A park is a wide meadowland in the middle of the mountains. South Park is located in Fourteener Country; it's surrounded by mountains exceeding 14,000 ft in height. The photos below were taken from Wilkerson Pass on Hwy. 24 coming west about 50 miles from Colorado Springs through Pike National Forest. There is a small visitors' center just at the point where you can suddenly see South Park from the highway. The vista comes upon you abruptly and the sight is awe-inspiring. If you weren't expecting to suddenly descend out of the mountains, you'll have to turn around and park in the visitors' center. You have to stop to see the view.
Photos, July 22, 2003
Photo Credits: Jim Janke
| Pike National Forest, east of Wilkerson pass. |  |
| A telephoto view of the same scene as above. |  |
| Looking back east from Wilkerson Pass. |  |
| South Park from Wilkerson Pass, looking to the northwest. |  |
| South Park from Wilkerson Pass, looking to the southwest. |  |
| Telephoto view of same scene as above. |  |
| An even closer view of the above scene from farther down the highway. |  |
| Hillside near the visitors' center at Wilkerson Pass. |  |
| Hillside near the visitors' center at Wilkerson Pass. |  |
October 14, 2003
