Free Reservations Required

The Manitou Incline is open.

All users are required to make a free reservation online before their hike. This system is in response to concerns by the Manitou Springs City Council regarding crowding during the COVID-19 pandemic. The reservations will help staff manage the volume of people on the Incline at any given time.

Reservation Process

Reservations are open seven days in advance. Be sure to bring your confirmation, either on your phone or printed. City of Colorado Springs Parks’ staff will greet you and check you in at the base of the Incline. You will be issued a wristband, which must be worn the entire time you are on the Incline.

Reservations are available 6 a.m.-6 p.m., April-October, and 6 a.m.-2:30 p.m., November-March. No access permitted after 3 p.m.

You can reserve more than one slot at a time, however, please only reserve days and times you plan to use. You may also reserve a time slot for another user, but please limit group reservations to four hikers per time slot.

Up to 45 reservations are available for each 30-minute time slot.

Reservations are for the time you will arrive at the Incline; you do not need to reserve sessions for the amount of time you will spend on the trail.

**Please email InclineCancellation@coloradosprings.gov(link sends e-mail) to cancel your reservation if you will not be able to make your scheduled time.

Incline Parking

Plan to arrive in time to find parking and allow plenty of time to get to the base on the Incline. Proof of parking from one of these locations must be presented during check-in at the base of the Incline.

Where to park:

Hiawatha Gardens Parking Lot located at 10 Old Man’s Trail(link is external)

Free parking – remember to keep your parking receipt to give to the Incline AttendantThe free shuttle operates every day (excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day), starting at 6:00 am, every 10 minutes during the peak season weekends and every 20 minutes otherwise.

View parking map

Iron Springs Chateau Parking 444 Ruxton Ave.

Reservations recommended.

ISC Hiking Parking(link is external)

Where not to park: Incline users are not allowed to park in Barr Lot. Barr Lot is only available to users seeking access to the National Forest, via Barr Trail. You will not be granted access to the Incline if you park in Barr Lot.

Parking along Ruxton Avenue and Winter St. is only for Residential Parking Permits (RPPs), which are issued by Manitou Springs. Parking on Ruxton Avenue and Winter St. without a Residential Parking Permit will result in a parking ticket.

COVID-19 Guidelines

In response to COVID-19, please follow the guidelines below:

Stay home when sick.

Do not use the Incline if you or anyone in your household is exhibiting symptoms.

Follow the CDC’s guidance on personal hygiene prior to, during and after use of the Incline.

Bring hand sanitizer to clean your hands.

Face coverings are not required when using the Incline. However, when you cannot maintain a physical distance of 6-feet from members of other households, for example when checking in or passing others on the Incline or Barr Trail, face coverings should be used.

Face coverings are currently required both indoors and outdoors in Manitou Springs through an emergency order when a distance of 6 feet cannot be maintained.

While passing, warn other users of your presence before you pass, and step aside to let others pass.

How to Reserve

Reservations can be made through our easy online reservation system. The webpage shows available times and how many people have reservations at a certain time to help you avoid larger crowds.

Reserve a hike online(link is external)