Citadel Mall Colorado Springs

The Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs was close to where we lived so it is where we did most of our mall shopping. Because we were on a budget, our two favorite places to go were Wal-Mart and Target, both on North Academy Boulevard.

This mall is right off of North Academy Boulevard. The actual address is 750 Citadel Drive East. You can see the mall from N. Academy. It is a good-sized, all-under-one-roof shopping mall and our children enjoyed going to see the fountains when they were little. They loved watching the water. I think what they really wanted was to get in them and pick up all of the coins!

Above, the Disney Store had a special day with Tigger at this mall while we were there. This was our first Disney Store experience and my boys, Andrew and Matthew, loved meeting Tigger!


There is a good variety of stores and restaurants there. Yes, restaurants not in the food court, like Ruby Tuesday and Villa Pizza. Even a Hooter's.  Department stores and specialty stores abound so you should be able to find something for everyone on your list.

They have a nice food court, a Starbucks, and a Rocky Mountain chocolate factory. (What more could you want?)

Department stores include JCPenney, Macy's, Dillard's, and Burlington. No Sears anymore, but it was there when we lived there because we bought furniture, a dishwasher, and tools from Sears while we lived there.

They have several hair and nail salons, and if your glasses break while you are on vacation, they have a Lenscrafters where you can get new ones in about an hour. This is where I used to buy my glasses when we lived in Colorado Springs.

There is plenty of parking, except at Christmas, but that is true of any mall at Christmastime. Citadel Mall has grown since we have last been there. They now have about 170 stores and shops.

Colorado Springs also has Chapel Hills Mall with 150 stores.