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Vast and Unspoiled
Visiting the Lower Arkansas Valley in Colorado is to visit America as it once was. Long known for its pristine beauty, wide-open spaces, and clean air, this area provides an un-crowded atmosphere for all to enjoy. It’s rural life at its finest. The wholesome vitality of friendly, attractive communities reflect the diversity of an agricultural heritage combined with of environmentally wise, modern technology.

Enjoy a variety of activities—explore the old Santa Fe Trail or have a picnic. Or, camp, enjoy water sports, and hunt and fish in the sky blue waters of our reservoirs and lakes. Train your binoculars on the variety of wildlife to be found here, including more than 370 species of birds. Play nine holes of golf. Take in a rodeo. Relax in an atmosphere of country living while you soak in the quality of life our area exudes.

On special weekends, enjoy the Equinox Festivals, The County Fair, October’s Moonlight Madness, and the Cruise 287 Rod-N-Run Show. Or, wonder at the National Historic Site commemorating the location of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864. This is vast, open land you probably thought you could only read about in old westerns. Enjoy the laid-back, rural lifestyle unique to the Lower Arkansas Valley.

MORE INFORMATION

Springfield and Baca County Area

Eads and Kiowa County Area

Las Animas and Bent County Area

Lamar and Prowers County Area

 

Learn More About Other Regions in Colorado's Frontier:
   Upper Arkansas
   Lower Arkansas
   North Front Range

   South Front Range

   San Luis Valley

Activities
Calendar of Events

 

May 15th - Lamar Days Celebration
Lamar's 124th Birthday! Celebrate the history and progress of this quaint rural town on the Santa ...

 

May 15th - Lamar Days Celebration
Lamar's 124th Birthday! Celebrate the history and progress of this quaint rural town on the Santa ...

 

May 15th - 5K / 1 Mile Walk
5 K Race & 1 Mile Walk starts at 8:30 AM on Saturday, May 15, 2010. All day family fun with a bic...

 

May 15th - Royal Gorge Bridge & Park Ute Trail Royal Gorge Rendezvous
Event will take place May 15 & 16. Take a trip back in time when mountain men and women would come...

 

June 1st - Gold Mine Tours
Tour a Real Working Gold Mine Starting June 1 in Victor, Colorado, gold mine tours will feature t...

 

June 1st - Gold Mine Tours
Tour a Real Working Gold Mine Starting June 1 in Victor, Colorado, gold mine tours will featur...

 

June 1st - Gold Mine Tours
Tour a Real Working Gold Mine Starting June 1 in Victor, Colorado, gold mine tours will featur...

 

June 4th - Little Britches Rodeo
Watch Children 8-18 compete in Rodeo events Free, Fun, Family Entertainment June 4-6 Come Join ...

 

June 4th - Summerfest on the Rio
Arts, crafts, live music, food and activities in picturesque Cole Park, Alamosa

 

June 11th - Little Britches Rodeo
Contestants from age 5-18 compete in Barrell Racing, Bull Riding, Goat Tying, Tie Down Roping, Fla...

 

June 18th - Logger Days Festival
Arts & Craft Fair 10:00am - 4:00pm Live Music 9:00 - 10:30am Amatuer Axe Throwing 10:00am Loggi...

 

June 18th - Summer Theater in Cripple Creek
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown June 18-Sept. 18 at 1 and 7 p.m. - See website for days. Ticket...

 

June 19th - Kids Fishing Derby
This event is for children 4-16, Pre-Registration is requested!!

 

June 19th - Royal Gorge Bridge & Park Tractor Show
Event will take place June 19&20. Join the Arkansas Valley Flywheelers for this annual event as th...

 

June 20th - Royal Gorge Bridge & Park's Father's Get in Free Day
Admission to the park is free for all Fathers.

 

June 24th - Alamosa Round-up Rodeo
Little Britches Rodeo, team roping, bull riding, and demolition derby, along with the famous Honey...

 

June 24th - Alamosa Round-up Rodeo
Little Britches Rodeo, team roping, bull riding, and demolition derby, along with the famous Honey...

 

June 24th - How to Catch a Tout Seminar
Learn how to catch, clean and cook a trout. Door Prizes!!

 

June 25th - San Luis Valley Quilt Adventure
Incredible handmade art quilts grace the storefronts of downtown Alamosa.

 

July 1st - Gold Mine Tours
Tour a Real Working Gold Mine Starting June 1 in Victor, Colorado, gold mine tours will featur...

 

July 3rd - South Fork 4th of July Celebration
Parade, Fire Dept. Lunch, Duck Race, Street Dance, Fireworks and plenty of fun!

 

July 3rd - Royal Gorge Bridge & Park's July 4th Celebration
Event will run July 3rd through the 5th. Live entertainment

 

July 4th - Alamosa 4th of July
Join the Alamosa community in this good, old fashioned, down home celebration. Pancake breakfast,...

 

July 8th - Kitchen Home Tour
For anyone interested in design, architecture, structure, can come tour kitchens of different home...
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