Orientation Area

The orientation area is the best place to begin your visit to Sand Creek.

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Amenities

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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Picnic Table, Toilet - Vault/Composting

The orientation area is located in between the visitor parking area and the Visitor Contact Station. Among the shade of cottonwood trees is a vault toilet, picnic tables, and orientation exhibits. A tornado shelter is located near the contact station. 

The site maintains a low level of development on site to preserve the natural landscape as it looked in 1864.