The City of Trinidad is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Las Animas County, Colorado.
The population was 9,096 as of the 2010 census.
It was founded in 1862 soon after coal was discovered in the region.
Located approximately 21 miles north of the New Mexico border and Raton Pass, Trinidad is best known for being one of the stops along the Santa Fe Trail and as the home of trappers, traders and early ranchers back in the 1800s. Trinidad was first explored by Spanish and Mexican traders, who liked its proximity to the Santa Fe Trail.
In the early 1900s Trinidad became nationally known for having the first woman sports editor of a newspaper, Ina Eloise Young. Her expertise was in baseball, and in 1908 she was the only woman sportswriter to cover the World Series. During the same time, Trinidad was home to a popular semiprofessional baseball team that was briefly coached by Damon Runyon.
Travel Itinerary:
04/18/20 - Saturday
Depart From: Payson, AZ
Depart: 7:30 am
Odometer: 130,313
Arrive: 7:50 pm
Odometer: 130,885
Trip Mileage: 572
Trip Time: 10 hr 20 min
Destination:
Walmart #962
Trinidad, CO
Google Maps: 578 miles - 8 hr 46 min
Campsite: Walmart Parking Lot
Cost: Free
Comments:
Will spend one night here.
