Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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Park Now Open For The Season. Daily Visitor Hours Through November: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The Sand Creek Massacre took place on November 29, 1864. That morning 650 volunteers from the 1st and 3rd Colorado regiments attacked a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. Dawn was broken by the clanging of muskets, artillery, and the booming voice of John Chivington – the Fighting Parson's final harangue to his troops. Within moments, a tragic and chaotic scene began to unfold. More

Establishment Update

Notice of Intent for General Management Plan.

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.
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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.

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PO Box 249
Eads, CO 81036

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Phone

Visitor information
(719) 729-3003

Fax

(719) 438-5410

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.