Group: 22

(Almost all of Colorado plus a bit of Utah and New Mexico)

Visited from Aug 15, 2023 to Aug 28, 2023 in Trip 10

Originally, this group included all sites in Colorado plus one in northern New Mexico. A last-minute change added three sites in eastern Utah, removing Dinosaur National Monument.

This will mostly be a trip of scenery, covering sites known for their scenic beauty.

There are a few historic sites and a few that are both historic and scenic, with the "historic" often being pre-European settlements.

Read my blog entry previewing this trip.

Park units in this group

Click on any of the parks listed below to see the page specific to that park.

Park pages for unvisited sites include information about the unit and a link to the NPS website's page.

For sites that I have visited, the park page will have my comments about the site, photos and links to both the NPS official page and my blog entry for that park visit.

The interactive map to the right shows the location of each unit. You can zoom in and move around on the map. The rectangle icon in the top right will expand the map to full screen. Clicking on any unit in the map will open a small information window. The map and icons on it are based on the same information found in the Google Earth KML files, which you can download from the Home page.

• Amache National Historic Site    (Granada, CO)
• Arches National Park    (Moab, UT)
• Aztec Ruins National Monument    (Aztec, NM)
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site    (La Junta, CO)
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park    (Montrose, CO)
• Canyonlands National Park    (Moab, UT)
• Colorado National Monument    (Fruita, CO)
• Curecanti National Recreation Area    (Gunnison, CO)
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument    (Florissant, CO)
• Great Sand Dunes National Park    (Mosca, CO)
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve    (Mosca, CO)
• Hovenweep National Monument    (Blanding, UT)
• Mesa Verde National Park    (Cortez, CO)
• Natural Bridges National Monument    (Blanding, UT)
• Rocky Mountain National Park    (Estes Park, CO)
• Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site    (Kiowa County, CO)
• Yucca House National Monument    (Cortez, CO)