Staff and volunteers dressed in period-appropriate attire interpret life in the Pikes Peak region from 1775 through 1910.

[2] Rock Ledge Ranch is home to six historic sites: an American Indian Area interpreting indigenous life from 1775 through 1835; an 1860s homestead cabin; an 1880s homestead garden; the 1874 Rock Ledge House; an 1890s blacksmith shop; and a 1907 Edwardian Country Estate.

[1][3] Museum guides, each wearing clothing specific to the time period and type of residence, explain and demonstrate activities of daily life of those who lived in the region.

[citation needed][4] Because of the City of Colorado Springs' economic difficulties in 2009, its funding and continued existence was threatened.

[5] However, an aggressive fundraising campaign has generated huge public support as well as additional opportunities to experience this setting due to themed special events such as Fiddles, Vittles, and Vino and a Shakespeare festival.