Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site welcomes four new staff members
Chivington
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor and Education Center Reopens
The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor and Education Center located in Eads has returned to normal operating hours.
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes to present their perspectives on the Sand Creek Massacre
Starting November 19, 2022, a new exhibition The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal that Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever, opens at the History Colorado Center in Denver.
Obituary – Lizzie May Rehfeld
Nearly 3,500 acres added to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Wednesday, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and National Park Service Director Chuck Sams visited the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site updates operational hours
Hours of Operation
- Thursday through Monday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Holiday Hours
Columbus Day
- October 10, 2022 - 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Veterans Day
- November 11, 2022 - 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Thanksgiving Day
- November 24, 2022 - Closed
Christmas Day
- December 25, 2022 - Closed
Park Store Operations
Plainview School District RE-2 2022 School Supply List
PRE-K
- Backpack
- Blanket & Pillow
- Extra change Underwear
- 24 pk Crayons
- 12 pk Colored Pencils
- 6 Glue Sticks
- 12 pk Washable Markers
- 2 Chubby Beginner Pencils
- 2 Watercolors
- Blunt Scissors
- 3 bx Kleenex
- 2 Clorox Wipes
K-1
- Backpack
- 24 count Crayons {Crayola)
- 24 #2 pencils (Ticonderoga brand)
- 1 Large eraser
Eastern Kiowa County alumni reunion set for August 6
Saturday August 6, 2022
The Eastern Kiowa County Alumni reunion WILL be held this year Saturday August 6, 2022, at the Eagles Lodge in Lamar.
More information please contact:
Sharon Scott
719-727-4663 home
719-691-5042 cell
Or
Jerene DeBono
719-688-0432 cell
Tourism to Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site creates over $400,000 in economic benefits
A new National Park Service report shows that 6,201 visitors to Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in 2021 spent $430,000 in communities near the park.
Sand Creek Massacre visitor center closing February 1
Starting February 1, the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor and Education Center located at 1301 Maine Street in Eads will be closed due to staff shortage.
The Sand Creek National Historic Site and visitor contact station will remain open Thursday to Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The occupancy is being limited to one family/group at a time.
Masks are required for everyone, regardless of location or vaccination status in all National Park sites, buildings, and crowded outdoor spaces.
