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.

Step off the beaten path and head to Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College and Penrose Heritage Museum. Museum-lovers will get to explore United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum and Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Colorado Springs: Mueller State Park (in Divide), Cañon City (Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center, River Rafting & Tubing, &more) and Outlaw and Lawmen Jail Museum (in Cripple Creek). There's lots more to do: stroll around Garden of the Gods, surround yourself with nature on Colorado Wolf Adventures, get curious at Peterson Air & Space Museum, and take an in-depth tour of Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.

To see more things to do, maps, where to stay, and more tourist information, go to the Colorado Springs visit planner.

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