Indian Grove (Mosca, Colorado)

Indian Grove
Some of the trees in the grove in 2024
Indian Grove (Mosca, Colorado) is located in Colorado
Indian Grove (Mosca, Colorado)
Indian Grove (Mosca, Colorado) is located in the United States
Indian Grove (Mosca, Colorado)
Nearest cityMosca, Colorado
Area38.4 acres (15.5 ha)
NRHP reference No.00000237[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 2000

Indian Grove is an archaeological site consisting of a grove of 72 mature Ponderosa Pine trees located within Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve in Saguache County, Colorado, near Mosca, Colorado. The grove is of interest because sections of the bark of some of the trees was peeled off in the early 19th century, probably by Utes.[2]

Indian Grove Back-Country Campsite, located within the grove, is one of six back-country campsites on the Sand Ramp Trail, a hiking trail that skirts the dune field on the east and north giving access to the northern portion of the National Park and Preserve along Sand Creek.[3] The camp site has a solar-composting toilet.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Information on Colorado Historical Society The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation webpage". Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  3. ^ Indian Grove Back-Country Campsite accessed July 16, 2010
  4. ^ Hiking and Backpacking, accessed July 16, 2010

37°47′18″N 105°30′35″W / 37.7882°N 105.5097°W / 37.7882; -105.5097