# Road trips from Colorado Springs > 3 road trips that start in or near Colorado Springs, from 3 to 7 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way. Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/colorado-springs-co/ 3 road trips that start in or near Colorado Springs, from 3 to 7 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way. - [Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek and the Royal Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b18-pikes-peak-gold-belt/): 3 days, 78 mi – Drive or ride the cog railway to the top of Pikes Peak, see fossil redwoods and a gold camp, then look down into the Royal Gorge. - [Colorado Springs to Rocky Mountain National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/front-range/): 3 days, 170 mi – Red rocks, a concert venue in the cliffs and the highest paved through-road in the country. - [Red sandstone, gold-rush roads and dark nights – by camper from Pikes Peak via the Gold Belt Tour to Pueblo](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-389-colorado-pikes-peak-royal-gorge/): 7 days, 171 mi – From Colorado Springs via the Garden of the Gods and the toll road up Pikes Peak, through fossil meadows and gold-mining towns, over gravel roads into the Royal Gorge and through the Wet Mountain Valley to Pueblo: around 575 kilometres of the southern Front Range between 1,400 and 4,300 metres. ## FAQs **What are the best road trips from Colorado Springs?** Popular routes starting in or near Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek and the Royal Gorge, Colorado Springs to Rocky Mountain National Park and Red sandstone, gold-rush roads and dark nights – by camper from Pikes Peak via the Gold Belt Tour to Pueblo. **Is there a short road trip from Colorado Springs?** The shortest is Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek and the Royal Gorge: 3 days, about 78 mi. **What is the longest road trip from Colorado Springs?** The longest is Red sandstone, gold-rush roads and dark nights – by camper from Pikes Peak via the Gold Belt Tour to Pueblo: 7 days, about 171 mi with 12 stops.