Fort Amity
Fort Amity was a unique farming colony organized by the Salvation Army in 1989 that reached national prominence for its successes.
Comanche National Grassland
The Comanche National Grassland includes over 440,000 acres in southeastern Colorado and offers superb opportunities for hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping, and more.
John Martin Reservoir State Park
John Martin Reservoir, the largest body of water in southeastern Colorado, sits like a sapphire on the plains. This state park is not only a Santa Fe National Historic Trail Site but many also consider it to be a birdwatcher's paradise with almost 400 species documented.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site offers visitors the opportunity to stand on the ground of this historical travesty and learn more from interpretive signage.
Amache Museum
The Amache Museum houses many objects donated by Camp Amache survivors or recovered during archaeological research
Madonna of the Trail Monument
The Madonna of the Trail Monument in Lamar is just one of 12 similar monuments nationwide celebrating the pioneer mothers of the covered wagon days on the Santa Fe Trail.
Canyons of Southeastern Colorado
Colorful and extensive canyons exist along the many tributaries of the Cimmaron and Purgatoire Rivers in southeastern Colorado.
Santa Fe “Prairie” Engine 1819
The 1819 “Prairie” Engine that sits in front of the Colorado Welcome Center was forged by Philadelphia-based Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.
Petrified Wood Building
The Petrified Wood Building was built in 1932 by William “Bill” Brown. Constructed of petrified wood found three miles northwest of Two Buttes Mountain, it was once touted as “the oldest working gas station in the world, at over 175,000,000 years old.”
The Historic Santa Fe Trail
For 59 years, the Santa Fe Trail was one thread in a web of international trade routes, influencing economies as far away as New York, London, and Mexico.