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nationalmap.gov will allow you to download a DEM file for just about anywhere in the US. You could then create a surface from that and display contours.
For information on using DEM files in C3D, check out this blog post I wrote up a few years back: http://civil3dplus.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/using-dem-information-in-civil-3d/
You'll need to go to the Viewer to download the data: http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/
They have instructions on how to use it: http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/help/The%20National%20Map%20Viewer%20Quick%20Start%20Guide.htm