Colorado Vacations
Vacation Planning Guide for Visiting Colorado with the Kids
Vacation Planning Guide for Visiting Colorado with the Kids
Best Colorado Springs Area Attractions for Kids
Colorado Springs has great kid-friendly attractions for vacationing families, plus it's one of the prettiest cities in Colorado.
At the foot of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs offers families water falls, caves, fancy hotels, hiking, art centers, horseback riding, and much more.
While touring Colorado Springs’ great family attractions, it’s lovely to look up and enjoy awesome vistas of one of the world’s most famous mountains.
At the foot of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs offers families water falls, caves, fancy hotels, hiking, art centers, horseback riding, and much more.
While touring Colorado Springs’ great family attractions, it’s lovely to look up and enjoy awesome vistas of one of the world’s most famous mountains.
Photo: Families visiting the Air Force Academy catch sight of the famous chapel on the trail from the Air Force Academy Visitor Center.
Did You Know? A passenger railway runs from just outside of Colorado Springs to the top of Pikes Peak. Families have been enjoying the trip since 1891.  |
Photo: Pikes Peak rises at the eastern edge of the Colorado Rockies. It has been a landmark for hundreds of years. This photo was take from a lookout in Palmer Park, which sits on top of Austin Bluffs, in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs was born to please tourists. Not only is the setting tremendously scenic, but there are numerous attractions for traveling families.
Here are some of our favorite things to do with the kids in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area:
- Hike or horseback ride in Garden of the Gods - and bring your camera!
- Have a picnic and enjoy an incredible view from Palmer Park
- Tour the Air Force Academy and watch the lunch formation
- Spend a special day at the fancy Broadmoor Hotel
- Explore fantastic underground passages at the Cave of the Winds
- Ride to the top of the mountain that inspired the song, "America the Beautiful" on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway