8 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 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum and Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center. Step off the beaten path and head to Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center and Rocky Mountain Food Tours. Change things up with these side-trips from Colorado Springs: Victor's Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum (in Victor), Mueller State Park (in Divide) and Cripple Creek (Phantom Canyon Road, Outlaw and Lawmen Jail Museum, &more). Next up on the itinerary: trek along Tunnel Drive, get engrossed in the history at ANA Money Museum, admire all the interesting features of Pikes Peak - America's Mountain, and identify plant and animal life at North Cheyenne Canon Park.

For other places to visit, more things to do, traveler tips, and tourist information, use the Colorado Springs vacation planner.

July in Colorado Springs sees daily highs of 86°F and lows of 58°F at night.