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# Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

Kiowa · National Park Service

BEFORE YOUR VISIT

Visitor advisoryAccess & reservations

### Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: 8 Miles of Unpaved Road to Reach Park

Park-specific information

- [8 Miles of Unpaved Road to Reach Park](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/sand-creek-massacre-national-historic-site)

In order to reach the Sand Creek Massacre Site, visitors must travel on at least 8 miles of unpaved roads. We are not able to guarantee road conditions of county roads 54 or W after spring storms.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/sand/park-alerts-sand.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Visitor informationAccess & reservations

### Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: Visitor Services Available Only at the Site

Park-specific information

- [Visitor Services Available Only at the Site](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/sand-creek-massacre-national-historic-site)

All visitor Services are available at the Historic Site, 23 miles northeast of Eads, Colorado. The Center for Sand Creek Massacre Studies located in Eads, Colorado is available for appointment only research requests.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/sand/park-alerts-sand.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

PLAN YOUR VISIT

## The practical details.

**Managing agency**: National Park Service

[Official park information](https://www.nps.gov/sand/index.htm)

We have not yet verified hours, entry fees, accessibility details. Confirm these with the managing agency before traveling.

Check notice timestamps and official updates. Conditions can change between source checks.

## Weather & forecast

National Weather Service · [Official forecast ↗](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.5630241392157&lon=-102.519288878731)

## About Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

This historic site in Kiowa County commemorates the Cheyenne and Arapaho people killed in the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864. Consult the site's hours and interpretive information before traveling.

## Find your way.

Map points represent park land, not verified visitor entrances. Follow the managing agency’s entrance directions. Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

This point represents park land, and may not be a public entrance. Follow official entrance directions.

[Official visitor information & directions ↗](https://www.nps.gov/sand/index.htm)

## Read before you roam.

[THE FIELD GUIDE

### Book the right campsite, season and access

Understand advance reservations, hike-in sites, winter availability and park-specific booking arrangements.

Read the guide](https://colorado-parks.com/guides/camping-reservations-and-seasonal-access)

## Sources & verification

Park facts and notices are checked separately. Missing facility information does not mean a facility is absent. Official visitor page checked Oct 21, 2026.

- [National Park Service Colorado destinations](https://www.nps.gov/state/co/list.htm) · Oct 21, 2026

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