Colorado Parks and Recreation Areas with National Historic Site

William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the original fort on this site in 1833 to trade with plains Indians and trappers. The adobe fort quickly became the center of the Bent, St.Vrain Company's expanding trade empire that included Fort St.Vrain to the north and Fort Adobe to the south, along with company stores in Mexico at Taos and Santa Fe. The primary trade was with the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians for buffalo robes. read more...

Phone: 719-383-5010   Price Range: $2 - $3   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: La Junta   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Bent'S Old Fort

The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site was authorized by Public Law 106-465 on November 7, 2000. The purposes of the Act are to recognize the national significance of the massacre in American history, and its ongoing signficance to the Cheyenne and Arapaho people and descendents of the massacre victims. The Act authorizes establishment of the national historic site once the NPS has acquired sufficient land from willing sellers to preserve, commemorate, and interpret the massacre. Acquisition of a sufficient amount of land has not yet occured. Currently, the majority of land within the authorized boundary is privately owned and is not open to the public. The NPS is working in partnership with The Conservation Fund, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, and the State of Colorado towards establishment of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. read more...

Phone: 719-438-5916   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Eads   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities:   Details Provided By: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site