Hiking (with kids):

• Seven Bridges, North Cheyanne Canyon Park

• Columbine Trail, North Cheyanne Canyon Park

• Mays Peak, North Cheyanne Canyon Park

• North Catamount Reservoir

• Palmer Park, Colorado Springs

• Elevan Mile Canyon Recreation Area (National forest), Florissant

• Red Rock Canyon Open Space

• Garden of the Gods

• Royal Gorge Trailhead (loop lookout)

• Bear Creek, Colorado Springs

Things to do with kids:

• Springs Adventure Trampoline Park (toddler time)

• Pikes Peak National Railway Museum

• Flipshack gymnastic gym, open play toddler time.

• Library story time at Grant Library, Fort Carson

• Penny Arcade, Manitou Springs

• AirCity 360 inflatable and trampoline park

• Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs

Restaurants/ Breweries:

• Manitou Brewing Company

• Red Leg Brewing Company

• Denver Biscuit Company

Coffee / Cafes

• Building Three Coffee

•Hold Fast Coffee Company

• Nightingale Bread

• Blackbear Cafe

• Story Coffee Company

• Loyal Coffee

Seasonal

• Longneck Pumpkin Farm

• Fort Carson Tree Lighting

• Broodmor Christmas Tree Lighting

• New Year’s Eve fireworks from Pikes Peak

• Ice skating in Acacia Park

Date ideas:

• Roadhouse Movie Theater / Dine in/ Arcade

• Penny Arcade

• Hike the Manitou Incline

Day Trips:

• Canyon City / Royal Gorge

• Buena Vista

Museums:

• Pikes Peak Railway Museum