The Panhandle's central location provides easy access to many Midwestern urban areas, as well as the opportunity to explore and enjoy the more natural settings of the Colorado Rocky Mountains and the Black Hills of South Dakota.
 
Common Day Trips for Panhandle Residents: Common Weekend Trips:
   
  • Denver-Boulder, Colorado
    Museum of Natural History
    Six Flags-Elitch Gardens
    WaterWorld
    CU sporting events
  • Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
    CSU sporting events
  • Cheyenne, Wyoming
    Cheyenne Frontier Days
  • Rapid City, South Dakota
    Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
  • Casper, Wyoming
    Casper Events Center
  • The Black Hills of South Dakota
    Deadwood / Gambling
    Mount Rushmore
    Crazy Horse
 Lincoln, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Kansas City, Kansas
Billings, Montana
   

Day Trip or Weekend Entertainment:

  
   
  • Panhandle National Monuments
    Scotts Bluff National Monument
    Agate Fossil Beds
    Chimney Rock National Historic Site
    Nebraska National Forest and the Pine Ridge
    Oglala National Grassland
    North Platte National Wildlife Refuge
  • Musical and Fine Arts Performances
    Five Rocks Amphitheatre
    Fiddler's Green
    Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • Professional Sports
    Colorado Rockies Baseball
    Denver Broncos Football
    Colorado Avalanche Hockey
    Denver Nuggets Basketball
     
  • Skiing
    Winter Park
    Eldora
    Breckenridge
    Snowy Range
    Terry Peak
    Deer Mountain
    Hogadon
  • Shopping
    Monument Mall
    Cherry Creek Mall
    Foothills Fashion Mall
    Frontier Mall
    Rushmore Mall