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Additional Links to Attractions on the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail

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Baca House~ Bloom Mansion~Santa Fe Trail Museum~Historic Gardens~Museum Bookstore-
Bents Old Fort-
Bents Old Fort-
Boggsville historic site-
Colorado Welcome Center - Trinidad, Colorado,-
Colorado Welcome Center- Lamar, Colorado
Comanche National Grassland- El Corazon De Trinidad - Fowler Historical Society -
Iron Spring-
John Martin Reservoir -
Koshare Indian Dancers & Museum-
Lesser Prairie Chicken Viewing Area-
Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum- La Junta Skate Park- Ludlow Massacre-
National Scenic Byways Online-
Otero Museum-
Picketwire Canyonlands Dinosaur Tracksite-
Picketwire Canyonlands Virtual tour of Rock Art -
Picture Canyon- Santa Fe National Historic Trail -
Santa Fe National Historic Trail Sites on Comanche National Grasslands-
Trinidad History Museum-
Sand Creek - Sand Creek National Park Service site -
Spanish Peaks -
Timpas-
Trinidad Lake State Park- Trinidad Skate Park-
Vogel Canyon Picnic Area-

Mountain Branch Byway Partners & Supporters

Action 22 -
Adventure Cycling - American Recreation Coalition - Americas Byways -
Best Western Bent's Fort Inn - Bicycle Colorado - Children's Theatre of La Junta -
Colorado Scenic Byways-
Colorado Department of Transportation-
Colorado Division of Wildlife-
Colorado Historical Society-
Colorado Lottery Scenic Byway Projects-
Colorado State Archives-
Colorado State Forest Services-
Colorado State Parks- Colorado Wilderness Guide-
Kiowa County Economic Development Foundation-
Federal Highway Administration-
First National Bank of Trinidad-
Interactive Santa Fe Trail Home page- La Junta High School Theatre -
Links to the Santa Fe Trail - Mobil Travel Guide -
National Historic Santa Fe Trail -
National Parks Service -
National Register of Historic Places -
National Scenic Byways Oline - Picketwire Center for the performing and Visual Arts -
The Overland Trail - Santa Fe Trail New Mexico Scenic Byway -
Santa Fe Trail Association -
Santa Fe Trail Association CORAZÓN DE LOS CAMINOS chapter -
Santa Fe Trail Association - The Santa Fe Trail open directory!-
Santa Fe Trail Association Research site -
Santa Fe National Historic Trail Brochure-
Small Business Development Center, TSJC, -
South East Colorado Economic Development District, Inc.,- Southeast Colorado Business Network-
Trinidad-Las Animas County Economic Development, Inc., Toll Free ,
Trinidad Riverwalk-
Trinidad State Junior College-
Travel industry Association of America-
Vacation Guide-
Your Daily dose of the mountains!-

City & County Links

Baca county government-
Baca County-
Bent County-
Bent County-
City of Lamar-
City of La Junta-
City of Rocky Ford-
Fort Lyon-
Kiowa County-
Kiowa County-
Holly County-
La Junta INC.-
Otero County- Colorado Genealogy and History site-
Otero County-
Prowers County-
Prowers County Genealogy- South Central Council of Governments-
Trinidad Colorado-
Trinidad Colorado-
Trinidad, Las Animas County-

Chamber of Commerce Links

Arkansas Valley Chamber of Commerce-
Eads Chamber of Commerce,
La Junta Chamber of Commerce,- or
Lamar Chamber of Commerce, -
Las Animas Chamber of Commerce,
La Veta Chamber of Commerce, -
Rocky Ford Chamber of Commerce,-
South East Colorado Enterprise District,- or
Springfield Chamber of Commerce,-
Trinidad-Las Animas County Chamber of Commerce,-
Walsenburg Chamber of Commerce, -

News Papers

The Trinidad Chronicle News-, 200 West Church Street, PO Box 763, Trinidad, CO 81082
Trinidad Times Independent-, 816 Arizona Ave., Trinidad, CO 81082
La Junta Tribune Democrat-, 422 Colorado Ave., La Junta, CO 81050
Ag Journal Online-
Pueblo Chieftan- Rock Ford Gazette-,
Fowler Tribune-
Lamar Daily News-,
Springfield Plainsman Herald-
Baca Weekly- fax-
Bent County Weekly-
The Colorado Springs Gazette-
The Denver Post-

Radio

KCRT Radio-, 100 Fisher Drive, Trinidad, CO 81082, , Trinidad's Radio Connection on 92.5 FM and 1240 AM and also on 96.5 in other local areas.
KSPK Walsenburg- , 516 Main Street, Walsenburg, CO 81089, , KSPK FM is southern Colorado's first regional FM station south of Pueblo. KSPK brings a big market sound to a large audience of southern Colorado listeners. KSPK's format consists of new country hits with some of the older country favorites mixed in.
KBUZ La Junta-
KLMR Lamar-
KVAY Lamar-

Junior Colleges

Lamar Community College, 2401 South Main, Lamar CO 81052,-
Otero Junior College-
Trinidad State Junior College-


Our 23 Colorado Byways

Southeast Colorado
Highway of Legends- Length: 82 miles, Driving time: 2 hours, Contact: Trinidad Welcome Center, 309 Nevada Avenue, Trinidad CO 81082,, Website:
Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway- Mountain Branch- Length: 188 miles, Driving time: 4 hours, Contact:Trinidad/Las Animas Economic Development Inc., 136 W. Main Street, Trinidad CO 81082,, Email: , Website: http://www.santafetrailscenicandhistoricbyway.org

South Central Colorado
Los Caminos Antiguos- Length: 129 miles, Driving time: 3 hours, Contact: Fort Garland Museum & Visitor Center, Fort Garland CO 81133,, Email: , Website:
Top of the Rockies- Length: 82 miles, Driving time: 2 hours, Contact:Greater Leadville Area Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 861, Leadville CO 80461, /
Silver Thread- Length: 75 miles, Driving time: 2 hours, Contact: Creede Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 580, Creede CO 81130,
Gold Belt Tour- Length: 131 miles, Driving time: 5 hours, Contact: BLM-Royal Gorge Field Office, 3170 East Main St., Canon City CO 81212,, Email:
Frontier Pathways- Length: 103 miles, Driving time: 3.5 hours, Contact: El Pueblo Museum, Pueblo CO,, Website:

Southwest Colorado
Alpine Loop- Length: 63 miles, Driving time: 4 to 6 hours, Contact:BLM-Gunnison Resource Area, 216 N. Colorado, Gunnison CO 81230,
Trail of the Ancients- Length: 116 miles,Driving time:3 hours,Contact:Anasazi Heritage Center,27501 Highway 184, Dolores CO 81323,
San Juan Skyway- Length: 236 miles,Driving time: 6 hours,Contact:San Juan National Forest,15 Burnett Court, Durango CO 81301,, Email: , Website:
Unaweep/Tabeguache- Length: 133 miles, Driving time:3 hours, Contact:Bureau of Land Management,2465 S. Townsend,Montrose CO 81401
West Elk Loop- Length: 205 miles, Driving time: 6 to 8 hours,Contact: U.S. Forest Service, P.O. Box 309, Carbondale CO 81623,

Northwest Colorado
Colorado River Headwaters- Length: 80 miles, Driving time: 2 hours, Contact: Granby Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 35, Granby CO 80446,, Email:
Flat Tops Trail- Length: 82 miles, Driving time: 2 hours, Contact: USFS - Yampa Ranger District, P.O. Box 7, 300 Roselawn, Yampa CO 80483,
Grand Mesa- Length: 63 miles, Driving time: 2 hours, Contact: Grand Mesa Byway Association, P.O. Box 122, Cedaredge CO 81413, , Website:
Dinosaur Diamond- Length: 486 miles, Driving time: 2 - 3 days, Contact: Dinosaur Journey Museum, 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita CO 81521,, Email: dinosaurjourney.org, Website:

North Central Colorado
Guanella Pass- Length: 22 miles, Driving time: 1 hour, Contact: Clear Creek County Tourism Board, P.O. Box 100, Idaho Springs CO 80476,, Email: , Website:
Mount Evans- Length: 28 miles, Driving time: 1 hour, Contact: Clear Creek County Tourism Board, P.O. Box 100, Idaho Springs CO 80452,, Email: , Website:
Peak to Peak- Length: 55 miles, Driving time: 80 minutes, Contact: Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2440 Pearl Street, Boulder CO 80302,
Cache la Poudre-North Park- Length: 101 miles, Driving time: 3 hours, Contact: Estes-Poudre Ranger District, 1311 S. College Ave, Ft. Collins CO 80526,
Trail Ridge Road- Rocky Mountain Park- Length: 48 miles, Driving time: 2 hours, Contact: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park CO 80517

Northeast Colorado
Pawnee Pioneer Trails- Length: 128 miles, Driving time: 3 hours, Contact: USFS - Pawnee National Grasslands, 660, Greeley CO 80631,
South Platte River Trail- Length: 19 miles, Driving time: 30 Minutes, Contact: Sedgwick County Economic Development, 114 East First Street, Julesburg CO 80737,, Website:

Other links of interest on the Santa Fe Trail


Area Guide to Trinidad CO- A Search Engine for History Buffs-
Colorado History Links- Colorado Nature Conservatory- La Junta Raceway -
Denver Public Library Photograph Collection- Great Outdoors Colorado- Nature Watch- Blue Sky Quarterly Canyoning Guide-
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory-
The Official Colorado State Website-
Rocky Mountain PBS, The Rocky Mountain Legacy- PBS- Stories on the Santa Fe Trail, type in Santa Fe Trail in search-
Southern Colorado's Voice-
Suggested reading about the Santa Fe Trail- Trinidad Area Arts Council-
Towns and Attractions-
Trinidad USA, reliable internet service- Useful area links -
Watchable Wildlife in Colorado- Discover Colorado- The land, people, work, legacy and future of Colorado-


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