colors. Anyhow, the water falls are very nice to see and the challenging part is that if you want to see the higher-level waterfall, you have to climb these very steep stairs, which is very strenuous on your legs. Make sure that people in your group are healthy to climb stairs (about 180 steps per stairway)
You can spend about two-three hours there depending if you walk the trails. It is a fun place to go to and I would recomend it to anyone. They charge a bit extra to go at nite-time because of the colored lighting, but I prefer the daytime because you can't really see to much at nitetime.

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“Frozen in Winter”

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3 of 5 stars
Colorado Springs, CO
Apr 22, 2006
7/8 found this review helpful

We went to Seven Falls in early December for my birthday. It was neat that you got to drive through a beautiful snow-covered canyon to get there! Beautiful! Seven Falls isn't actually "7" waterfalls but one long skinny waterfall which hits rocks on the way down and turns direction slightly, falls some more, hits more rocks, turns slightly again, etc. They just labeled each section seperately is how they get seven waterfalls.

It had just snowed so that made things more beautiful. The waterfalls were frozen except for the very bottom. That is why we went in Dec since I've never seen a frozen waterfall before and wanted to see one.

It was hard to find the falls because you have to walk past the gift shop and to the left - we weren't sure if we were at the falls at first and weren't - we were where water was seeping through the cliff. We asked at the gift shop and she said we had to keep going down the path. Then we found the falls!

Across from the falls is a mountain elevator you can take to a viewing area to see the entire falls in one view - nice! The elevator is deep into a mountain so you get to walk through a cave like hallway which was carved into the mountain before getting to the elevator. This was the kids' favoritre part - being inside a mountain!

It is expensive to see a waterfall - when so many waterfalls in the area are along sides of the road for free. And it's a skinny little waterfall (even in the summer - they have a big poster display of it in summer time). But I was glad that we went - just to say we've been there!

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( 11-15 of 19 )
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Seven Falls Address

At the end of S. Cheyenne Canyon Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80901
Tel: 719-632-0765 Fax: 719-632-0781