Colorado Springs - city in and county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs is the second largest city in Colorado, behind Denver to the north, and defines the northeastern tip of the south central region of the state. Attractive mountain scenery is nearby.

Understand

The Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau:

Get in

By plane

  • Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (IATA: COS), 38.805833°, -104.700833°. This is a full-service airport, but small enough to be able to get in and out quickly. Free wireless internet. It's a very nice place to wait for an hour or two if you arrive early for your flight. The airlines that serve Colorado Springs are American, Delta, Frontier, United and Southwest. 2020-04-19
  • Pueblo Memorial Airport (dead link: January 2023) (IATA: PUB) - Small full-service airport 40 miles south of downtown offering regional commercial air service.
  • Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN) - 80 miles north of Colorado Springs. Groome Transportation has hourly shuttle service between Colorado Springs and DEN; it is also possible to take the A Line rail to downtown Denver and then Bustang or Greyhound to Colorado Springs.

By car

  • Interstate 25 is the only Interstate, running north-south through the city. Colorado Highway 83 provides a secondary route between East Denver and The Springs. US Highway 24 connects the city with mountain communities to the West and Limon, Colorado on the Eastern Plains.
  • Denver is 70 miles north on I-25.
  • Albuquerque is about 380 miles south on I-25.

By bus

Greyhound runs bus services up to five times per day from Denver and at least once daily from other cities in Colorado and neighbouring states. The Greyhound bus terminal 📍 is located at 120 S Weber St in downtown.

Bustang also runs service from Denver and Pueblo.

Get around

Colorado Springs lies along the foothills east of the Rocky Mountains. It runs north-south along I-25, with the Air Force Academy to the North, downtown to the south, and Pikes Peak rising in the west.

See

A formation in the Garden of the Gods

  • Pikes Peak, 38.907866°, -104.981575°. May-Sept 7AM-7PM. The most famous peak in Colorado, inspiring the song "America the Beautiful", dominates over the city to the west. Drive to the top, or ascend by Cog Rail. Feeling fit? Hike up Barr Trail to the summit, especially beautiful in the summer with all the wild flowers. Feeling really fit? Run up during the Pikes Peak Ascent or run up and down in the Pikes Peak Marathon. $10 per person/$35 per car

A view of Pike's Peak from the Garden of the Gods

Do

Whitewater Rafting in Colorado Springs

Buy

Eat

  • Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza & Brewery, 11 S. Tejon, +1 719 475-9224. Great gourmet pizzas.
  • Shuga's, 702 S. Cascade, +1 719 328-1412. M-Sa 11AM-1PM. Funky.
  • Big Train, 3050 N Nevada, +1 719 473-8218. Good place for chicken fried steak breakfast.
  • Biaggis. Great gourmet Italian food. A little on the expensive side but well worth it
  • Jake and Telly's, 2616 Colorado Avenue in Old Colorado City, +1 719 633-0406. Great Greek food; under $15 for lunch, over $20 for dinner. Sit outside on their second floor patio and enjoy the gorgeous Colorado Springs weather.
  • O'Furry's, 900 E. Fillmore, +1 719 634-3106. Hole-in-the-wall Irish-style pub, featuring some of the best burgers in Colorado Springs.
  • Frankie's Bar & Grill, 945 Powers & Galley, +1 719 574-4881. Neighborhood bar/grill since 1984.Burgers and wings. Perfect for watching all the games.
  • Frankie's Too!, 7376 McLaughlin Rd, Falcon (Woodmen & Meridian), +1 719 495-8708. Sports, spirits and food.
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  • Rico's Coffee and Wine Bar, 324 N. Tejon, +1 719 632-7721. Wine, chocolate, coffee, tapas, and great music.
  • Pueblo Viejo, 5598 N. Academy, +1 719 266-1999. Authentic Mexican food. Run by a family from Jalisco, Mexico who specialize in chile rellenos. Great salsa and atmosphere.
  • Solo's Restaurant, 1665 N. Newport (Powers & Fountain), +1 719 570-7656. Ok diner, and you can eat inside a KC-97 aircraft, lots of aviation decor.
  • Sheldon's Luncheonette, 204 Mount View Ln #16 (off N Nevada, south of Garden of the Gods Road), +1 719 599-0887. M-Sa 6AM-2PM, Su 7AM-1PM. Awesome breakfast and daily meat sandwiches or plates for lunch.
  • Carbonella Creations, 1169 N Circle Dr, +1 719 213 1097, carbonellacreations@hotmail.com. M-F 11:30AM - 7:30PM. Fresh pasta, made in the house. Pizzas, breads, focaccia, cured meats, etc $ 2017-10-19
  • {{eat | name=O'sae Sushi Ramen Bistro | alt= | url=http://osaecolorado.com/ (dead link: December 2020) | email= | address=1825 Peterson Rd | lat=38.858482 | long=-104.700100 | directions= | phone=+1 719 570-0543 | tollfree= | fax= | hours=11:00AM–2:00PM; 4:30PM–9:00PM (Closed Tuesdays) | price= | lastedit=2019-01-07 | content=O’sae offers authentic and delicious tasting Japanese cuisine and bistro in Colorado Springs, CO. O’sae's convenient location makes this restaurant a natural choice for dine-in or take-out meals in the Colorado Spring community. The restaurant is known for its variety in taste and choice of meals. Customers can state their personal taste preferences upon arrival and then take delight in the individualized maki, sushi, salad, and ramen creations. A true new way to do your traditional O’sae style meal. }}
  • Slice420, 2501 W Colorado Ave #108, 38.84713°, -104.86331°, +1 719 368-6977. Great New York style pizza. Founded by a family of American medical refugees who actively support/donate to American medical refugee causes, HopeKids, The Shandy Clinic, Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, Flowering Hope Foundation, and local businesses and individuals in need. Offers pizza by the slice, full pizza pies, calzones, pizza rolls, salads, desserts, etc. 2021-10-06

Drink

  • Bristol Brewing Company, 1604 S Cascade Ave, +1 719 633-2555.
  • Phantom Canyon Brewing Co., 2 E. Pikes Peak Ave, 38.83423°, -104.82492°, +1 719 635-2800. M-Sa 11AM-2AM, Su 10AM-2AM. Wide variety of excellent brews made on premises. Also serves high quality food for lunch and dinner daily. Brunch is available Sunday only.
  • Jack Quinns Irish Pub, Tejon St (Downtown). Great Irish and English beers, decent Irish food. Stay for the Irish band!
  • Trinity Brewing Co, 1466 W Garden off Gods Rd (Mile or so west of I 25 on Garden off Gods Rd), +1 719 634-0029. Great micro brewery! Has 4-6 of their own beers on tap as well as an ever changing selection of 28 Plus other micro beers. Great food. Great crowd. Free Wi-Fi.

Sleep

Stay safe

The town is about as safe as Denver, though be aware that Colorado has one of the highest death rates via automobile accidents in the US. So just remember to drive defensively and you'll be fine. Colorado Springs is infamous for speed traps also. Watch out for motorcycle cops (around 5 or 6) along with one or more cruisers waiting to catch you speeding.

The southern part of town is generally less safe than the northern part. Ft. Carson, on the southern edge of town, is a large Army installation bringing in thousands of young, energetic men and women. The businesses that these clients would frequent sometimes attract a rougher crowd. Stay north of Platte or west of Wahsatch, and all should be well.

Connect

Wireless Internet

Colorado City Creamery

  • Colorado City Creamery, Rockrimmon & Delmonico. Network is secured, information available inside for how to connect.
  • The Daily Grind, 1200 S Tejon St. Free WiFi.
  • Einstein Bros. Café, 4325 Centennial Blvd (at intersection with Garden of the Gods Rd), +1 719 548-8408. Also at Woodmen & Academy. M-F 5:30AM-6PM, Sa 6AM-4PM, Su 7AM-4PM. Free Wi-Fi.
  • Mountain Perks Coffee, (dead link: December 2020) 5765 N. Academy. Free WiFi.
  • Oldeworld Bagel, 1670 E Cheyenne Mountain Blvd Suite A (in the same shopping plaza as Target, near I-25 and Circle), +1 719 527-9651. Free WiFi.
  • Panera Bread, 7344 North Academy Blvd, +1 719 522-1100; 1845 Briargate Parkway +1 719 266-9200; 3120 New Center Point +1 719 637-3500; 1832 Southgate Road +1 719 389-0808. Free wireless; however, after you connect your browser only directs you to Panera's portal until you click on the appropriate link agreeing to their terms of service.
  • Raven's Nest, 330 N Institute Suite #A (SW corner of Institute at Boulder), +1 719 632-3433. M-F 5AM-5:30PM, Sa-Su 7AM-noon. Free WiFi. "A neighborhood gathering place."
  • Rico's Coffee & Wine Bar, 324 N. Tejon St. Free WiFi throughout the cafe with seating in the adjacent bookstore.
  • Serranos Coffee Company, 7335 N Academy Blvd (at Falcon Landing, north of Woodmen on the east side), +1 719 266-0843. Free WiFi. Original store is in Monument.
  • The Summit House, (in the shopping plaza at the corner of Voyager Parkway and Middle Creek in the northernmost part of town, From the north exit I-25 at #156A, take Northgate Road east to Voyager Parkway, turn south; from the south exit I-25 at Interquest Parkway, turn north onto Voyager Parkway), +1 719 488-8893. M-F 6AM-9PM, Sa 7AM-6PM, Su 7AM-5PM. Free WiFi.
  • unwiredaccess.net. Has many customers downtown. They charge a $6 one-time ("lifetime") fee for an account. Then you can use their wireless hotspots with no further charges (until they go out of business). (Their pricing is different depending on location - the PikesPerk Coffee House on North Academy still uses unwiredaccess.net but does not require a fee. It's assumed the coffee house is paying for the access).
  • The towns of Monument and Palmer Lake, about 10 miles north of Colorado Springs, also have free wireless access.

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Colorado Springs

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Postal code:80901–80951, 80960, 80962, 80970, 80977, 80995, 80997Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/DenverPopulation:478,961Coordinates:38.86, -104.79

El Paso County

2nd-order administrative division

Colorado

Primary administrative division

United States

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Population:327.2 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (USD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
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