Favorite Field Trips in Colorado

Wow, there are all kinds of great places to go, just in the Pikes Peak region where we are! Some of our best trips are not necessarily "canned" visits, but just excursions out in nature! I'll put several here which are nature locations, then the rest will be more commercial!

Pikes Peak  America's Mountain   Of course, the peak is closed right now because of all the snow ---but you can go up from Memorial Day through Labor Day. This site also has a coupon link AND a whole lot more links for attractions in the Pikes Peak region!

Garden of the Gods      Fabulous Views of the sandstone cliffs and monoliths! Pikes Peak in the background, nothing like it! Miles of park trails for hiking and biking etc. And a super gift shop to boot!

Red Rocks Open Space    Just south of Garden of the Gods, across Hwy 24 lies a fabulous place to hike and explore! Still in the process of building some trails, this area of red sandstone is amazingly beautiful. There is a few ponds, and a magnificent stone quarry to climb through and it's beautiful in Summer or Winter!

 Chatfield State Park and reservoir  (Denver )  A lovely place for just about anything outdoors.  Check out their website!

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo   Known for their giraffes, and also for the fact that they are America's only Mountain Zoo,  this is a beautiful place to engage some animals!  You will get a workout unless you ride the shuttle, but the veiws are exhilarating.  And Mom, don't forget to ride the carousel WITH the kids.  You will never stop laughing!

Denver Zoo   I haven't been here "yet" so please, comment and let us know whats up at the Denver Zoo if YOU hve been there.

Butterfly Pavilion   We went on a homeschool field trip here a while back and it was so wonderful!  They had great educational programs for us and the butterflies were amazing.

Florissant Fossil Beds   A great place to see the biggest collection of fossilized insects anywhere!  Be prepared for the "millions of years" theory.

May Natural History Museum   An amazing collection of insects collected all over the world by John May.  I highly recommend this.  It may not be high-tech, but it is absolutely stunning. 

So there you have just a drop in the bucket of all the tremendous places to visit here in our lovely state.  Please let us all know what YOUR favorite place to go is, and post in the comments!

Blessings,

Nancy