A day out from Rock Creek Park: Pikes Peak, 15 mi away
Rock Creek Park and its surroundings hold 13 museums, 2 mountains and 2 stadiums & arenas. No place to visit is mapped inside Rock Creek Park; 29 are within 40 miles. Some 64K visitors a year come to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Allow a day for Pike National Forest, 42 mi off.
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 →
Where they are
The map ends at Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, 34 mi out.
Orange: Rock Creek Park. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything on the list
These 32 are within 60 miles, none in town.
1North American Aerospace Defense Command
Combined organization of the US and Canada providing air defence for North America.
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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.
13Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Archaeological museum in Manitou Springs, Colorado.
14Pike 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 Rock Creek Park → · Rock Creek Park’s history →
Photo credits
Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Garden of the Gods: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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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