11 days in Colorado Springs Itinerary

Stunning Garden of the Gods Park scenery, blue skies and the glory of Pikes Peak-America’s Mountain have attracted visitors to Colorado Springs for more than a century.

Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Colorado Springs: Cañon City (Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, River Rafting & Tubing, &more), Florissant (Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument & Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum) and Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine (in Cripple Creek). And it doesn't end there: walk around Garden of the Gods, see the interesting displays at Penrose Heritage Museum, get in on the family fun at Cave of the Winds Mountain Park, and trot along with a tour on horseback.

For reviews, more things to do, ratings, and more tourist information, read Colorado Springs day trip tool.

Expect a daytime high around 68°F in May, and nighttime lows around 42°F.