Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway
Route information | |
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Maintained by CDOT | |
Length | 188 mi[1][2] (303 km) |
Major junctions | |
East end | US 50 4 miles (6 km) east of Holly |
West end | I-25 Raton Pass |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | Prowers, Bent, Otero, and Las Animas counties |
Highway system | |
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The Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway is a 188-mile (303 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Prowers, Bent, Otero, and Las Animas counties, Colorado, USA. The byway follows the Santa Fe National Historic Trail through southeastern Colorado and connects to the 381-mile (613 km) Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway in New Mexico at Raton Pass, a National Historic Landmark at elevation 7,834 feet (2,388 m). The byway visits Amache National Historic Site and Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, both National Historic Landmarks, and winds between the Spanish Peaks and Raton Mesa, both National Natural Landmarks.
The byway connects with the Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway at Trinidad.
Route
[edit]Attractions
[edit]- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
- National Old Trails Road
- Amache National Historic Site
- John Martin Reservoir State Park
- Fort Lyon
- Boggsville
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
- Koshare Museum and Dancers
- Comanche National Grassland
- Trinidad History Museum
- Trinidad Lake State Park
- Fishers Peak State Park
Gallery
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Santa Fe Trail". Colorado Department of Transportation. 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway - Colorado". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
External links
[edit]- America's Byways
- America's Scenic Byways: Colorado
- Colorado Department of Transportation
- Colorado Tourism Office
- History Colorado
38°02′26″N 103°25′47″W / 38.0405°N 103.4298°W
- Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways
- National Scenic Byways
- National Scenic Byways in Colorado
- Santa Fe Trail
- Amache National Historic Site
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
- Transportation in Colorado
- Transportation in Bent County, Colorado
- Transportation in Las Animas County, Colorado
- Transportation in Otero County, Colorado
- Transportation in Prowers County, Colorado
- Tourist attractions in Colorado
- Tourist attractions in Bent County, Colorado
- Tourist attractions in Las Animas County, Colorado
- Tourist attractions in Otero County, Colorado
- Tourist attractions in Prowers County, Colorado
- Interstate 25
- U.S. Route 50
- U.S. Route 85
- U.S. Route 87
- U.S. Route 160
- U.S. Route 287
- U.S. Route 350
- U.S. Route 385
- Western United States road stubs
- Colorado transportation stubs