Pueblo City Park, located on Pueblo’s west side, is a 157-acre park that’s packed with recreational opportunities and fun. The park, built in 1904, has amusement park rides, baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts, a disc golf course, bike and walking trails, horseshoe pits, picnic shelters and gazebos, a playground, swimming pool and water park, tennis courts, skateboard park, and a 2.5-acre dog park. The Pueblo Zoo, also in the park, houses over 300 animals in diverse habitats and a botanical garden. A historic carousel listed on the National Register of Historic Places, opened in Pueblo in 1914 and is one of five left in Colorado. The carousel, with hand-carved and painted horses and animals, is a popular summer attraction. South of City Park is municipal Elmwood Golf Course, with 18- and 9-hole golf courses.
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The Rides at City Park next to the Pueblo Zoo is a fun-filled area with two bounce houses, a picnic area for birthday parties, a miniature train, and affordable prices. The park’s C.W. Parker #72 Historic Carousel, also called the Pueblo Carousel, is unique, historic, and a blast to ride. Children can ride the carousel and other rides all summer for two tickets, which cost only 50 cents.The Pueblo Zoo, sprawling over 30 acres in City Park, houses over 420 animals from 142 species. The Zoo is a great adventure for a City Park day, with numerous animal habitats like Serengeti Safari, Australian Outback, Asian Adventure, and Colorado Wetlands. The affordable zoo is open daily.The City Park Dog Park is a large fenced area where your best furry friend can romp. The park, between the pool and ballfields, has handicap-accessible sidewalks, dog drinking fountains, dog-bone shape benches, trees, and separate areas for small and large dogs. Dog owners must supervise their dogs and they should be under voice control at all times. No aggressive dogs.Recommended season(s): Year-round.
—Stewart M. Green
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