Briargate Travel Guide
Colorado Springs
Popular places to visit
Focus on the Family Welcome Center
Enjoy games, activities and education for all ages at a Christian center dedicated to the hopes and needs of families.
Garden of the Gods
Get a taste for the Colorado landscape as you explore this huge city park on your own or during a guided bus or Segway tour.
Pikes Peak
The second-most visited mountain in the world is an easy day trip from Colorado’s capital.
US Air Force Academy
Enjoy a free tour of the military campus where young men and women are trained to be officers in the United States Air Force.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Tour the mountainside zoo to see hundreds of animals in replicas of their natural habitats. Feed giraffes and look down on the animals from a chairlift.
Cave of the Winds
Go on a subterranean adventure to explore caves, caverns and rock formations that are hundreds of millions of years old.
Things to do
Rocky Mountain NP & Garden of Gods Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
Colorado’s Pikes Peak Highway: Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
Scenic Pikes Peak Highway Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
1-Hour Walk In Axe Throwing Experience Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs: Garden of the Gods Guided Jeep Tour
Pikes Peak E-Golf Cart Historic Tour of Manitou Springs
Top hotels in Briargate
The Academy Hotel Colorado Springs
Family friendly and a great breakfast!!
Reviewed on 4 Mar 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs
Room was great and recently updated. Breakfast was not as great as normal
Reviewed on 4 Mar 2026
Spark by Hilton Colorado Springs I 25 Central
Pace was clean, didn’t see a pool and when I asked staff about their hot tub he said they don’t have one (which was advertised when I booked). All else was fine.
Reviewed on 4 Mar 2026
Best Western Plus Peak Vista Inn & Suites
Hotel was clean and staff was friendly.
Reviewed on 3 Mar 2026
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Colorado Springs North
I recently stayed at this La Quinta and had one of the worst hotel experiences I’ve ever had. I checked in late at night and was given a room that smelled strongly of cigarettes, even though I booked a non‑smoking room. I was moved to a second room, but it still had multiple issues: dirty and stained ...
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2026
Motel 6 Colorado Springs, CO - Air Force Academy
Bed was lumpy. Heater was noisy and rattled . Bathroom had suspect, stuff on the door. Trash in all over the premises. Looked like there was a sewer leak above and shoddily patched and painted with splatter on the tiles and floor. The big thing was I was told I could keep my room if I extended the ...
Reviewed on 1 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Briargate
Northeast Colorado Springs
While visiting Northeast Colorado Springs, you might make a stop by sights like Pulpit Rock Park and Ent Center for the Arts.
Northgate
While visiting Northgate, you might make a stop by sights like US Air Force Academy and Ford Amphitheater.
Northwest Colorado Springs
If you're spending some time in Northwest Colorado Springs, US Air Force Academy and Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame are top sights worth seeing.
Black Forest
If you're spending some time in Black Forest, Black Forest Section 16 and Forest Plaza are top sights worth seeing.
East Colorado Springs
While visiting East Colorado Springs, you might make a stop by sights like U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center and Patty Jewett Golf Course.
West Colorado Springs
While visiting West Colorado Springs, you might make a stop by sights like Garden of the Gods and Glen Eyrie Castle.
