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OPEN 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. PARK WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON DECEMBER 1, 2008 - APRIL 1, 2009.
Please click for photo album of 2008 Sand Creek Spiritual Healing Run
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Establishment Update
Secretary of the Interior formally creates Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. Please click for information.
Notice of Intent for General Management Plan.
General Management Plan Newsletter, Fall 2007.
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Partnerships
Since it's authorization in November, 2000, the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site has worked in partnership with the State of Colorado; Kiowa County; Representatives of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes from Montana, Oklahoma and Wyoming; private citizens; and the Conservation Fund.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATON
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The Sand Creek Massacre
The legacy of the Sand Creek Massacre is profound. The late Robert Burns, pictured left, a Cheyenne, was one of many to lose a parent or other relative during the attack. For additional information about Burns, as well as others at the Sand Creek Massacre, please click here.
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Write to
PO Box 249
Eads, CO 81036
E-mail Us
Phone
Visitor information
(719) 383-5051
Fax
(719) 438-5410
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Climate
Southeastern Colorado experiences hot to extremely hot summers. Between June and September, daytime temperatures can exceed 100 degrees. Rainfall is often spotty, but brief summer downpours may occur. Embedded thunderstorms, while rare, can occur spring through fall. Winter temperatures in southeastern Colorado can range from cool to extremely cold. Readings of below zero, while infrequent, do occur. Severe winter storms, with blowing and drifting snow may occur between late October and mid April.
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Did You Know?
Ranchers branded, or marked their cattle with a symbol of their ranch. Each ranch had their own symbol. The brand helped ranchers identify their animals and it also discouraged thieves from stealing the cattle.
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Last Updated: December 08, 2008 at 12:36 EST |
