Welcome to Fort Carson ...

Fort Carson is located in El Paso County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Carson: Ft. Carson

Fort Carson is 5,830 feet [1,777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Carson is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fort Carson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fort Carson: 719

Communities near Fort Carson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Carson.

• Colorado Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colorado Springs
  • From Fort Carson to Colorado Springs
• Fountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
• Manitou Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manitou Springs
  • From Fort Carson to Manitou Springs
• Green Mountain Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Mountain Falls
  • From Fort Carson to Green Mountain Falls
• Victor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Victor
  • From Fort Carson to Victor
• Kelker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
  • Kelker is located in El Paso County
• Cimarron Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
  • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <3>
• Cascade
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cascade
  • From Fort Carson to Cascade
• Chipita Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipita Park
  • Chipita Park is located in El Paso County
  • Chipita Park has also been known as:
  • Cascade - Chipita Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipita Park <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chipita Park
  • From Fort Carson to Chipita Park
• Wigwam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wigwam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
  • Wigwam is located in El Paso County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wigwam
  • From Fort Carson to Wigwam

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Carson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Carson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Carson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Carson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Carson. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Carson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Carson ...

Looking for more information about Fort Carson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Carson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Carson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Carson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/