Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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Town of Chipita Park, Colorado |
(Population 704) (Elevation 7500) West to Cities of Woodland Park, Leadville, Colorado. West to 'Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway ' west of highway. Travelers cross the 10,424-foot Tennessee Pass en route to the booming mining town of Leadville, the highest incorporated community in the US. West access to Mueller State Park Campground. Mueller State Park anchors at the west side of Pikes Peak and extends over 5,000 acres across some of the most gorgeous land in the state. The park offers visitors camping in spectacular forested areas with modern facilities such as flush restrooms and a camper services building. West access to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Spectacular relics of the earth's prehistoric life are found in Florissant Fossil Beds, just west of Pikes Peak. Incredibly detailed fossilized ancient insects and plants and huge petrified redwood trees brings to light a different Colorado in earlier times. |
| 0.0 0.0 |
Chipita Park Lodge |
Located at the base of Colorado's Pikes Peak. |
| 0.0 0.0 |
Caleb's Retreat B&B |
|
| 0.9 1.4 |
Bust, Colorado |
(Population 2) (Elevation 7350) |
| 0.9 1.4 |
Antiquities |
|
| 2.7 4.3 |
Town of Cascade, Colorado |
(Population 1005) (Elevation 7200) |
| 2.7 4.3 |
North Pole |
(Santa's Village Amusement Park at Elevation 7350) |
| 2.7 4.3 |
Pikes Peak Quilt and Coffee Inn |
|
| 2.7 4.3 |
Rocky Mountain Lodge & Cabins |
|
| 2.7 4.3 |
Eastholme in the Rockies B&B |
|
| 3.0 4.8 |
Pikes Peak Toll Road Turn-off |
(Cascade) (Elevation of Pikes Peak is: 14,110) Activities in and around Pikes Peak area: Academy Riding Stables,
Air Force Academy,
Challenge Unlimited,
Cripple Creek Narrow Gauge,
Ghost Town Museum,
Iron Springs Melodrama Dinner Theatre,
May Natural History Museum,
Miramont Castle,
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine,
Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame &Cowboy Museum,
Van Briggle Art Pottery,
Western Museum of Mining & Industry.
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| 9.3 15.0 |
Manitou Springs City, Colorado |
(Population 4980) (Elevation 6412). Hidden between the Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak, America's most famous mountain, lies the magical town of Manitou Springs. 'Manitou,' a Native American word for 'spirit,' describes this beautiful mountain community. Nine named mineral springs throughout town are fed by the snows of Pikes Peak. |
| 9.3 15.0 |
Access to Cog Railroad |
For 114 years, the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (the world's highest cog railroad, the highest Colorado railroad and highest train in the United States) has taken passengers to the 14,110 foot summit of Pikes Peak. |
| 9.3 15.0 |
Blue Skies Inn |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Foxtail B&B |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Gray's Avenue Hotel |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Heart of Manitou B&B |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Mountain Chickadee B&B |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Red Crags B&B Inn |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Rockledge Country Inn |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Spring Cottage |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Sunnymede B&B |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Two Sisters Inn |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Victoria's Keep B&B |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
White Tower Castle B&B |
|
| 9.3 15.0 |
Access to Cave of the Winds |
|
| 9.8 15.8 |
Access to The Cliff Dwellings |
Preserved under a protective red sandstone overhang, authentic Anasazi cliff dwellings, built more than 700 years ago. |
| 11.4 18.3 |
Garden of the Gods |
Towering sandstone rock formations against a backdrop of snow-capped Pikes Peak and brilliant blue skies. That's the view from the beautiful Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center terrace. This free center is
the gateway to Garden of the Gods City Park. |
| 14.6 23.5 |
Old Colorado City |
(Population 2018) |
| 14.6 23.5 |
AwareNest Victorian B&B |
|
| 14.6 23.5 |
Holden House 1902 B&B |
|
| 14.6 23.5 |
Old Town Guesthouse |
|
| 14.6 23.5 |
Our Hearts Inn |
|
| 14.6 23.5 |
Painted Lady B&B |
|
| 14.6 23.5 |
High Altitude Jeep Adventures |
|
| 14.6 23.5 |
Fountain Creek RV Park |
|
| 17.2 27.7 |
Wild West Ghost Town and Museum |
(21st Street) |
| 17.2 27.7 |
Van Briggle Pottery |
|
| 17.2 27.7 |
Bear Creek Regional Park |
Facilities: Picnic areas. toilets. |
| 18.5 29.8 |
Intersect with Interstate 25 |
North to cities of Denver, Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. North to Castlewood Canyon State Park. Day-use-park with canyon trails, picnicking, rock climbing. North access to Pike National Forest Recreation Area. |
| 19.6 31.5 |
Cheyenne Canon Inn |
South on SR 115 |
| 19.6 31.5 |
Intersect with SR 115 |
|
| 19.6 31.5 |
Hughes Hacienda |
South on SR 115 |
| 22.6 36.4 |
Chalice house B&B |
|
| 22.6 36.4 |
Crescent Lily Inn |
|
| 22.6 36.4 |
Hearthstone Inn |
|
| 22.6 36.4 |
Lennox House B&B |
|
| 22.6 36.4 |
Room at the Inn |
|
| 26.0 41.8 |
Colorado Springs Airport Turn-off |
|
| 26.0 41.8 |
Intersect with SR 85 |
|
| 26.0 41.8 |
Intersect with SR 83 |
|
| 26.0 41.8 |
Black Forest B&B |
Take Hwy 83 North |
| 26.0 41.8 |
Point of Rocks B&B |
Take Hwy 83 North |
| 29.1 46.8 |
Colorado Springs Flee Market |
|
| 32.3 52.0 |
Peterson AFB |
Peterson Air Force Base, home of the 21st Space Wing, the Air Force's only organization responsible for worldwide missile warning and space control. The men and women of the 21st Space Wing, Team 21, work throughout the Colorado Springs area in what is known as the Peterson Complex, Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base and Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, as well as 26 locations in 4 countries around the globe.
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| 32.3 52.0 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Access to City of Colorado Springs. (Population 360,890) (Elevation 6088). Colorado Springs began as one man's dream. When General William Jackson Palmer first saw the scenic attraction of the Pikes Peak region. Attractions in and around Colorado Springs: American Numismatic Assn. Money Museum, Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway, Cave of the Winds, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Gator Farm & Reptile Park, Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center.
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| 33.9 54.6 |
Schriever AFB |
|
| 45.2 72.7 |
Town of Falcon |
|
| 49.7 80.0 |
Model Airplane Airfield |
|
| 60.1 96.7 |
Town of Payton |
|
| 66.7 107.3 |
RV Park |
|
| 74.8 120.4 |
Turn-off to Painted Mines |
|
| 75.7 121.8 |
Town of Calhan |
(Population 896) (Elevation 6507) |
| 76.1 122.5 |
Toy Museum |
|
| 77.4 124.6 |
Calhan Airport |
|
| 77.4 124.6 |
Days Inn |
Nice new hotel in the middle of nowhere. |
| 86.0 138.4 |
Ramah State Wildlife Area |
|
| 91.8 147.7 |
Town of Ramah |
(Population 117) (Elevation 6094) |
| 98.8 159.0 |
Town of Simla |
(inc 1929) (Population 663) (Elevation 6029) |
| 98.8 159.0 |
Lavon's Antiques |
|
| 109.9 176.9 |
Township of Matheson |
|
| 109.9 176.9 |
Antiques |
|
| 135.3 217.7 |
Limon City Limits (Western) |
(Population 2071) (Elevation 5366). Limon, Colorado began as a work camp site in 1888 when the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad was building its line from Kansas through to Colorado Springs. |
| 136.9 220.3 |
Treasures Unlimited Antiques |
|
| 136.9 220.3 |
Intersect with I-70 Business |
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| 136.9 220.3 |
Intersect US Highway 287 |
|
| 136.9 220.3 |
Intersect US Highway 40 |
|
| 136.9 220.3 |
Limon RV Park |
|
| 140.0 225.3 |
Limon, Colorado City Limits |
(Population 2071) (Elevation 5366) |
| 140.0 225.3 |
KOA Campground |
|
| 140.4 225.9 |
Highway 24 Intersects Interstate 70 |
West to Denver Colorado. East to Burlington, Colorado. Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide.
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