SOUTHERN
COLORADO
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Prowers County
Prowers County is on the Arkansas River. It is located on the eastern border of Colorado. The Santa Fe Trail provides rich history for Prowers County. There is also excellent hunting and wildlife watching.The Santa Fe Trail runs through Lamar at the location of Big Timbers. This was once a 25-mile-long grove of huge cottonwood trees along the banks of the Arkansas River. The Big Timers Museum displays Indian relics such as arrowheads, war clubs, beads, stone tools, bows and arrows. There are also cowboy saddles, clothing, gear and pioneer fashions, furniture and firearms at the museum.
Holly's Gateway Downs provides excitement with horse racing in Prowers County. There are also annual activities such as the Sand and Sage Roundup in Lamar and the Wiley Hat Days.
Prowers County in the wintering ground for thousands of flocks of Canadian and snow geese. Many hunters come to Prowers County to participate in the annual Two Shot Celebrity Goose Hunt. There are also many deer, pheasants, duck, dove and quail in the area. Wildlife watchers may see up to 15,000 geese at a time flying in formation and feeding on grain fields. There are also antelope, hummingbirds and wintering bald eagles to watch.
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