Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

Thought Provoking visit

Try to get here in the morning. It will be cooler and the time of day will match the time this tragic event. Take time to wall the bluff trail. It is 1.5 miles but the sense of the place and the inter...

Thought Provoking visit

Try to get here in the morning. It will be cooler and the time of day will match the time this tragic event. Take time to wall the bluff trail. It is 1.5 miles but the sense of the place and the inter...

Go to the visitor/education center and to the massacre site

We started off at the visitor/education center. We were able to learn a lot about the tragedy that happened at Sand Creek. We drove out the massacre site (about 30 minutes from the visitor center). I ...

Go to the visitor/education center and to the massacre site

We started off at the visitor/education center. We were able to learn a lot about the tragedy that happened at Sand Creek. We drove out the massacre site (about 30 minutes from the visitor center). I ...

Interesting, but remote, historic site

Ranger gave us a long talk about the history - interesting, but long. Signage was good too - a horrifically detailed story told in two letters from soldiers to their commanding officers. This place ...