Palmer Lake Star

Hand-built by volunteers in 1935 to lift Depression-era spirits, the Palmer Lake Star is a 457-foot-wide, five-pointed star outlined in LED lights across a 58-percent slope of Sundance Mountain — listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties and still lit every December plus special occasions, visible from I-25 for miles in either direction. A KKTV live broadcast confirmed it was lit for Memorial Day 2026, and a community Chili Supper lighting event ran November 29, 2025.

The move: Drive up to Palmer Lake in late November or December for the annual Star Lighting and Chili Supper (held the Saturday after Thanksgiving at the town center), watch the hillside blaze to life after dark, then walk the short trail up Sundance Mountain to stand among the glowing posts — a strange, quiet, genuinely moving piece of small-town Americana that you can see from 30 miles away on I-25.

📍 Palmer Lake
💸 Free
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Outdoors

Where: 500 Highland Road, Palmer Lake, CO 80133

Hours: Mined 2026-06-07 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Verified 2026-06-07.