Pikes Peak - America's Mountain - Visit Colorado Springs

5069 Pikes Peak Hwy | Cascade, CO | 80809

Main: (719) 385-PEAK

Map

Website Email Reservations

Overview

Pikes Peak is America's Mountain and home of the Pikes Peak Highway

Beginning in 2022, a reserved time slot is now required to drive your personal vehicle to the top of Pikes Peak. You can book at www.DrivePikesPeak.com. The Pikes Peak Highway entrance is conveniently located 15 minutes west of Colorado Springs on Highway 24. The beauty of being so close to the city is that you can spend your time enjoying the mountain instead of getting to the mountains. Plan for your round trip journey to the summit to take 2-3 hours.

The safe, scenic highway provides you the opportunity to enjoy Pikes Peak at your leisure. From the gateway at an elevation of 7,400 feet, you’ll encounter some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world as you wind your way through an alpine wonderland of scenic beauty, mountain reservoirs, beyond timberline, overtaking the clouds…all along the way to the 14,115 foot summit of America’s most famous mountain.

Along the way, you’ll discover three gift shops, three lakes for fishing, picnic areas, hiking trails, and breathtaking views. Stop and watch one of our "Meet the Ranger" Interpretive Programs and learn about the history, myths, flora and fauna on the mountain.

Pikes Peak forms a stunning backdrop for Colorado Springs and the Garden of the Gods. Pikes Peak is the 31st highest peak out of 54 Colorado peaks. It is the farthest east of the big peaks in the Rocky Mountain chain, which contributed to its early fame among explorers, pioneers and immigrants and made it the symbol of the 1859 Gold Rush to Colorado with the slogan, "Pikes Peak or Bust".

Peak your interests today!