Acacia Park
In the 1950's, and at least until the 1970's, the bushes in Acacia Park were a cruising spot for the Colorado Springs gay community. [1]
And so we go there, and my gosh, the crowd just kept growing and growing, you know, even though it was a very secretive underground, there were more and more people showing up.
From the International Guild Guide 1971 Gay Listing[2]
References
Donaciano Martinez. “Interview with Donaciano Martinez Part 1.” Interview by David Duffield. [Denver Public Library], 25 Apr. 2012, https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/fbafc5a2a303d919a8600c5ace7c05b5.WMA. ↩︎ ↩︎
edited by Ronnie Anderson. International Guild Guide 1971 Gay Listing. Vol. 8. Washington D.C.: Guild Press Ltd., 1971. Archives of Sexuality and Gender (accessed February 20, 2026). https://link-gale-com.turing.library.northwestern.edu/apps/doc/AAFDZU051544163/AHSI?u=northwestern&sid=bookmark-AHSI&xid=cc2bd4be&pg=30. ↩︎