Plan your next Colorado Vacation in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region! We are Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Cripple Creek and Canon City, and we have more to offer here than anywhere else in Colorado! Wildlife, nature, trails, outdoor wonders, activities, over 50 area attractions, whitewater rafting, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, historical sites, stunning visitor centers, downtown night life, shopping, horseback riding, bike riding, zoos, Santa's home, caves, trains, cowboy dinners, dinner theaters, castles, one-of-a-kind shopping posts, cowboys, bridges, waterfalls, mining treasures, pottery, and the Air Force Academy! With so much in one region, you can be sure you'll find something for everyone here!
See the United States Air Force Academy, hike Barr Trail, enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, Garden of the Gods, the world's highest suspension bridge, and Royal Gorge. All of this and more is right here in Colorado Springs and the surrounding Pikes Peak region. Some even like to have their wedding here! Families, kids, couples, seniors, outdoor thrill-seekers, road trippers,-this is where your Colorado adventure begins. Located 60 miles south of Denver, outdoor recreation and entertaining attractions and activities abound in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region.
Already been to our area and want to share your experience and or photos with us and others? Check out our VISITOR'S BLOG where you can tell us and show us what you did during your visit here. Also see updates about activities and events that are happening in our region and at our attractions!
Many of our attractions are now offering ONLINE TICKETING! Look for the ONLINE TICKETING link on the attraction's home page!
Come take your next Colorado vacation in the Pikes Peak region today! We have coupons to help save you money, a free map, free Visitor Guide we will mail you, and plenty of information on this website to get you started!
AUGUST'S FEATURED ATTRACTIONS
NORTH POLE / SANTA'S WORKSHOP
A Christmas Themed Family Amusement Park!
This enchanted family theme park has something for
every member of the family. Meet Santa Claus and
his elves. Come ride with us on the unique Christmas
Tree Ride, swing through the sky on the Enterprise
Space Shuttle, and enjoy a whimsical ride on our
Antique Carousel. Click HERE to read more!
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine
Descend 1,000 feet underground in Americas only vertical shaft gold mine tour. Experience the old west as it was for hard rock gold miners of,“The World’s Greatest Gold Camp”,Cripple Creek Colorado. Really get into Colorado on this one hour guided tour. Vertically descend into a historic gold mine shaft 100 stories into the earth. Witness the evolution of underground mining methods from 1891 to present day. Experience the sights and sounds of air powered mining equipment. View gold veins in their natural state. Ride an air powered man trip train. Receive, with your tour, a free gold ore specimen from the Mollie Kathleen! Click HERE for more information.
The Western Museum of Mining and Industry
Explore Colorado's rich and colorful mining past. Find out what's happening in mining today at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry. The museum's 27-acre site includes two exhibit buildings, outdoor displays and a picnic area. This is a wonderful place to learn to pan for gold and to see how turn-of-the-century miners timbered, drilled, blasted, mucked and moved ore from the mine to the stamp mill, where ore was crushed and processed. Be sure to say "hello" to their two resident burros! Click HERE to learn more!
2008 REGIONAL EVENT, ACTIVITIES, ATTRACTIONS, HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES
FAMILIES KIDS! 
Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region is a giant playground for kids and adults who want to experience Colorado at its best! We offer many kid-friendly activities, attractions, and family activities that have something for everyone in the family to enjoy! So whether you are a kid or just a kid at heart, we want you to come and play in our beautiful back yard which is at the foot of the majestic Pikes Peak!
Click HERE for Easy Vacation For Kids Ideas in Colorado Springs, Canon City, Royal Gorge and Cripple Creek!
Pile In the Car...You're Taking A Road Trip!
Looking for the most memorable road
trip ever? We have all the itnerairies
and day trips all packaged and ready to
go for you to plan your perfect Colorado
Vacation! Click here for information.
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2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region offers many special events and activities at our attractions, as well as throughout the area. Click on the following links for information on events and activities in the specific regions of the Pikes Peak area:
Manitou Springs, Colorado
www.manitousprings.org
Calendar of Events Information for Manitou Springs, Colorado, where local artists and mineral springs water await your arrival.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
www.experiencecoloradosprings.com
Calendar of Events Information for Colorado Springs, Colorado
Canon City, Colorado
www.canoncity.com
Calendar of Events Information for Canon City, Colorado, home of Royal Gorge!
Cripple Creek, Colorado
www.visitcripplecreek.com
Calendar of Events for Cripple Creek, Colorado, where limited-stakes gambling offers a modern day experience of the Old West Gold Rush days! Be sure to bring your lucky charms!
2008 Regional Event Highlights
July 28 – August 3
2008 U.S. Senior Open
DATES: July 28 - August 3, 2008
ATTENDANCE: More than 150,000 spectators are expected to attend the U.S. Senior Open throughout the week.
FIELD: 156 Professionals and Amateurs (over the age of 50)
FORMAT: 72 Hole stroke play; field will be cut to low 60 and ties plus anyone within 10 strokes of the leader following the completion of the second round.
LOCATION: The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. The Senior Open will be contested on the East Course designed by Donald Ross and Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and will be the 6th USGA Championship staged at The Broadmoor. The first was the 1959 U.S. Amateur won by Jack Nicklaus. The last was the 1995 U.S. Women's Open, won by Annika Sorenstam.
SENIOR OPEN SITES: 2008 -Broadmoor East Course
2009 State Games of America
The 2009 State Games of America will be held July 30-August 2 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The State Games of America has previously been held in St. Louis, Missouri (1999, 2001), Hartford, Connecticut (2003) and Colorado Springs, Colorado (2005, 2007). The State Games concept was developed in New York in 1978 with the Empire State Games. In 2006, more than 500,000 athletes competed in one of 49 State Games nationwide. State Games feature various sports of the Olympic and Pan American Games as well as sports with regional popularity within each state.
AREA SCENIC PHOTOS
Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak
Colorado's State Flower, the Columbine
REGIONAL SPECIAL EVENTS IN 2008
August 23-25
Democratic National Convention, Denver, Colorado
This once in a lifetime event is sure to be a highlight for anyone visiting the Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak region this fall. Take an excursion from the political partying and come see Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak - America's Mountain, and over 50 area attractions that lure more than 6 million visitors to our area every year. A Colorado vacation in Colorado Springs, visiting Canon City, Manitou Springs and Cripple Creek, will be like nothing ever before!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK CONTEST
Cripple Creek, Colorado Photo Taken by Tony Cody, TX
CONGRATULATIONS, TONY CODY!
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