From Pikes Peak’s 14,115-ft summit to a historic gold-mining town with a roaming donkey herd — fourteen attractions within an easy drive of Diamond.
Diamond Campground sits at the geographic center of one of the densest concentrations of national parks, scenic byways, and mining-era history in the American West. Pikes Peak itself, the summit Katharine Lee Bates climbed to write “America the Beautiful,” is a twenty-minute drive. From there, you’re within two hours of fourteeners, fossil beds, suspension bridges, and gold-rush towns.
Drive, hike, or ride the cog railway to the 14,115 ft summit. The view inspired “America the Beautiful.”
Towering red sandstone formations with free public access — easy paved trails and unbeatable sunrise photos.
One of the most difficult — and most popular — trails in Colorado is The Manitou Springs Incline.
Towering red sandstone formations with free public access — easy paved trails and unbeatable sunrise photos.
Historic gold-mining boomtown with casinos, mine tours, and a famous donkey herd that roams downtown each summer.
America’s highest suspension bridge — 956 ft above the Arkansas River, with aerial gondolas, zip lines, and a skycoaster.
A modern museum honoring American Olympic and Paralympic athletes, with interactive exhibits in downtown Colorado Springs.
Petrified redwood stumps and 34-million-year-old insect fossils, with easy interpretive trails through ancient lakebeds.
A Colorado Springs tradition — chuckwagon supper, ranch tour, and a Western stage show under the open sky.
Walking distance from Diamond — local restaurants, the summer farmers’ market, an indie bookstore, and the Ute Pass Cultural Center.
Colorado’s best wild trout fishing on the South Platte, Arkansas, and Tarryall Creek — all within an hour.
