Colorado Springs Airport serves the nearby city of the same name, and is located about six miles southeast of the city centre. The state of Colorado typifies what was known to film fans as the Wild West; with deserts and mountainous terrain aplenty you can go from desert to ski resort in a matter of hours. Hiring a car from Colorado Springs Airport allows you to visit the state's various natural features and to experience the many cultural facets of the city, as well as Colorado's state capital Denver, which is only about 80 miles north.
Colorado Springs is set at the foot of the Rocky Mountains – the Pikes Peak region within the city is a huge employer in the tourism industry, and the town of Manitou Springs offers a great deal of attractions for visitors including refreshing mineral springs – considered sacred by the Native Americans who were settled in this area – and many shops. Pikes Peak itself is a foreboding mountain which dominates the skyline; there are however many ways to ascend it including an old-fashioned cog railroad, as well as the Pikes Peak Highway, which you can experience for yourself by hiring a car in Colorado Springs.
