4runnerguy wrote:
OK, I know this post may get long, but I want to guide you to some alternatives.
First, Garden of the Gods/Colorado Springs would not be my first (or second or third or . . .) choice of places to spend 4 or 5 nights in Colorado.
We did a VA-Utah RV trip with our kids in 2011 and spent three nights in Colorado Springs. We had a great time, and our kids liked it. We toured the Air Force Academy, went up Pike's Peak (kids loved it), went to a cowboy dinner show (kids LOVED it), visited the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Garden of the Gods. We really enjoyed our time there. We also took a little day trip on the Lariat Loop where we saw Buffalo Bill's grave, checked out the Red Rocks Amphitheater and area, and visited Dinosaur Ridge, where you can see and touch dinosaur tracks in the ground. My son was fascinated by it, and I was too. We enjoyed lunch in Golden, CO, a nice little town with a walkable main street with restaurants and shops.
