Bent's New Fort and Fort Wise/Lyon

• Bent's New Fort was a historic fort and trading post along the banks of the Arkansas River on the Mountain Route branch of the Santa Fe Trail. William Bent operated a trading post with limited success at the site and in 1860 leased the fort to the United States government, which operated it as a military outpost until 1867. The site is privately owned today, and little remains of the building that once stood there.

Bluff Trail Junction

• Junction between the Monument Hill Trail and the Bluff Trail at Sand Creek Massacre NHS

Monument Hill Parking Area Connection

• The short trail connection that links the Monument Hill Trail to the Monument Hill parking area at Sand Creek Massacre NHS

Monument Hill Trailhead

• Wayside exhibit at the Monument Hill Trailhead

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

• Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site recognizes the national significance of the massacre in American history, and its ongoing significance to the Cheyenne and Arapaho people and massacre descendants.

Wayside: A Chief's Village

• Wayside exhibit: Cheyenne and Arapaho Chiefs at Sand Creek - Monument Hill

Wayside: Cheyenne and Arapaho Village at Sand Creek

• Wayside exhibit: the village at Sand Creek - Monument Hill

Wayside: Conscience and Courage

• Wayside exhibit: Soule, Cramer, and Wynkoop - near visitor contact station

Wayside: Fort Lyon Reservation

• Wayside exhibit: the Fort Lyon Reservation and worsening conditions - halfway along Monument Hill Trail

Wayside: Sacred Memory

• Wayside exhibit: remembering difficult event sin history - Monument Hill

Wayside: Sand Creek as a Camp Site

• Wayside exhibit: Sand Creek as a camp site - halfway along the Monument Hill Trail

Wayside: Why a 33 Star Flag

• Wayside exhibit: Chief Black Kettle and the 33-star flag - near visitor contact station.

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