Pikes Peak PlannerIndependent guide
Red sandstone fins of Garden of the Gods with the summit of Pikes Peak behind them, seen from the Visitor and Nature Center

14,115 ft · 19 mi of road · 4 ways up

Plan your Pikes Peak day

Three taps: the permit rules for your date, a timed plan that has you off the summit before the afternoon storms, the forecast and what to book.

Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, resized
1When
2How up
3Who
Start time and where you start from

Three ways up

Rather be driven?

Tours have their own seats when permits or trains sell out, and nobody in your group has to drive the mountain road.

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Prices, ratings and policies as shown on GetYourGuide on 2026-11-03 and Viator on 2026-11-07; ratings are theirs, not ours, and the booking page is what counts. Partner links: we may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you (disclosure). Other card photos are ours: Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0), Beverly Lussier (public domain), Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons. Viator card photos: Viator and the tour operators, via the Viator Partner API, read on 2026-11-07.

Before you go

Sources (12)· checked 2026-11-03

All sources for this topic: Pikes Peak Highway on the facts page.

Last checked Nov 3, 2026 by Rainer Lang. Rules and prices change; confirm with the operator before you travel.