Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway

The Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway is a 188-mile (303 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Prowers, Bent, Otero, and Las Animas counties, Colorado, USA. The byway follows the Santa Fe National Historic Trail through southeastern Colorado and connects to the 381-mile (613 km) Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway in New Mexico at Raton Pass, a National Historic Landmark at elevation 7,834 feet (2,388 m). The byway visits Amache National Historic Site and Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, both National Historic Landmarks, and winds between the Spanish Peaks and Raton Mesa, both National Natural Landmarks.

Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	188 mi[1][2] (303 km)
Major junctions
East end	US 50 4 miles (6 km) east of Holly
West end	I-25 Raton Pass
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Prowers, Bent, Otero, and Las Animas counties
Highway system
Scenic Byways National National Forest BLM NPS Colorado State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic

The byway connects with the Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway at Trinidad.