This tiny unincorporated community sits twenty minutes west of Trinidad on highway CO-12. In 2010 Valdez had a population of 47 and is served by Trinidad’s post office.
Valdez sits at 6,503 feet of elevation in Las Animas County. It had a CDP population of 46 at the time of the 2020 census.
There’s not much to it and it’s passed by quickly on the Highway of Legends heading from Trinidad to La Veta. The little town of Segundo borders Valdez to the west in the Purgatoire River Valley.
History
The census-designated place (CDP) of Valdez is a former company town for Colorado Fuel & Iron from 1907 to 1960. Its time as a company town operated the Frederick coal mine.
Activities near Valdez
Federal Lands:
Scenic Drives:
State Parks:
- Trinidad Lake (16mi)
State Wildlife Areas:
- Bosque del Oso SWA (14mi)
- North Lake SWA (28mi)
Towns: