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NPS Sites Near Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs is positioned within driving range of five National Park Service units. Rocky Mountain National Park, located 118.8 miles away, is the most visited site in the region with approximately 4.2 million annual recreation visits. Great Sand Dunes Preserve, 87.8 miles distant, draws roughly 432,500 visitors annually. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, the closest unit at 34.7 miles, receives about 63,700 visits per year.

Three additional NPS sites serve smaller visitor populations. Bents Old Fort National Historic Site, 86.1 miles away, records approximately 7,190 annual visits, while Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, 115.9 miles distant, receives around 4,340 visits yearly. These regional units span distances up to roughly two hours by car from Colorado Springs, offering varied opportunities for cultural and natural site exploration.

National Park Service sites within 150 miles of Colorado Springs (closest first) — annual recreation visits
NPS unitAnnual visits
Florissant Fossil Beds
National Monument · 34.7 mi
63,680 (2025)
Bents Old Fort
National Historic Site · 86.1 mi
7,190 (2025)
Great Sand Dunes
Preserve · 87.8 mi
432,498 (2025)
Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site · 115.9 mi
4,338 (2025)
Rocky Mountain
National Park · 118.8 mi
4,171,431 (2025)
Capulin Volcano
National Monument · 147.2 mi
89,489 (2025)
Curecanti
National Recreation Area · 147.8 mi
807,117 (2025)
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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.

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