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Attractions near Fort Carson

The one place to visit in Fort Carson is North American Aerospace Defense Command

Around Fort Carson, the places to visit include 13 museums, 2 mountains and 2 stadiums & arenas. The town itself has one place on our list; 28 others are within 40 miles. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument sees about 64K visitors a year. Make a day of it at Pike National Forest, 46 mi away.

Attractions nearby
33
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
North American Aerospace Defense Command
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · in town

North American Aerospace Defense Command

Combined organization of the US and Canada providing air defence for North America.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

Most of the 28 out of town lie to the northwest.

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Orange: Fort Carson. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The whole list for Fort Carson

In town there is one, and the list adds 32 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Fort Carson lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Fort Carson → · Fort Carson’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Gods: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Falcon Stadium: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Weidner Field: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · 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 · Manitou Cliff Dwellings: Obiwan23 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center: CaroleHenson, 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 · Buell Children's Museum: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crowley School: Ammodramus, CC0

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