• Menu
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Uncover Colorado Logo

  • Blog
  • Activities
  • Events
  • Towns
  • Lodging
  • Dining
  • Transport
  • Shop
  • Search
  • Blog
  • Activities
  • Events
  • Towns
  • Lodging
  • Dining
  • Transport
  • Shop
  • Search
Bighorn Sheep West Spanish Peak Huerfano County Colorado
Bighorn Sheep on West Spanish Peak in Huerfano County. Photo: Alethe88

Huerfano County, Colorado

1
SHARES
FacebookTwitter

Huerfano County’s name is derived from the Spanish word huérfano, or “orphan”, and refers to a popular regional landmark named the Huerfano Butte. The county seat is Walsenburg, and the population was estimated to be 6,519 in 2013.

Colorado’s largest producer of distributed generation power, the Huerfano River Wind Farm, is located 10 miles north of Walsenburg.

Lathrop State Park was Colorado’s first State park and provides 1,594 acres of year round water and land-based recreation, thanks to Martin Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and the 9-hole Walsenburg Golf Course located in the park.

Visit the Huerfano County Government website.

Huerfano County Colorado Map
Huerfano County map.

County Towns

  • Badito
  • Calumet
  • Cuchara
  • Farista
  • Gardner
  • La Veta
  • Navajo Ranch
  • Walsenburg

Adjacent Counties

  • Alamosa – west
  • Costilla – southwest
  • Custer – northwest
  • Las Animas – southeast
  • Pueblo – northeast
  • Saguache – northwest
Huerfano County Courthouse Walsenburg Colorado
Huerfano County Courthouse and Jail in Walsenburg. Photo: Ken Lund

Latest in Huerfano County

San Luis Valley Sand Dunes Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Take a Trip to the Sublime Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Spanning from Poncha Pass near Salida in central Colorado to the peaks southeast of Santa Fe,…

Take a Trip to the Sublime Sangre de Cristo MountainsRead More

Best Fall Colors Colorado Kebler Pass Crested Butte

11 Colorful Autumn Drives in Colorado

Come September and the aspens begin to glow! Fall is one of the best times to…

11 Colorful Autumn Drives in ColoradoRead More

image of two fox cabins

Top 4 Cool & Unusual Hotels in La Veta

One of southern Colorado’s best-kept secrets, the town of La Veta, Spanish for the word “the…

Top 4 Cool & Unusual Hotels in La VetaRead More

Walsenburg CO Top Hotel Best Western Rambler Exterior

Top 3 Cool & Unusual Hotels in Walsenburg

[Best Western Rambler in Walsenburg, CO.] Welcome to the heartwarming southern front range town of Walsenburg!…

Top 3 Cool & Unusual Hotels in WalsenburgRead More

Trinidad Lake State Park Colorado Picnic Area

Camping near Trinidad, Walsenburg and La Veta, around the Spanish Peaks

The Spanish Peaks region of southern Colorado holds numerous gems to discover. Between the towns of…

Camping near Trinidad, Walsenburg and La Veta, around the Spanish PeaksRead More

Primary Sidebar

Join our Colorado travel community

Enter your email below and grab our free locals' guide and monthly what's up designed to help you live your Colorado life and uncover fun things to do. —and never miss out again.

Colorado Counties

  • All Counties
  • All Towns
  • Adams
  • Alamosa
  • Arapahoe
  • Archuleta
  • Baca
  • Bent
  • Boulder
  • Broomfield
  • Chaffee
  • Cheyenne
  • Clear Creek
  • Conejos
  • Costilla
  • Crowley
  • Custer
  • Delta
  • Denver
  • Dolores
  • Douglas
  • Eagle
  • El Paso
  • Elbert
  • Fremont
  • Garfield
  • Gilpin
  • Grand
  • Gunnison
  • Hinsdale
  • Huerfano
  • Jackson
  • Jefferson
  • Kiowa
  • Kit Carson
  • La Plata
  • Lake
  • Larimer
  • Las Animas
  • Lincoln
  • Logan
  • Mesa
  • Mineral
  • Moffat
  • Montezuma
  • Montrose
  • Morgan
  • Otero
  • Ouray
  • Park
  • Phillips
  • Pitkin
  • Prowers
  • Pueblo
  • Rio Blanco
  • Rio Grande
  • Routt
  • Saguache
  • San Juan
  • San Miguel
  • Sedgwick
  • Summit
  • Teller
  • Washington
  • Weld
  • Yuma

Footer

Get In Touch

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Write For Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Resources
Facebook Instagram Pinterest Twitter

Disclosure: Uncover Colorado is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Things To Do

  • Travel Blog
  • Colorado Activities
  • Colorado Events
  • Colorado Towns
  • Colorado Hotels
  • Colorado Restaurants
  • Colorado Transportation
  • Made in Colorado

Visit Mile High Happy Hour for Denver neighborhoods' restaurant happy hours.

Winter Activities

  • Camping
  • Cross Country Skiing
  • Federal Lands
  • Hot Springs
  • Ice Skating
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Snow Tubing
  • State Parks

Vacation like a VIP! Leisurely Lifestyle shares life and travel hacks, as well as cheap luxury travel.

Copyright © 2021 · Uncover Colorado - Vacations, Travel & Tourism | Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer