Colorado Springs Colorado real estate

Welcome To Colorado

West Central United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states. It is bordered by Wyoming, Nebraska Kansas , Oklahoma and New Mexico, and Utah.

Area, 104,247 sq mi (270,000 sq km).
Pop. (2000) 4,301,261, a 30.6% increase since the 1990 census.
Capital and largest city, Denver.
Nickname, Centennial State.
Motto,Nil Sine Numine [Nothing without Providence].
State bird, lark bunting.
State flower, Rocky Mountain columbine.
State tree, Colorado blue spruce.

One of the most scenic states in the country, Colorado has recreational parks including Rocky Mountain National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park with its narrow gorge cut by the Gunnison River, Dinosaur National Monument in NW Colorado, and Great Sand Dunes National Monument in S central Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, once home to the Anasazi cliff dwellers, are in the southwestern corner of the state, a beautiful but formidable area of mesas and canyons.

*Information from Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Colorado Springs Real Estate
Colorado has a wide variety of diverse landscapes and recreational activities. That is why Colorado is considered one of the healthiest states in the US. Did you know that Colorado has 54 mountains that are over 14,000 feet high and canyons that are over 1,000 feet deep? Do you know about glaciers you can ski on during the summer? There are bicycling and hiking trails from Ft.Collins to the Four Corners. There are desert-like sand dunes to lush high hanging lakes. Are you ready for some white water rafting or how about some winter snow-mobiling on CottonwoodPass? Tour the Air Force Academy or the Museum of Natural History. There is camping, fishing, hunting, panning for gold, hot springs, trekking in old ghost towns, walking on old dinosaur tracks, or shopping for antiques. Below are just a few of the highlights here in the “Centennial State”.

State of Colorado (state web site)

Colorado Counties

El Paso County (Colorado Springs)

City of Colorado Springs (city web site)

Colorado Springs Attractions

Air Force Academy
Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway
Cave of the Winds

              Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
              Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
              Cripple Creek Narrow Gauge

Flying W Ranch

             Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center
             Ghost Town Museum
              Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum
              May Natural History Museum

Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine
Pikes Peak Cog Railway

             Pikes Peak Summit House/
             Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame America & Cowboy Museum
             Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
             Royal Gorge Route Railroad
             Seven Falls

Western Museum of Mining & Industry

            Academy Riding Stables
           Challenge Unlimited
           EchoCanyonRiver Expeditions
                Olympic Training Center - Colorado Springs

Colorado Parks

Colorado Vacation Guide
       Trails Illustrated - Colorado
       Find a Colorado State Park
       Colorado Parks
       Parks & Campgrounds

Colorado Pro Sports

Denver Broncos             Football
Colorado Avalanche    Hockey
Colorado Rockies          Baseball
Denver Nuggets            Basketball
Colorado Rapids            Soccer
Colorado Mammoth     Lacrosse
Colorado Crush              Arena Football

National Parks, Monuments, Recreational and Historical Sites in Colorado

(Distance / Time from Colorado Springs)
                    Rocky Mountain National Park (145 miles / 2.5 hrs)
                                                   Mesa Verde National Park    (366 miles / 7 hrs)
                               Black Canyon of The Gunnisson National Park (200 miles / 4.5 hrs)
                             Colorado National Monument   (325 miles / 6 hrs)
                               Dinosaur National Monument   (360 miles / 7 hrs)
                      Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument   (40 miles / 1 hr)
                             Hovenweep National Monument ( 400 miles / 8.5 hrs)
                          Yucca House National Monument  (375 miles / 8 hrs)
                              Great Sand Dunes National Monument   (166 miles / 3.5 hrs)
                            Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site  ( 150 miles / 3 hrs)
                                     Sand Creek National Historic Site     (180 miles / 3.5 hrs)
                                  Curecanti National Recreation Area    (180 miles / 4 hrs)
California National Historic Trail
  Old Spanish National Historic Trail
    Pony Express National Historic Trail
    Santa Fe National Historic Trail

                       Dinosaur Museum - Canon City
   Friends of Dinosaurs
      Dinosaur Journey
           City of Dinosaur

ColoradoNational Forests & Grassland

White River National Forest Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the 2.3 million acre White RiverNational Forest is the top recreationForest in the nation. Home to world-renowned ski resorts and the birthplace of Wilderness, the White River has something to offer every outdoor enthusiast.
San Juan National Forest Two of our campgrounds have campsites reservable for families: McPhee and House Creek Campgrounds, both on the Dolores Ranger District. Four campgrounds offer reservable group sites: the Florida Campground Group Area and Chris Park Group Campground (on the Columbine RD) and the McPhee Campground Group Area, and House Creek Campground Group Area, on the Dolores RD.
Routt National Forest The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests extend from north central Colorado to central Wyoming. The Forests encompass portions of many mountain ranges including the GoreRange, Flat Tops, ParksRange, Medicine Bow Mountains, Sierra Madre, and LaramieRange. The Forests provide year-round recreation opportunities for thousands of people. They also provide wildlife habitat, timber, forage for livestock, and are a vital source of water for irrigation, domestic use, and industry.
Rio Grande National Forest The Rio Grande National Forest (NF) is 1.86 million acres located in southwestern Colorado and remains one of the true undiscovered jewels of Colorado. The Continental Divide runs for 236 miles along most of the western border of the Forest. The Forest presents myriad ecosystems; from 7600-ft alpine desert to over 14,300-ft in the majestic Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on the eastern side. The Forest embraces the SanLuisValley, the largest agricultural alpine valley in the world and includes all or parts of four Wilderness Areas (South San Juan, Weminuche, La Garita and Sangre de Cristo). The Forest also is the headwaters of the Rio GrandeRiver and has the moonscape wonder of the Wheeler Geologic Area, established by Theodore Roosevelt in 1911. The Anasazi were visitors here and many of their sites remain.
Grand Mesa National Forest The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and GunnisonNational Forests are a combination of separate National Forests located on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies. These three combined Forests cover 3,161,912 acres of public land in the central and southern Rocky Mountains, an area that lies south of the Colorado River and west of the Continental Divide with some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rockies.
Comanche National Grassland The recreation opportunities in the Pike, SanIsabelNational Forests and Cimarron, Comanche National Grasslands are countless. Visitors can visit ghost towns or backpack for miles on the Colorado or Continental Divide Trails. The terrain provides challenges for beginners and experts alike. Fishing, hiking, kayaking, rafting, mountain biking and four-wheel driving are only a few of the activities accessible in the mountains, valleys and canyons of the Pike San Isabel National Forests.
Arapaho National Forest The Arapaho and RooseveltNational Forests and Pawnee National Grassland (ARP) in located in north central Colorado. The forests and grassland encompasses 1.5 million acres and extends north to the Wyoming border, south of Interstate 70 to Mount Evans, west across the Continental divide to the Williams Fork area and includes short grass prairie east of I-25. The forests and grassland are head-quartered in Fort Collins, with District offices in Boulder, Fort Collins, Idaho Springs, Granby and Greeley.