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Attractions near Sheridan Lake

Worth the trip from Sheridan Lake: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, 11 mi off

A day out from Sheridan Lake leads to Mount Sunflower, 41 mi away. Nothing on our list is inside Sheridan Lake; the 2 places to visit are within 40 miles. Roughly 8K visitors a year make it to Amache National Historic Site.

Attractions nearby
4
within 60 miles
The big one
11 mi
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Historic Site · 11 mi northwest

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

Place in Colorado listed on National Register of Historic Places.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

At the edge of the map sits Amache National Historic Site, 28 mi out.

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Orange: Sheridan Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All the places to visit

Everything here is within 60 miles, 4 places in all.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Sheridan Lake → · Sheridan Lake’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mount Sunflower: N0YKG, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: Plazak at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amache National Historic Site: Tom Parker, Public domain · Fort Lyon: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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