12 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.

Get some cultural insight at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum and Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Eschew the tourist crowds and head to Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center and Phantom Canyon Road. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Colorado Springs: Canon City (The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey & Tunnel Drive), Florissant Fossil Quarry (in Florissant) and Cripple Creek (Outlaw and Lawmen Jail Museum, Old Homestead House Museum, &more). And it doesn't end there: see the interesting displays at United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum, tour the pleasant surroundings at Seven Bridges Trail, take an in-depth tour of ANA Money Museum, and trek along Palmer Park.

For more things to do, photos, ratings, and more tourist information, refer to the Colorado Springs trip tool.

In July, daily temperatures in Colorado Springs can reach 86°F, while at night they dip to 58°F.