Adorning hilly streets, nestled along the banks of the Purgatoire River, is Trinidad, Colorado, a Victorian and adobe city of about 15,000. The longest-known set of dinosaur tracks in the world; petroglyphs and artifacts of prehistoric peoples, are all found nearby. Trinidad offers a rich history filled with stories of Spanish Conquistadors, French trappers, mountain men and the native Americans who all camped along the beautiful river valley. One of the hell-raising towns of the old west, Trinidad was headquarters for the famous Prairie Land & Cattle Company. Best Western Trinidad Colorado.
Things to do in Trinidad
Cokedale National Historic District
Located off Highway 12 along the Scenic Highway of Legends seven miles west of Trinidad. Cokedale is a wonderful example of an intact coal camp, one of the few that remained standing after mining operations were abandoned. The numbered company houses and old company buildings were once familiar sights throughout Southern Colorado coal camps.