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SAND CREEK
MASSACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE UPDATE
Sand Creek Massacre NPS
News
Release
April 30, 2007
June
1 opening set for National Historic Site
The Sand Creek Massacre National
Historic Site will open to the public on a limited basis beginning June
1, 2007. The park will be open 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM., Friday-Sunday.
Ranger-led history talks will be held each day at 10:30 AM, and 1:00 and
2:30 PM.
Prior to June 1, the National Park
Service will continue planning for the site. It is anticipated
that signage, trails, and other limited services will be in-place by
June 1.
The site was recently dedicated as the
391st unit of the nation’s National Park system.
For
information about the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, please
call the park at 719.383.5051 or 719.438.5916. Please visit the
park’s website at
www.nps.gov/sand/ for updates and additional park news.
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