As the second largest Department of Defense training site in the nation, PCMS hosts two major military exercises a year.

Pi¤on Canyon Maneuver Site is one of the Army's few, non-live- fire training areas allowing force-on-force, mechanized brigade training exercises. It's 235,896 acres, combined with Fort Carson's training areas, comprise maneuver training lands second only to the National Training Center in size.įort Carson, with 97,201 acres of range land, supports limited battalion-size or smaller training exercises. It was opened in 1985 to provide critical maneuver lands for larger units on the Installation and from other installations in the area.

The Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), located 150 miles southeast of Fort Carson, is a great training asset for Fort Carson, other installations, and National Guard and Reserve units from all branches of the service.