Base Name: Fort Carson, CO
Base City: Colorado Springs, CO
Base Operator Phone Number: (719) 526-5811
Family Readiness Center/Fleet & Family Services:
6303 Wetzel Avenue | Building 15
Address:- Phone Number: (719) 526-4590
- Website: http://www.carson.army.mil/acs/
Cost of Living:
- BAH/OHA: starting at $1023 for E-1 without dependents and $1365 for E-1 with dependents
Housing:
- Housing Office:
o Amount of on base houses available: 3,060
o Phone Number: 719-579-1606
o Address: 6800 Prussman Boulevard
o Website: http://www.fortcarsonfamilyhousing.com/default.aspx
o Off-base/privatized housing
- AHRN: http://www.ahrn.com/fortcarson.php
Lodging:
o Address: 7301 Woodfill Rd, Fort Carson, CO 80913
o Phone Number: (719) 526-4832 Ext. 0
o Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!lodging/c1kav
Schools/Daycare:
- Child Development Center
o Aspen CDC
§ Address: 4880 Funk Ave., Bldg. 4356
§ Phone Number: (719) 503 - 7725
§ Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!child-care-and-youth-programs/c1sb7
- Military Certified Providers off-base? yes, more info: 719-526-3338
- Elementary:
o Abrams Elementary School
§ Address: 600 Chiles Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80902
§ Phone Number: 7119-382-1490
§ Website: http://abramsweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
o Aragon Elementary School
§ Address: 211 S. Main St., Fountain, CO 80817
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1340
Website: http://aragonweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
o Eagleside Elementary School
§ Address: 9750 Sentry Dr., Fountain, CO 80817
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1520
Website: http://eaglesideweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
o Jordahl Elementary School
§ Address: 800 Progress Dr., Fountain, CO 80817
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1400
Website: http://jordahlweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
o Mesa Elementary School
§ Address: 400 Camino Del Rey, Fountain, CO 80817
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1370
Website: http://mesaweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
o Mountainside Elementary School
§ Address: 5506 Harr Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80902
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1430
Website: http://mountainsideweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
o Patriot Elementary School
§ Address: 7010 Harr Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80902
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1460
o Weikel Elementary School
§ Address: 6565 Lindstrom St., Colorado Springs, CO 80902
§ Phone Number: 719-358-4320
Website: http://weikelweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
- Middle: Carson Middle School
§ Address: 6200 Prussman Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80902
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1610
§ Website: http://carsonweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
o Fountain Middle School
§ Address: 515 N. Santa Fe Ave., Fountain, CO 80817
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1580
Website: http://fountainweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
- High School: Fountain Fort Carson High School
§ Address: 900 Jimmy Camp Rd., Fountain, CO 80817
§ Phone Number: 719-382-1640
§ Website: http://ffchsweb.ffc8.org/?sessionid=d5e1018184659c26c9959d5d57a449e4&t
Medical Services:
- Tricare region (West, Central, North, South): West
- Address: 1650 Cochrane Circle, Fort Carson, CO 80913
- Phone Number: (719) 526-7000
o Apt Line: 719-526-2273 or 719-524-2273
o Info: (719) 526-7000
- Tricare: 1-888-874-9378
- Website: http://www.evans.amedd.army.mil/
- Hospital on base (or clinics only): Evans Army Community Hospital
Things to do:
- Water Park/Parks:
o Ellis Outdoor Pool
§ Address: 5954 Ellis St., Bldg. 1231
§ Phone: (719) 526 - 4456
§ Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!aquatics/c1v1f
- Gym/Fitness Center:
o McKibben Physical Fitness Center
§ Address: 5785 Barkeley Ave., Bldg. 1160, Fort Carson
§ Phone: 719-526-2597
§ Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!physical-fitness-centers/c1ewo
- Base Vet Clinic:
o Address: 1535 Sheridan Ave., Bldg 6190, Fort Carson
o Phone: 719 526-3803
o Website: http://phc.amedd.army.mil/organization/Pages/VtfDetails.aspx?VtfID=61&loc=CO
- Outdoor Rec:
§ Address: 7093 Specker Ave, Bldg. 2429
§ Phone: (719) 526-5366
§ Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!odr/c8lk
- RV/Camping Facilities and/or storage rental: Available Contact ODR
- On/off base bowling alley: Thunder Alley Bowling Center
o Address: 6391 Chiles Ave, Bldg. 1511
o Phone: (719) 526-5542
o Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!thunder-alley-bowling-center/c23y1
- Library:
o Grant Library
§ Address: 1637 Flint Street, Building 1528
§ Phone: 719-526-2350
§ Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!grant-library/cjum
- Golf Course: Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club
o Address: 1050 Titus Blvd., Bldg. 7800
o Phone: (719) 526-4102
o Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!cheyenne-shadows-golf-course/cq3g
- Movie Theater: NONE
o Phone:
Website:
- Hobby Shop: NONE
o Address:
o Phone:
o Website:
- Auto shop: Auto Craft Center
o Address: 7001 Wetzel Avenue, Building 2427
o Phone: (719) 526-2147
o Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!auto-crafts-center/c24qn
- Local Attractions:
o Adventure Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 6550 Corporate Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919, 719-528-5430, http://www.adventuregolfandbattingcages.com/
o Cave of the Winds, Hwy 24 W., Manitou Springs, CO 80829, 719-685-5444, http://www.caveofthewinds.com/
o Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 4250 Cheyenne Mtn. Zoo Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80906, 719-633-9925, http://www.cmzoo.org/
For more information visit: http://www.visitcos.com/colorado-springs-attractions
- ITT office information:
§ Address: 7093 Specker Ave, Bldg 2429 inside Outdoor Rec Complex
§ Phone Number: (719) 526-5366
§ Website: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/#!itr/c1dj4
For those of you who are PCSing to Fort Carson I would recommend you visit this website: <a href="http://www.fort-carson.com/">Fort Carson housing office</a> because it really has a great walk-through of all the rooms in every house (virtually of course). Just a suggestion =)
Builders I'm a local Realtor with Coldwell Banker. I would love to help with your PCS needs to any of the 5 military ba
Frank Schlosser 719-351-1511 Yourhomecolorado@gmail.com
We are PCSing this fall to Carson we have only heard good things about the area.
Which leads me to my next quetion we are looking at possibly buying a home the 2 main builders we have found online are Challenger and Saint AubynHomes anyone have any advce on either. or any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Claudia
Nara asks:
Fort Carson CO. Where is good area to live off-post? Quiet close to post and great schools... My son is 9.
Aloha...PCSing to Carson in a few months. Looking for any advise of info or recomm from a parent of a ASD kid (autism). Anything would be greatly apprecitaed OT Speech ABA Respite Medical SPD....Thanks in advance
Chantelle D. asks: My husband and I are hoping to PCS to Ft Carson... Has anyone been there? what's the housing like? Is off post housing reasonable or would it be better to just aim for staying on post? Also what is the general area like? crime? schools? recreational activities? :) thank you!
I have a question. I am PFC about to pcs to Fort Carson from Korea but my wife won't pcs to there till November. Is it possible for me to get housing before she gets there to get everything settled in? Or will they just stick me in the barracks?
Thank you.
Lindsay A. asks: My hubs and I are processing to Fort Carson Co. Can any one please give me advise tips or suggestions about how the pcs works as far as moving from on post housing from here to fort Carson? I have been to Co many times but have no idea of what the ba
MDS says: Hi Lindsay! Thanks for writing in... here's a good place to check out local reviews on Ft. Carson: http://militarydutystations.com/installation.php?inst=Fort+Carson. Here's another MDS resource: http://www.militarydutystations-blog.com/category/conus-states/colorado/ packed full of info. One more: http://www.sargeslist.com/index.php?region=region81. Also look for on/off post rental housing at www.AHRN.com. Army Housing is also very helpful. Here's their li
Ivory G. says: I wouldn't advise you to move to Choctaw Village. It looks ghetto and some people there fight in the streets and leave alot of trash laying around.
Christina D. asks: Hello My husband and I are pcs-ing to Carson the beginning of August. Was wondering if anyone could recommend which areas are the best to live in close to post since we wont be able to get into on post housing sine the wait is 9-12 months. Thanks so much any help would be greatly appreciated!
Fort Carson Rep says: They tell you the wait list is that long but you can get in pretty quickly. If you got on the list now you would almost definitely get a house you just have to stay on top and call and email at least a few times a week!
Christina D. says: I cant get on the wait-list until my husband has his official orders to Carson and hes deployed right now and doesn't know when hes getting them.
Fort Carson Rep says: Ohh that stinks :( Well we have always lived on post but from what I hear Security and Fountain are nice areas and close to post!
Christina D. says: Ok thanks! Hopefully we can get on post that would make life much easier!
Sarah S. says: If not on post then I'd recommend fountain if we werent on post thats where we'd go! We also lived in Quail Cove Apts and they seemed pretty nice and quiet and safe... dont ever hear anything abt that area on the news... fountain just always has nice big houses for rent and seems like a great place I had friends who lived there pretty sure they loved it! :)
Jenny S. says: ♥ Fort Carson! We pcsd here April 2010 my husband medically discharged in October we just bought a home and are here permanently. It's a wonderful place!! :D
How does the housing list work? When you're on top and they give you a call do they give you options? Can you be put on the list for a specific neighborhood? If you decline one because you're waiting for a neighborhood will they put you to the bottom of the list?
Mikaela C. says: We LOVED Colorado Springs but hated our unit at Ft. Carson. There are some great people there and some horrible people there but if you are a nature lover it's worth some of the BS. Hiking shopping activities there are amazing! Plus MWR does really cool trips around the area at reasonable rates.
Teri H. says: I'm at our first post on Fort Carson... The weather is great and there is alot to do anytime of the year. I've heard bad and good about the units but my hubs is pretty happy with his. Housing is ok on post but you can find reasonable housing off post. Good Luck!
Tab M. says: We have been to Fort Hood TX. Fort Benning GA. Fort Carson CO and now Fort Sill OK. Fort Carson was my favorite I loved it there! Tons to do for families kids and singles. Always something going on.
Heather G. says: This is our second tour at Carson (CO) and it's our favorite so far. Have also been at Knox (KY) Benning (GA) Jackson (SC) Germany & Okinawa.
Robin K. says: I live off post at Ft. Carson and I do not think the cost of living here is expensive at all!!!! I am from NY so out here the gas is cheap rent is love and life is laid back. I love it here!
Lauren R. says: Ft. Carson is really nice. Cost of living is pretty high but the post housing isn't bad. There's tons of stuff to do indoors and out. Plus you're close enough to Denver to have city day trips.
Rachel A. asks: Do people live in Pueblo or is that too far from Carson? How long would the drive be every day? How many gates are there to get on post? What are the best elementary schools in the area? Thank you! :)
Linda D. says: Pueblo is about an hour or so away and roads can get bad during the winter months.... there are Gate #43215 and 20 open to the public to get on post...
Valerie T. says: Pueblo's too far.
Gracie S. says: Pueblo is a bit too far. Fountain is a nice town. its outside gate 20 and away from all the hustle and bustle of the springs. we love living there but there isnt many apartments its mostly houses so if your looking for a house then thats a good place to look!
Rachel A. says: Thank you to those who answered. Google said the drive was about 45 mins but it only has one gate as a reference point so I thought it might actually be a shorter drive. Plus they're a little off sometimes. I guess we'll be looking in cs then! Thanks again! :)
Cristina C. says: USAFA is about 35 minutes away and they're in District 20 which is one of the best in the area but its north of Carson
Rachel A. says: Thank you Cristina! Is district 20 better in general or just that one?
Cristina C. says: There are a lot of elementary schools in District 20 and they are all pretty good. My dd goes to a special one for the arts and its all hippyish. the classrooms have no doors the grades share a communal space in between them and some classrooms have no chairs but sofas. She loves it and does very well there. My soon has special needs and attends a different one which is more traditional but receives phenomenal care. In fact EFMP at Carson specifically told me to go to District 20 bc the school at Carson and in the area where just not a good choice for my sons needs
Ashley S. says: I live in pueblo it takes my hubby about 30-35 mins to get to ba
Valerie T. says: Traffic can be and is a nightmare. We lived just off Powers on Constitution and he spent over an hour in traffic every day.
Rachel A. says: This is all very helpful! thank you ladies! =)
Jennyfer M. says: I live out in Pueblo and it takes about 45 minutes to drive to gate 20 in fountain. We bought a house here after renting in the springs. A lot more bang for your buck out here!
Teri T. says: I'm at our first post on Fort Carson... The weather is great here and there is alot to do anytime of the year.
Jim K. says: Great news for anyone PCSing to Colorado Springs: a new Rudy's BBQ is opening in this location. If you don't know about Rudy's this will be their 18th location in the southwest. For those of you who've had the pleasure of being stationed in San Antonio or Albuquerque (among other places) there are Rudy's BBQs there....not only is the meat and chicken smoked to perfection but their "Creamed Corn" side is the rave of anyone who tries it! Yum...just another great reason to be in Colorado Springs!
Samantha H. asks: Hi we are moving here in May and i was looking at the pictures of different housing villages on post..Just wondering how the Pawnee village is? I've seen a few complaints how housing on ba
Army Wives Club of Fort Carson says: Pawnee is the most descent for lower ranking with fewer than 3 kids BUT they are usually full and the wait to get into that specific village is longer.
Samantha H. says: Thank you for your input. May I ask what's so bad with the on- post housing there?
Brooke F. says: We live on post and are pretty happy. Nothing is perfect but I have not had a bad experience since being here. We live in Apache maybe not the prettiest on the outside but we are happy with it. I also like having a carport. I think maintenance is the main reason most people have issue with post. I hear people complain about not getting thing fixed and such but every time we have had something that needed to be fixed it was done in a timely manner.
Alychia B. says: We live in Pawnee and it only took a month to get into.
Mimi A. asks: Anyone at Ft. Carson? How are the schools? How is the weather? The post? Waiting list for housing CYS daycare)
Jennifer E. says: I just moved from Carson..The waiting lists are long so you would want to put your name on it AS SOON as you get orders.At Carson you have to pay for your child to go to pre K onba
LZH Photography says: We chose to live off post due to being told the wait list is about a year or so for my husband's rank (and we have hardly moved in the past 5 months). However I have heard once your arrive to Fort Carson go straight to the housing office to see if they have any house available that day or in the near future. Good luck trying to get through their landlines as they seem to never answer their phones.
We moved here from Fort Lewis WA and we are quite disappointed with the post here at Fort Carson. It's not as new as the one at Fort Lewis and we have found the customer service is not friendly here. They are buidling a new fitness center and commissary and so this will definitely benefit the post but Fort Carson is not our favorite.
As far as the weather goes... it's quite perfect and very dry. It hardly ever rains and the sun is very very strong.
As far as off post locations and things to do... there are plenty. If you don't mind traveling a few hours you can visit some beautiful spots.
We don't have any children and so I am not familiar with schools here. Best wishes!
Elaine B. says: Check out the Ft. Carson Family Housing page. For off-post housing be sure to check www.ahrn.com. Good luck!
Brittney on FB discussion wall said 06/2011: .........yle="font-family: 'lucida grande' tahoma verdana arial sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">yeah the pet fee is not reimbursed. It was $25.00 at the Comfort Inn. The La Quinta Inn does NOT charge pet fees but they were booked when we were here because of graduations and the Airforce Academy was graduating also. On post the price per day is lower than the hotels but we didn't care for the $75.00 fee either plus we have 2 kids that love to swim so we chose the Comfort Inn and we enjoyed the free breakfasts too haha. ..........yle="font-family: 'lucida grande' tahoma verdana arial sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Well they have about 4 dog parks around here too( maybe more that we haven't found) so look up those addresses too before you come. The Bear Creek dog park is the one we have heard is the best but the other we we went to was nice also. Almost everywhere here seems to be dog friendly so its wonderful. Everybody is so friendly here and helpful too. Our GPS has been a complete lifesaver because Colorado springs is huge and can be a little overwhelming at first. Just make sure to enjoy yourselves and don't stress too much. :-)
I just made sure that whatever hotel we stayed at we asked how much it would per day then how much with military discount and then if they offer the Per Diem rate. Always ask how much it is regular before asking anything about military discounts or Per Diem cuz some hotels like to raise the price up on ya if they know you're military and just give you the per diem rate even though it could be higher than regular rate. When we called around on that weekend a bunch of hotels weren't offering the Per Diem rate for that weekend and jacked up their prices high cuz there were so many people needing reservations...............yle="font-family: 'lucida grande' tahoma verdana arial sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">We got here about 2 weeks ago and when we showed up there was no housing available on either the Carson ba
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My advice would be make sure you set up Temp Housing reservations before you get here and start looking now for a house/apartment to rent. Have all that info ready as soon as you get here so you can begin looking. Most places require you to have 1st months rent PLUS a deposit equal to 1st months rent before moving in. So make sure you're saving up now. It's not too stressful if you come prepared and so far this is our favorite duty station. We really do love it here!
from the Facebook discussion wall 10/2011:........... yle="font-family: 'lucida grande' tahoma verdana arial sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">We just left Carson in June and I miss it soo much.Anyone who gets stationed there is extremely lucky.Co. is amazing.It's beautiful and the weather is close to perfect.
yle="font-family: 'lucida grande' tahoma verdana arial sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Honestlythe only thing that stunk about it was being stationed with 3BCT because they are a rapidly deploying brigademy hubby spent 39 months in Iraq in the almost 5 years we lived there=(
Everyone has thier own experiences but after almost 5 years being stationed there I must sayit was wonderful.Nothing bad ever happened to us and it's only expensive if you are from an area that is cheap like down south or someplace.We are from the East Coast and Colorado is a much cheaper place to us but againit all depends on what you are used to=)Balfour Beatty is really good about fixing things(which I miss while renting a single family home off post)there are alot of community things to do if that's your sort of thing.As far as schools goI know that the scores for FFC8 are not that great but my children(from kinder-middle school while living there)did very well with straight A's and the faculty at Abrams and Carson Middle are awesome!
Every individual will obviously have a different experience but as for our familythe experience was awesome.We miss it and can't wait to move back and buy a house out there to settle down in=)