Colorado Springs Colo. City Info, Events Attractions - Air Force Academy Area

Colorado Springs is located just a tad east of the Central part of the State of Colorado. Its Population in July 2008 was 380,307 (city-data.com). It is the County Seat in El Paso County and is the second most populous city in state of Colorado.

In 2006, ‘Money’ magazine listed Colorado Springs as the #1 “Best Cities to Live” in the US. And, in 2009, ‘Outside Magazine’ listed it #1 as one of “America’s Best Cities”.

The elevation of Colorado Springs is about 6,035 feet and sits near the base of the famous Pikes Peak Mountain.

Learn more about the history of Colorado Springs including its founder General Palmer,

the Gold Rush to health ‘tourism’, and earlier benefactors such as W.S.Sratton and Spencer Penrose. Also learn about the various Military camps such as  Fort Carson, Ent Air Force Base (which is now the US Olympic Training Center), Peterson Air Force Base, NORAD and the US Air Force Academy all in Colorado Springs!
There are also a number of ‘High Tech’ companies tied to Colorado Springs. You can learn more about all of the above by visiting www.Wikipedia.org

According to the City’s website, there are over 9,000 acres of parks, 500 acres of trails and 5,000 acres of open spaces! And if that doesn’t cut it for you for Outdoors adventures, you can visit one of several museums such as: the Pioneers Museum,Rock Ledge Ranch, Starsmore Discovery Center, Garden of the Gods, and Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center.  There’s also a few Golf Courses: Muncipal GC, Valley Hi and Patty Jewett.  You can find out more about all these ‘adventures’ on the city’s website:

www.SpringsGov.com  While you’re acquiring the information from the website, be sure to click on the ‘Calendar’ to find out what is going on while you visit!