There are some nearby areas that are related to the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. The areas have interpretive sites or they pass through the trail.

Connecting National Historic Trails (National Trail System) include:

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail at www.nps.gov/elca 

Old Spanish National Historic Trail at www.nps.gov/olsp 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) areas:

Colorado

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado, at www.nps.gov/beol 

Kansas

Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas, at www.nps.gov/fols 

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas, at www.nps.gov/tapr 

Missouri

Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri, at www.nps.gov/hstr 

New Mexico

Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico, at www.nps.gov/foun 

Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico, at www.nps.gov/peco 

USDA FOREST SERVICE (USFS) areas:

Colorado

Comanche National Grassland, Colorado, at www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/coma/index.shtml 

The Comanche National Grassland has several Santa Fe Trail-related sites. Learn more at: www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/recreation/trails/coma_santafe.shtml 

Kansas

Cimarron National Grassland, Kansas, at www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/cim 

The Cimarron National Grassland contains a Companion Trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. Learn more at: www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/recreation/trails/cim_companion.shtml 

New Mexico

Kiowa National Grassland, New Mexico, at www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/districts/kiowa.shtml 

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico at www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/

BUREAU of LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) areas:

Colorado

Royal Gorge Field Office, Canon City, Colorado at www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo.html

New Mexico

Taos Field Office (various counties), New Mexico at www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/fo/Taos_Field_Office.html

US ARMY & ARMY CORPS of ENGINEERS (ACE) areas:

Colorado

Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Fort Carson (US Army), Colorado  at www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/pinon-canyon.htm

John Martin Reservoir (ACE), Hasty, Colorado at http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=L408510

Kansas

Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation (US Army Combined Arms Center), Leavenworth, Kansas at http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/

Perry Lake Reservoir (ACE), Perry, Kansas at www.nwk.usace.army.mil/pe/