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4 Porch Notes tagged “national park service,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Kiowa County

Near Eads, the Sand Creek Massacre site is sacred ground the National Park Service cares for

The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County is a place of mourning for the Cheyenne and Arapaho people, and the National Park Service is the agency that protects and explains it.

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History and culture - Prowers County

Amache, near Granada, is a place to visit with care

Near Granada in Prowers County, Amache is the site of a World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans, now part of the National Park System.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Mesa County

Colorado National Monument is a national park unit, not a state park

The red-rock monument outside Grand Junction is run by the National Park Service, so its fees, camping, and rules differ from Colorado's state parks.

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History and culture - Conejos County

Conejos County sits inside the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area

Conejos County is one of three counties in the federally designated Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, a recognition of the San Luis Valley's layered cultural and natural history.

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