🥾 Easy Hikes (2-3 hours)
Red Rock Canyon
Free, open space with trails and red rock formations
Colorado Springs
⭐ Siamese Twins Trail
Free, 24 mins from air bnb, 2 mile walk
Colorado Springs
⭐ Mt Cutler Trail
Free, 27 mins from air bnb, 2 mile walk
Colorado Springs
💪 Intense Outdoor
Manitou Springs Incline
Free, intense 2,744 steps, 2,000 ft elevation gain
Manitou Springs
Mueller State Park
Cross-country skiing, sledding, snow tubing. 45 min from air bnb
Divide
Echo Mountain
Sledding, tubing, skiing. ~1.5 hrs from Colorado Springs
Idaho Springs
❄️ Winter Activities (Easy)
Jack Templeton Park
Sledding, snowing
Colorado Springs
Ice Skating at Acacia Park
Outdoor ice skating rink
Colorado Springs
♨️ Relaxation & Hot Springs
Charlotte Hot Springs at Mt Princeton
Hot springs in Buena Vista
Buena Vista
SunWater Spa
Mineral water cedar tubs, $45/person for 90 min soak, ages 14+. 10 min from air bnb
Manitou Springs
Mt. Princeton Hot Springs (too far away)
Hot springs resort, $30-45 day pass, 9am-9pm. ~2 hrs from Colorado Springs
Nathrop
Cottonwood Hot Springs (too far away)
Hot springs
Buena Vista
🚗 Scenic Drives
Shelf Road
Scenic byway with canyon views
Cripple Creek area
Gold Camp Road
Historic mountain road with tunnels and views
Colorado Springs
Rampart Range Road
Forest service road with mountain views
Pike National Forest
🎢 Attractions & Indoor
⭐ Electric Safari at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
12 & up is $19.75, ages 3-11 is $15.75 (29th & 30th)
Colorado Springs
National Museum of WW2
World War 2 museum
New Orleans
⭐ Cave of the Winds
$28 per adult, $18 per kid, 3 and under free
Manitou Springs
Meow Wolf
$48 (13 and up), $33 (ages 4-12), 3 and under free
Denver
Lumberjaxes
Axe throwing
Colorado Springs
The Control Room
Arcade
Colorado Springs
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Cliff dwellings museum
Manitou Springs
🏙️ Casual & Exploring
Downtown Colorado Springs
Shops, cafes, galleries
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Highway (too high altitude)
Drive to 14,115 ft summit, scenic views
Cascade
Salida
Historic downtown, art galleries, shops, ~2 hours from Colorado Springs
Salida
Royal Gorge Bridge
Suspension bridge, ~1 hour from Colorado Springs
Cañon City
Lost Island Miniature Golf
Insanely cheap
Colorado Springs
🍽️ Dining
Lazy Dog
Restaurant
Colorado Springs
Pho King Wing
Pho
Colorado Springs
⭐ Casa Bonita (too expensive)
Restaurant
Lakewood (Denver area)
Grand View (too expensive/fancy)
Brunch
Colorado Springs
Gunther Toody's Diner
Diner
Colorado Springs
Jack Quinn's Irish Pub and Restaurant
Irish pub
Colorado Springs
The Cliff House (too expensive/fancy)
Breakfast
Manitou Springs
Boonzaaifer's Dutch Bakery
Dutch bakery
Colorado Springs
☕ Coffee Shops
Dutch Bros
Coffee shop
Colorado Springs
Hold Fast Coffee Co
Coffee shop
Colorado Springs
Loyal Coffee
Coffee shop
Colorado Springs
Wayfinder Coffee Co
Coffee shop
Colorado Springs
Frankly Coffee
Coffee shop
Colorado Springs
Kairos Coffee House
Coffee shop
Colorado Springs