Sightseeing
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
No admission feeNational Park Service site in southeastern Colorado commemorating an 1864 attack on a Cheyenne and Arapaho camp.
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Sports & Outdoors
John Martin Reservoir State Park
A remote Southeast Colorado state park centered on a large reservoir, known for birding, boating, fishing, and camping on high desert prairie.
30703 Co. Rd. 24, Hasty, CO 81044 · Hasty, CO
About John Martin Reservoir State Park
John Martin Reservoir State Park lies in the Lower Arkansas River Valley of southeastern Colorado. Its main feature is a large reservoir behind a dam, surrounded by high rocky bluffs and short grass prairie. Visitors come for wildlife watching, especially birds, along with fishing, boating, wind sports, and camping. The park has modern campgrounds, a visitor center, and boat ramps. Some historic traces are nearby, including parts of an old trail on the north shore. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has managed the lake area below the dam and part of the north shore under a lease with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 2001.
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