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Colorado National Historic Trails

Bent's Old Fort along the Santa Fe Trail near La Junta, Colorado
Santa Fe Trail passes by Bent's Old Fort. Photo by: Mike Goad

The state’s three national historic trails pass through a variety of land, some public, some private. Each of the three crosses more than one state, with the longest being the Santa Fe Trail, which covers 900 miles from Missouri to New Mexico.

List of National Historic Trails

The state’s three national historic trails pass through a variety of land, some public, some private. Each of the three crosses more than one state, with the longest being the Santa Fe Trail, which covers 900 miles from Missouri to New Mexico. View all federal lands.

Old Spanish National Historic Trail Hiking Colorado

Old Spanish National Historic Trail – Southwestern

Pony Express National Historic Trail

Pony Express National Historic Trail – Julesburg

Santa Fe National Historic Trail

Santa Fe National Historic Trail – Lamar-Trinidad

Map of National Historic Trails

Other Federal Lands

The state’s three national historic trails pass through a variety of land, some public, some private. Each of the three crosses more than one state, with the longest being the Santa Fe Trail, which covers 900 miles from Missouri to New Mexico.

Hartman Rocks Trails in Colorado

Colorado BLM Land

McInnis Canyons NCA Colorado River

Colorado National Conservation Areas

Pike National Forest Pikes Peak Barr Trail

Colorado National Forests

Pawnee National Grassland Road Weld CO

Colorado National Grasslands

Colorado National Monument Mesa County

Colorado National Monuments

Lake Granby Lakeside Campsites Arapaho National Recreation Area Colorado

Colorado National Recreation Areas

Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Dwelling

Colorado National Parks

Flat Tops Wilderness

Colorado National Wilderness Areas

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Bison Herd Commerce City CO

Colorado National Wildlife Refuges

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