Trinidad is a city in Colorado. Formerly home of the famous Prairie Land and Cattle Company, it was one of the towns where travelers raised hell in the Old West.
Get in
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Map of Trinidad (Colorado)
By car
[edit | edit source]Trinidad is on Interstate 25, about 30 minutes north of the New Mexico border.
By air
[edit | edit source]Santa Fe has a small airport with service to Dallas/Fort Worth and Denver. Denver, Colorado Springs, and Albuquerque each have a larger airport with service by most major carriers. All four airports have standard rental car services.
By train
[edit | edit source]- 2 Trinidad Station, 110 West Pine St. Amtrak's Southwest Chief Los Angeles-Chicago route serves Trinidad
Get around
[edit | edit source]See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Cokedale National Historic District. Off Highway 12 west of town along the "Scenic Highway of Legends". This is an intact coal camp, with numbered company houses and old company buildings that were once familiar sights in Southern Colorado.
- 2 Trinidad History Museum, 120 S Chestnut St, ☏ +1 719-846-7217.
- 3 Baca Pioneer Museum.
- 4 A.R. Mitchell Memorial Museum of Western Art, 150 E Main St, ☏ +1 719-846-4224. Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM. Free.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Trinidad Lake State Park, 32610 State, ☏ +1 719-846-6951, [email protected]. 24 hrs. Office: M-Th 8AM-4PM. Because this park is located in the foothills, the scenery is gorgeous and there are plenty of outdoor activities available. Boating, fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing, and camping are just a few of the outdoor things to do. $7/day, Camping:$18-28, plus $10 reservation fee.
- Skateland, 424 W. Main, ☏ +1 719 846-2722. A historic building from the early years of roller skating. It underwent a major renovation that modernized its interior while keeping its historic exterior intact.
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Quality Inn, 3125 Toupal Dr, ☏ +1 719-497-8000. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon.
- 2 Days Inn & Suites Trinidad, 900 West Adams, ☏ +1 719-497-8080.
Connect
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[edit | edit source]| Routes through Trinidad |
| Albuquerque ← Raton ← | W  E
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→ La Junta → Kansas City |
| Colorado Springs ← Pueblo ← | N   S
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→ Raton → Santa Fe/Clayton |