The notebook of Colorado Springs et Pikes Peak
Look at the valley from another angle.
Red formations, accessible top and great panoramas on the plains.
At your own pace
Identity summary
3 to 7 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
City · Mountain · Nature
Good accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Colorado Springs et Pikes Peak
Red formations, accessible top and great panoramas on the plains.
The discovery of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak revolves around Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak and Manitou Cliff Dwellings. The stay thus alternates between urban life, mountain reliefs and natural spaces, which gives a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 3 to 7 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: conditions to be checked according to the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Garden of the Gods
- Pikes Peak
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Conditions to be checked by season
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Garden
Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods exhibits high red sandstone blades erected in front of the mountains, with Pikes Peak in the background in clear weather. The paved paths and quieter paths allow to approach the formations, observe climbers and see the color of the rocks change according to the hour.
Nature and panorama
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak dominates Colorado Springs and attracts as much for ascension as for panorama from the road, the rack train or the trails. As we climb, the pine trees give way to a mineral universe, often windy, where the plains and the Rocky Mountains seem to respond.
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Manitou Cliff Dwellings
The Manitou Cliff Dwellings feature stone houses inspired by Pueblos constructions, which are set up in a cliff site near Manitou Springs. The place is especially valid for a touch and family approach to parts, passages and materials, while asking to keep in mind their displaced and reconstructed history.
Culture and heritage
United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum features American athletes through objects, archive images, interactive devices and competitive narratives. In Colorado Springs, a city linked to Olympic training, the museum is a source of gestures, equipment and personal journeys behind the medals.
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