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OPEN 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. PARK WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON DECEMBER 1, 2008 - APRIL 1, 2009. 

Please click for photos of the Sand Creek Massacre NHS.

Please click for Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site weather station data.

 
 

Establishment Update

Secretary of the Interior formally creates Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. Please click for information.

Notice of Intent for General Management Plan.

General Management Plan Newsletter, Fall 2007.

Please click to submit General Management Plan public comments.

 

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATON

 
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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. For additional information about Burns, as well as others at the Sand Creek Massacre, please click here.

 

 

Write to

35110 Highway 194 East
La Junta, CO 81050

E-mail Us

Phone

Visitor information
(719) 383-5051

Fax

(719) 383-2129

Climate

Please see weather station data for updated information.
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A view of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument  

Did You Know?
Ninety-five percent of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is designated wilderness. Anyone can experience this irreplaceable resource, for in Organ Pipe Cactus NM the wilderness is to be found just a few yards off any road.

Last Updated: September 11, 2008 at 14:34 EST