Guidebook for Colorado Springs

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Guidebook for Colorado Springs

Parks & Nature

Unbeatable scenery whether you drive it, walk a paved path, or hike a trail. If you see one local spot, this should be it!
1169 habitants recommandent
Garden of the Gods Club and Resort
3320 Mesa Rd
1169 habitants recommandent
Unbeatable scenery whether you drive it, walk a paved path, or hike a trail. If you see one local spot, this should be it!
Great trails and fields along Monument Valley Creek. If you want to skip the tourists, this is where the downtown locals walk, run and bike for a quickie.
36 habitants recommandent
Monument Valley Park
170 W Cache La Poudre St
36 habitants recommandent
Great trails and fields along Monument Valley Creek. If you want to skip the tourists, this is where the downtown locals walk, run and bike for a quickie.
The site of many festivals throughout the year. This large city park includes the Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Sertich Ice Arena, the 7-11 Veledrome, and a skateboard half pipe.
40 habitants recommandent
Memorial Park
1605 E Pikes Peak Ave
40 habitants recommandent
The site of many festivals throughout the year. This large city park includes the Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Sertich Ice Arena, the 7-11 Veledrome, and a skateboard half pipe.
Because it's a 14,000 ft mountain!
681 habitants recommandent
Pikes Peak Summit House
681 habitants recommandent
Because it's a 14,000 ft mountain!
Really great views of the mountains and close up views as you hike among red sandstone outcroppings on this maze of trails. Convenient to Highway 24 between Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs and a lot more reasonable on your body than the Manitou Incline.
430 habitants recommandent
Red Rock Canyon Open Space
3550 W High St
430 habitants recommandent
Really great views of the mountains and close up views as you hike among red sandstone outcroppings on this maze of trails. Convenient to Highway 24 between Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs and a lot more reasonable on your body than the Manitou Incline.
This easy to drive through park in the mountains offers mountain hikes, streams, locally famous falls, picnic spots, and a nature center. Our favorite hike is Cutler Trail. You'll be rewarded with views over Colorado Springs and Helen Hunt Falls. Pack a picnic and choose a secluded point at the top.
114 habitants recommandent
North Cheyenne Cañon Park
15220 S Cheyenne Canyon Rd
114 habitants recommandent
This easy to drive through park in the mountains offers mountain hikes, streams, locally famous falls, picnic spots, and a nature center. Our favorite hike is Cutler Trail. You'll be rewarded with views over Colorado Springs and Helen Hunt Falls. Pack a picnic and choose a secluded point at the top.

Food Scene

With a great Happy Hour M-F and Sunday dinner special (buy two dinners, get bottle of house wine $10), this underground restaraunt is open until 1:00 a.m. Cool, atmospheric place with walls of stone. Great place for a romantic drink and dinner.
243 habitants recommandent
The Rabbit Hole
101 N Tejon St
243 habitants recommandent
With a great Happy Hour M-F and Sunday dinner special (buy two dinners, get bottle of house wine $10), this underground restaraunt is open until 1:00 a.m. Cool, atmospheric place with walls of stone. Great place for a romantic drink and dinner.
Great wood-oven pizza, local craft beer, and decent wines. Quick and good value for a downtown dining experience. We love the combo with pizza and salad.
8 habitants recommandent
Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza - Downtown Colorado Springs
11 S Tejon St
8 habitants recommandent
Great wood-oven pizza, local craft beer, and decent wines. Quick and good value for a downtown dining experience. We love the combo with pizza and salad.
We've taken a family group here and everyone has loved their dish. Quirky, comfort food. My fave is the bison poutine made with the waffle fries. It may be on the appetizer menu, but it's a big meal. Share it if you're with someone nice!
84 habitants recommandent
Odyssey Gastropub
311 N Tejon St
84 habitants recommandent
We've taken a family group here and everyone has loved their dish. Quirky, comfort food. My fave is the bison poutine made with the waffle fries. It may be on the appetizer menu, but it's a big meal. Share it if you're with someone nice!
This English pub is owned by the Broadmoor Hotel, offers traditional pub fare and piano sing-a-longs. It's across the street from this landmark 5-star resort, and is a good way to experience it without breaking the bank. Pop across the street to walk through the grand lobby and around lake on the interior grounds.
83 habitants recommandent
The Golden Bee
1 Lake Ave
83 habitants recommandent
This English pub is owned by the Broadmoor Hotel, offers traditional pub fare and piano sing-a-longs. It's across the street from this landmark 5-star resort, and is a good way to experience it without breaking the bank. Pop across the street to walk through the grand lobby and around lake on the interior grounds.

Sightseeing

You'll never forget a drive to the top of Pikes Peak...just get that break job done first!
14 habitants recommandent
Pikes Peak Highway
14 habitants recommandent
You'll never forget a drive to the top of Pikes Peak...just get that break job done first!
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center
1 Olympic Plaza
239 habitants recommandent

Entertainment & Activities

Great independent films on three screens. Onsite beer, wine, and coffee bar and their yummy buttered popcorn elevates even a so-so flick.
56 habitants recommandent
Kimball's Peak Three Theater
115 E Pikes Peak Ave
56 habitants recommandent
Great independent films on three screens. Onsite beer, wine, and coffee bar and their yummy buttered popcorn elevates even a so-so flick.

Essentials

179 habitants recommandent
King Soopers
6030 Stetson Hills Blvd
179 habitants recommandent
Hands down the best selection of beer, wine, and spirits in Colorado Springs.
Cheers Liquor Mart
1105 N Circle Dr
Hands down the best selection of beer, wine, and spirits in Colorado Springs.
118 habitants recommandent
Safeway
3275 W Colorado Ave
118 habitants recommandent
Unfortunate that Colorado's weird liquor laws won't allow this store to sell alcohol, but the good news is that the food is still great.
46 habitants recommandent
Trader Joe's
5342 N Nevada Ave
46 habitants recommandent
Unfortunate that Colorado's weird liquor laws won't allow this store to sell alcohol, but the good news is that the food is still great.

Shopping

Unusual finds for women's clothing and accessories
24 habitants recommandent
Terra Verde Boutique
208 N Tejon St
24 habitants recommandent
Unusual finds for women's clothing and accessories
Iconic outdoor and mountaineering store with knowledgable staff. Local.
11 habitants recommandent
Mountain Chalet
15 N Nevada Ave
11 habitants recommandent
Iconic outdoor and mountaineering store with knowledgable staff. Local.
I always take visitors here after a trip through Garden of the Gods. The building is an original trading post. Yes, some of the stock is touristy, but, hey, you're a tourist, right? You'll enjoy looking around, having a cup of hot chocolate or maybe even a buffalo burger if you've worked up an appetite with all of that browsing.
38 habitants recommandent
Garden of the Gods Trading Post
324 Beckers Ln
38 habitants recommandent
I always take visitors here after a trip through Garden of the Gods. The building is an original trading post. Yes, some of the stock is touristy, but, hey, you're a tourist, right? You'll enjoy looking around, having a cup of hot chocolate or maybe even a buffalo burger if you've worked up an appetite with all of that browsing.
One of my favorite thrift stores. All profits go back to local Episcopal churches and are given to local and world-wide charities. Higher-end finds are frequent.
Thrift House
1027 S Tejon St
One of my favorite thrift stores. All profits go back to local Episcopal churches and are given to local and world-wide charities. Higher-end finds are frequent.

Everything Else

This major University of Colorado hospital is only three blocks from our rental, so it's convenient if you need it.
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central
1400 E Boulder St
This major University of Colorado hospital is only three blocks from our rental, so it's convenient if you need it.