Places
Colorado Springs places, with quiet times and what to know.
Pikes Peak outings, holiday trips and rainy-day play, with the sensory supports and the need-to-knows in each place's own words. Every one opens a plan for your kid.
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Animals and natureParks and open spacesMuseums and cavesPlayShows and gamesHolidays and big daysTrains and ridesLibrariesWater and hot springsTrips and errandsGetting there
Animals and nature
Parks and open spaces
- Know before you go:
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, FlorissantShort wheelchair accessible stump trail, no cash, kids 15 and under free - Know before you go:
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, La JuntaQuarter-mile paved path, plaza usually Thursday to Monday, restrooms at the lot, wood smoke in the fort
Museums and caves
- Sensory supports:
Olympic MuseumFree sensory bags, low-sensory options - Know before you go:
Cave of the Winds, Manitou Springs45 to 60 minutes, lit walkways, 196 stairs, 54°F - Know before you go:
Western Museum of Mining and IndustryLoud machines only at 10 and 1, gold panning - Know before you go:
Manitou Cliff DwellingsYour own pace, steps and narrow rooms - Know before you go:
Fine Arts Center at Colorado CollegeGenerally quiet, a gallery you can touch - Know before you go:
Colorado Springs Pioneers MuseumAlways free, no tickets, elevator to all floors - Know before you go:
Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature CenterFree park and visitor center, easy trails - Know before you go:
Buell Children's Museum (Pueblo)Hands-on museum, strict bag rules, free parking - Know before you go:
Ghost Town MuseumIndoor Wild West town, not haunted, about an hour - Know before you go:
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource CenterFossil museum, staff tour included - Know before you go:
El Pueblo History Museum (Pueblo)Kids free, one level, free parking
Play
- Sensory supports:
Chuck E. Cheese Sensory Sundays, South Colorado SpringsSensory date Sun, Dec 6 - Sensory supports:
We Rock the Spectrum Colorado SpringsSensory date Fri, Dec 18 - Sensory supports:
CHS Martial Arts Para-TaekwondoIntro taekwondo class for those on the spectrum - Sensory supports:
Build-A-Bear sensory timeEvery Tuesday, the first hour - Know before you go:
Play Street Museum Colorado Springs90-minute reserved sessions, ages 1 to 8 - Know before you go:
Air City 360, Colorado SpringsGlow Night flashing lights, Toddler Time, waivers and grip socks - Know before you go:
Focus on the Family Welcome Center, Colorado SpringsBig corkscrew slide, toddler room, call ahead
Shows and games
- Sensory supports:
Weidner FieldFree sensory kits and earplugs - Sensory supports:
Regal My Way MatineeLights up, volume down, select Saturdays - Know before you go:
Flying W Ranch Christmas showShared tables, live music, strobe warning - Know before you go:
Pikes Peak Center, downtown Colorado SpringsMetal detectors, no re-entry, small bags only - Know before you go:
Ent Center for the Arts, UCCSParking included, phones off, bring layers - Know before you go:
Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Pikes Peak Center and Ent CenterFree for Kids, intermission, late seating at a pause
Holidays and big days
- Sensory supports:
Pueblo Zoo ElectriCritters Sensory NightSensory date Tue, Dec 15 - Know before you go:
Broadmoor World Arena, Colorado SpringsMetal detectors, no re-entry, small bags only - Know before you go:
Ed Robson Arena, Colorado CollegeCold rink, clear bags, no re-entry - Know before you go:
Magic of Lights Colorado SpringsDrive-through lights, you stay in the car - Know before you go:
Air Force Falcons games, USAF AcademyBase ID, clear bags, fireworks at football
Trains and rides
Libraries
Water and hot springs
Trips and errands
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