Santa Fe Trail
PROGRAM
Summary
Program Preview
Video Tape
Credits
HISTORY
Introduction
A Castle on the Plains
Raton Pass
An Ancient Santa Fe Trail
Amache
Healing the Wounds
Exploring on Your Own
Further Down the Road
References
WAYSIDE EXCURSION
A History of the Santa Fe Trail
Manifest Destiny
Governor Carr
TRAVEL
Chambers/Visitor Centers
Weather/Road Conditions
Map
RESOURCES
Santa Fe Trail Timeline
America's Byways Timeline
Teacher's Guide
Cloud-filled sky with showers over prairie
Prairie storm
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Santa Fe Trail

Weather

National Weather Service: Colorado Weather Map
Colorado map with hourly weather reports, state weather forecast, warning and advisories, satellite and radar images.
The Weather Channel
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Santa Fe Trail

National Weather Service: Pueblo Forecasts
Current conditions, forecasts, watches and weather warnings.
National Weather Service: Trinidad Forecasts
Current conditions, forecasts, watches and weather warnings.
National Weather Service: Walsenburg Forecasts
Current conditions, forecasts, watches and weather warnings.

Road Conditions

U.S. Department of Transportation: Colorado
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CDOT: Current Road Conditions
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CDOT: Denver Area Traffic Conditions
Map of current traffic volume in the Denver Metro area.

Road Conditions by Phone

Colorado Department of Transportation
Recording: 303.639.1111
Toll free: 1.877.315.7623
Durango State Patrol
Recording: 970.247.3355

Road Construction

CDOT: Lane Closures
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CDOT: Statewide Lane Closure Map
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CDOT: Roadway Weather Conditions
Current road and weather conditions, and weather photos. Reports are listed by highway, city or region.
CDOT: Road Condition Cameras
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Colorado Tourism Office: Road Map
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U.S. Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration
National news about transportation, roads, zoning and environmental preservation.

Travel Tips

High Altitude Health Tips
Tips for adjusting to Colorado’s higher altitude and symptoms of high altitude sickness.
Rocky Mountain National Park: Mountain Driving
Guidelines for driving on steep mountain roads in higher elevations. Road emergency tips and procedures.

Travel Resources

Colorado Scenic Byways
The Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways program, a statewide partnership, provides recreational, educational, and economic benefits to Coloradans and visitors. The Byways website organizes the byway tours by region and identifying key points of interest along each route. The site is complete with a description of the byway, photo tours, maps, the length and driving time of each route.
Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway
HIGHLIGHTS
Santa Fe Trail
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Santa Fe Trail begins at Colorado’s border with Kansas on Highway 50.


Jagged mountain cliffs
Raton Pass
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Traveling through La Junta, it joins Highway 350, passing through Trinidad and climbing Raton Pass on I-25 to the New Mexico border.


Rain over the prairie
Jackson Stage Stop
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Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway is 187-miles long.


Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
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The vastness of Colorado’s eastern plains is awe-inspiring, but its beauty is often subtle.


Santa Fe Trail
Scenic byway
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The land rises and falls with the rhythms of a quiet ocean. Spanning the waves of grass like a bridge, is Colorado’s Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway.
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