A day out from Howard: Great Sand Dunes National Park, 35 mi away
About 432K people a year visit Great Sand Dunes National Park. Nothing is mapped inside Howard, but 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: a national park, a canyon & gorge and a scenic railway, among others. Travel 52 mi and you reach Pikes Peak.
Pikes Peak
Mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the east.
Orange: Howard. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All 4 on the list
These 20 are within 60 miles, none in town.
2North American Aerospace Defense Command
Combined organization of the US and Canada providing air defence for North America.
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4Great 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.
12Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Commemorative tower and chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
14Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
National monument in the United States.
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Archaeological museum in Manitou Springs, Colorado.
San Isabel National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, United States, administratively combined with the Pike National Forest in 1973.
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Museum in Woodland Park, Colorado.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Howard → · Howard’s history →
Photo credits
Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Mount Elbert: Hogs555 (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Sand Dunes National Park: Preiselbeere (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center: MCDinosaurhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Workshop: Avrand6, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colorado Gators Reptile Park: Rolf BlauertDk4hb, Public domain
