Round Trip Distance: 1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 6641 - 6724 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 2 hrs.
Trailhead: Paint Mines
Fee: none
Attractions: geology, archeological site
Paint Mines is an archeological site east of Colorado Springs, Colorado near the town of Calhan. Colorful clay deposits at the site provided ancient Native people with clay for pottery and pigments for things like face paint. Today visitors can roam amongst the colorful hoodoos that decorate the landscape like a gallery of exotic sculptures.
