LoDaisKa site
The LoDaisKa Site is a prominent archaeological site in the U.S. state of Colorado, located within a rockshelter near Morrison. The rockshelter was first inhabited by people of the Archaic through the Middle Ceramic period, generally spanning 3000 BC to 1000 AD.Photo: Bcexp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “LoDaisKa Site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Fort and Morrison Natural History Museum.
The Fort
Restaurant
Photo: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort is a historic restaurant in Morrison, Colorado. Construction of the structure started in 1961 and was inspired by Bent's Fort. The Fort is situated 640 feet northeast of LoDaisKa site.
Morrison Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Morrison Natural History Museum is a natural history museum located in Morrison, Colorado. The exhibits include several dinosaur fossils that were found nearby. Morrison Natural History Museum is situated 1½ miles north of LoDaisKa site.
Tiny Town
Museum
Tiny Town & Railroad is a miniature village containing over 100 1/6 scale buildings and a 15 in gauge miniature railway close to Morrison, Colorado. Tiny Town is situated 2½ miles southwest of LoDaisKa site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morrison and Indian Hills.
Morrison
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Morrison is a small town of about 400 souls nestled in the Front Range foothills of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is located 12 miles southeast of Denver in Jefferson County.
Indian Hills
Locality
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Indian Hills is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Indian Hills is situated 3 miles west of LoDaisKa site.
Idledale
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Idledale is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Idledale is situated 4 miles northwest of LoDaisKa site.
LoDaisKa site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.62752° or 39° 37′ 39″ northLongitude
-105.19389° or 105° 11′ 38″ westOpen location code
85FPJRH4+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 1282096783OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6663069
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