541. Timpas Picnic Area, Comanche National Grassland
Timpas Creek was the first source of water for Santa Fe Trail travelers after leaving the Arkansas River heading southwest. Facilities include picnic shelters, trails (including the Santa Fe Trail), exhibits, and a toilet.
If you visited southeastern Colorado between 1821 and 1880 you could have traveled the Santa Fe Trail, bringing goods or military supplies to cities and towns along the Trail. Imagine the long stretches of rugged trail, your water supply running out, your food rations consisting of nothing but flour, bacon, sugar, and salt. You can still travel sections of the Santa Fe Trail by foot or horseback. Journey back to the days of covered wagons on the Comanche National Grassland.
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