Colorado Springs KOA Holiday Blog
Your year-round getaway with amazing mountain views and minutes from Pikes Peak!
Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
From South on I-25: Exit 132, south on frontage road (Bandley Dr).
From North on I-25: Exit 132A
Some weekends are just fun. And then some weekends are fun that actually means something.
September at Colorado Springs KOA is a little bit of both. There's a charity carnival that supports kids fighting cancer, a cozy movie night in your comfiest flannel, and a glow-in-the-dark evening that the kids will not stop talking about.
If you've been looking for a family trip with a little more heart behind it, this is your month. Here's the lineup.
Quick answer: What family events are happening at Colorado Springs KOA in September? Colorado Springs KOA Holiday in Fountain hosts three themed family weekends in September 2026: the Care Camps Carnival of Hope (Sep 11 to 13), a charity weekend supporting kids with cancer; Flicks, Flannels & Fun (Sep 18 to 20), a cozy movie-and-comfort weekend; and Glow Crazy Weekend (Sep 25 to 27), a bright night of glow-themed activities. All three are family-friendly and just minutes from Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods.
Let's start with the weekend that matters most.
The Care Camps Carnival of Hope is a family carnival weekend at the park that raises money for the Care Camps Foundation. And this is a cause worth knowing about.
Care Camps is a national nonprofit that funds medically supervised camps for children battling cancer, across the U.S. and Canada. These camps give kids the chance to just be kids again. To focus on fun, friends, and campfires instead of treatments and hospital rooms. KOA is the foundation's official charity sponsor, and the funds raised help cover the real costs: medical staff, equipment, meals, and getting those kids to camp in the first place.
So when your family shows up for a weekend of carnival games and camp fun, you're also part of something bigger. Your kids get a blast of a weekend, and somewhere, another kid gets a shot at their own carefree week at camp.
That's the kind of trip that sticks with you. Come for the games, stay for the reason.
The next weekend takes it all the way down to cozy.
Flicks, Flannels & Fun is exactly what it sounds like. Movies under the Colorado sky, everyone in their softest flannel, and the kind of low-key weekend that's basically a group hug in campground form.
This is your permission slip to do less. Pull up a camp chair, wrap the kids in blankets, and let a movie do the entertaining for once. Bonus points if someone falls asleep before the credits roll (it's usually a parent).
Fall in Fountain is made for this. Warm days, crisp evenings, and a fire pit right there when the movie wraps.
And then we go full glow.
Glow Crazy Weekend closes out the month with glow sticks, neon everything, and the kind of after-dark energy that makes kids feel like they're getting away with something.
Deck out the campsite, load up on glow gear, and lean into it. This is the weekend where the camera roll fills up fast, so charge your phone. Trust us.
It's the perfect "big finish" to a month of family weekends. Loud, bright, a little chaotic, and genuinely a blast.
Here's the thing about camping near Colorado Springs in September.
The summer crowds have thinned out, the weather is that perfect warm-day, cool-night combo, and the park leans into the season with these themed weekends. You get built-in fun without having to plan a single thing yourself.
Between the events, you're also minutes from the good stuff. Take a morning at Garden of the Gods, point the car toward Pikes Peak, or just let the kids run wild at the playground and pool back at camp. Set up once, and the whole weekend plans itself.
If a weekend turns into "can we just live here," you're not alone. As fall settles in, Colorado Springs KOA opens up monthly and extended stays, so a great September can stretch into a great season.
What is the Care Camps Carnival of Hope? It's a family carnival weekend at Colorado Springs KOA (Sep 11 to 13, 2026) that raises money for the Care Camps Foundation, a nonprofit that funds medically supervised camps for children with cancer. KOA is the foundation's official charity sponsor.
When are the September themed weekends at Colorado Springs KOA? Care Camps Carnival of Hope runs Sep 11 to 13, Flicks, Flannels & Fun runs Sep 18 to 20, and Glow Crazy Weekend runs Sep 25 to 27, 2026.
Are these events good for young kids? Yes. All three weekends are designed for family fun, from carnival games and movie nights to glow-themed activities that younger kids especially love.
Is the pool still open in September? The heated pool and hot tub stay open into fall. The seasonal splash park typically closes after Labor Day weekend.
How do I take part in the September weekends? Reserve a campsite or cabin for the weekend you want. Activities are part of the on-site fun during each themed weekend.
Fun weekends are easy to find. Fun weekends that also do a little good in the world? Those are worth driving for.
Carnival games for a cause, a cozy movie night, and a glow party to cap it off, all wrapped in that perfect Colorado fall. Your family memory bank is about to get a serious deposit.
Reserve a September weekend at Colorado Springs KOA and come camp with heart.
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