Entry No. 21 — the Colorado Springs file — filed under: haunted
Gold Camp Road Tunnels
“feel spirits push your car through, leaving tiny handprints on the trunk”
A string of old railroad tunnels carved into the hills above Colorado Springs, several reputedly haunted — local legend says you can park in neutral inside Tunnel 2 at night and feel spirits push your car through, leaving tiny handprints on the trunk.
The move: Drive (or bike) the old railroad grade at dusk through North Cheyenne Cañon, park in Tunnel 2, and see whether the local legend earns the goosebumps — bring a flashlight and steady nerves.
📍 Before you go Reach the tunnels by heading up Cheyenne Boulevard into North Cheyenne Cañon (I-25 exit 140), then onto Gold Camp Road. Tunnels 1 and 2 — where the legend lives — are drivable on a winding dirt-and-gravel grade passable by a regular car; each is one lane, so creep through and yield to oncoming traffic. Beyond Tunnel 2 the road has been hike/bike-only since a 1988 collapse, with a separate Upper Gold Camp lot serving those tunnels. Dusk is the atmospheric window; bring a flashlight. Access shifts with weather and periodic closures, so check current status. Pair it with Helen Hunt Falls, passed on the way up.
- 📍 North Cheyenne Cañon / Bear Creek
- 💸 Free
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Outdoors
Where: Gold Camp Rd, off Cheyenne Cañon, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Hours: Free, open road; some tunnels drivable (1, 2, 9), others hike/bike only. Narrow one-lane tunnels — drive carefully, especially after dark.
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Further reading: Atlas Obscura · uncovercolorado.com · denvergazette.com
last checked: 2026-06-04