The nearest draw to Cripple Creek: Pikes Peak, 10 mi away
Among the places to visit in and near Cripple Creek are 9 museums, 2 mountains and 2 stadiums & arenas. No place to visit is mapped inside Cripple Creek; 25 are within 40 miles. Roughly 64K visitors a year make it to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Day-trippers head 58 mi out to Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Pikes Peak
Mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
The farthest of them, Pike National Forest, is 31 mi out.
Orange: Cripple Creek. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
The list runs to 35 places, all within 60 miles.
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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5Columbine Memorial
Memorial in Colorado commemorating the Columbine High School Massacre.
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11The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Tourist cog railway to Pike's Peak, Colorado.
12Royal Gorge Route Railroad
Heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado.
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14Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Mountain zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States.
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Commemorative tower and chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Manitou 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.
Rambler Ranch
Automobile collection and museum in Colorado, United States.
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
Mining museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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 Cripple Creek → · Cripple Creek’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 · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Falcon Stadium: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Weidner Field: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · South Park City: Ken Gallager, Public domain · 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 Springs Pioneers Museum: JAKeeran, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum: LanceBarber at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Peterson Air and Space Museum: Leoparmr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pueblo Zoo: Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rambler Ranch: CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, CC0 · 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 · Western Museum of Mining & Industry: Carl & Peggy Backes from Where the road takes us, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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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