A day out from Cotopaxi: Great Sand Dunes National Park, 30 mi away
Roughly 432K visitors a year make it to Great Sand Dunes National Park. The town has no place on our list of its own; 5 are within 40 miles. Look for a national park, a canyon & gorge and a scenic railway. Pikes Peak, 47 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Pikes Peak
Mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
What’s around Cotopaxi
San Isabel National Forest, 39 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Cotopaxi. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Look within 60 miles for all 31 places listed.
2North American Aerospace Defense Command
Combined organization of the US and Canada providing air defence for North America.
3Great Sand Dunes National Park
National park in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado, United States.
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8The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Tourist cog railway to Pike's Peak, Colorado.
9Royal Gorge Route Railroad
Heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado.
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11Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Mountain zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States.
13Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Commemorative tower and chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
14Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Archaeological museum in Manitou Springs, Colorado.
Pike National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, USA administratively combined with the San Isabel National Forest in 1973.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
National monument in the United States.
San Isabel National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, United States, administratively combined with the Pike National Forest in 1973.
United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum
Sports museum in Colorado, United States.
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Museum in Woodland Park, Colorado.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Fine arts and performing arts center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.
Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center
Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cotopaxi → · Cotopaxi’s history →
Photo credits
Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Great Sand Dunes National Park: Preiselbeere (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Gods: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Weidner Field: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Royal Gorge: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway: Milan Suvajac, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Royal Gorge Route Railroad: Self-scanned by original uploader JGHowes at en.wikipedia (Original text: From , Public domain · Cave of the Winds: Chris Lott from Fairbanks, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: Ken Brazier (Ken g6), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun: Matt Wright, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Manitou Cliff Dwellings: Obiwan23 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pike National Forest: Chris Short from Raleigh, NC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Isabel National Forest: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum: Visitcos, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colorado Gators Reptile Park: Rolf BlauertDk4hb, Public domain · Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: JAKeeran, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center: MCDinosaurhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Workshop: Avrand6, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pueblo Zoo: Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monument Valley Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Rosemount Museum: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · El Pueblo History Museum: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Cheyenne Cañon Park: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buell Children's Museum: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0
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