Monument

Monument is a town of 10,000 people (2020) in Colorado, USA about 15 miles north of Colorado Springs and about 5 miles southeast of Palmer Lake.

Understand

Monument was first settled as a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872, and the area was incorporated as a town called Henry's Station in 1879, but the name was later changed to Monument.

Get in

Interstate 25 divides Monument, which is exit # 161. Highway 83 runs north and south approximately 5 miles to the east of town.

Interstate 25 passes over the top of Monument Hill which frequently experiences hazardous road conditions, particularly in the winter months. This highway is the main connection between Denver and Colorado Springs. State Highway 105 also runs east/west through Monument.

Get around

Lyft and Uber ride-hailng apps serve all of Monument and much of the Tri-Lakes area as part of their Colorado Springs services.

Do

• 1 Kings Deer Golf Club, 19255 Royal Troon Dr, ☏ +1 719-559-4500, JKELLY@KINGSDEERGOLFCLUB.COM. (updated Jul 2020)

Buy

• 1 Frog on a Limb Primitives, 341 Front Street Suite 2, ☏ +1 719-481-8888. (updated Jul 2020)

Eat

• 1 Rosie's Diner, 11 Highway 105 (Hwy 105 & 3rd), ☏ +1 719-481-3287. Daily 7AM-9PM. 50s diner, locally owned & operated, under $10 lunch & dinner. (updated Jul 2020)
• Hikari, Hwy 105 & 2nd. Japanese lunch and dinner. Full sushi Bar 
• 2 Jasmine Garden, 1425 Cipriani Loop (Hwy 105 east of I-25), ☏ +1 719-481-0769. Chinese food. (updated Jul 2020)
• 3 La Casa Fiesta, 230 Front St, ☏ +1 719-481-1234. Mexican food. (updated Jul 2020)
• 4 Broken Bones BBQ, 481 W Highway 105 Unit G, ☏ +1 719-487-0471. Barbecue with gluten-free options available (updated Jul 2020)
• Black Forest Cafe and Deli, 140 2nd St. Sandwich shop. (updated Sep 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Rogers Inn The Pines, 18750 Rogers Pine Grove, ☏ +1 719-488-4355, rogersinnthepines@comcast.net. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Jul 2020)
• 2 Ramada Monument, 1865 Woodmoor Drive, ☏ +1 719-481-6000. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Jul 2020)

Connect

Wireless Internet

• The Broiler Room. Hwy 105 & 2nd. 7 days a week 11AM-11PM.
• It's A Grind Coffee House Along Jackson Creek Parkway near Home Depot. Su-Th 6AM-9PM, F Sa 6AM-10PM.
• Serranos Coffee Company. 582 Hwy 105 (in the Safeway shopping center), +1 719-481-9445. M-Sa 6AM-8PM, Su 6AM-5PM.
• Wesley Owens Coffee. 1773 Lake Woodmoor Dr. (Hwy 105 to Woodmoor Dr. Turn right on Lake Woodmoor Dr.), +1 719-481-2145. M-Sa 6AM-8PM, Su 8AM-4PM

Go next

• Palmer Lake
• Colorado Springs

Routes through Monument

Denver ← Castle Rock ←

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→ Colorado Springs → Pueblo