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Colorado Springs Description The City of Colorado Springs is the 2nd largest in the state of Colorado with a population of 370,000 people. This Rocky Mountain city sits at the base of magnificent Pike’s Peak surrounded by the red rock monuments of the Garden of the Gods. The town was founded in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer who envisioned a resort destination for this Rockies community. The temperate, dry weather in Colorado Springs made this a popular destination for health spas and sanitariums. In the 1890’s the Colorado gold and silver rushes brought a stream of ambitious settlers to the area and Colorado Springs soon became the top mining exchange center in the world. By 1904, the ‘city of millionaires’ was home to 35 out of the nation’s 100 millionaires, made rich by the Colorado Gold Rush. Today Colorado Springs is still thriving, with tourism and the military as the city’s biggest industries. Luxury ski resorts are plentiful and the city is home to over 13,000 hotel rooms. This is an aviation town with Peterson Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain and Falcon Air Force Bases all nearby. This is also home base for the U.S. Air Force Academy, one of Colorado Springs top tourist draws. Fast Facts Six million Colorado Springs visitors per year bring over $1 billion dollars in revenue to this western city. Colorado Springs founding father, General Palmer, built his family a 67 room castle called Glen Eyrie which can still be visited today. The views from the top of Pikes Peak inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write the famous patriotic song “America the Beautiful”. Along with several air force installations and the air force academy, Colorado Springs is also home to NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) and the U.S. Space Command, making the area one of the heaviest concentrations of military presence in the United States. Contact Us | Privacy Statement Copyrighted by Graphic Maps All rights reserved! All maps, graphics, flags and original descriptions created by Graphic Maps, a d/b/a of the Woolwine-Moen Group, unless otherwise noted and/or directly linked to the source, and use of same for any application whatsoever (with the exception of outline maps) requires written permission. We make no copyright claim on any statistical data on this page, nor on any non-original graphics, and/or pictures not produced by us. Certain statistical data is gathered from the CIA World Factbook, as well as numerous public domain reference materials. Every effort is made to be as accurate as possible when disseminating information on any worldwide destination. We are not responsible for unintentional data entry errors or omissions. If you would like to submit an addition, change or correction, or suggest a new link, please forward it to our it to our map department and we will give it our immediate attention.

Major Colorado Springs Attractions Pikes Peak Stunning Pikes Peak towers above Colorado Springs at an elevation of 14,110 feet. This is the most visited mountain in the U.S. and the 2nd most visited in the world after Mount Fuji in Japan. More than 500,000 people make it to the summit house yearly via Barr Trail, the Pikes Peak Highway, or the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. Barr Trail stretches 13 miles from base to summit and gains over 7,000 feet in elevation with the climb. Pikes Peak commands a panoramic view of Colorado landscapes, the city of Colorado Springs, nearby Manitou Springs and the red rock monuments of the Garden of the Gods. Cave of the Winds Down the road in Manitou Springs is the Cave of the Winds, discovered in the late 1800’s by two young brothers out exploring with a church outing. This is one of America’s greatest show caves, with vast caverns displaying breathtaking arrays of limestone formations including stalactites, stalagmites, and pillars. Tours are offered with discussions of the Pike’s Peak region geology and the Cave of the Winds history. A lantern tour for the bravest cavers recreates the spelunking experience as it was back at the turn of the century. Garden of the Gods The Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center is a natural wonderland of red sandstone monuments and is the most visited attraction in the Colorado Springs region. The 480 acres of the park were gifted to the city by founding father, General Palmer, to be preserved and enjoyed by all. The Garden of the Gods was considered a sacred space by the native Kiowa, Ute, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne Indians. Today the park offers tours of the vast red rock formations and education about the geology of the Pikes Peak region and the history of the local Native American cultures. Regulated rock climbing, mountain biking, and horseback riding are allowed on the many well-marked trails. This is an awe-inspiring place and its vistas will remain with you long after your Colorado vacation is over. Visit these city pages for more great things to do in Colorado: Aspen here! Boulder here! Denver here! Durango here! Vail here! additional U.S. States here Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming ***Washington D.C.

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