El Moro Rest Area
El Moro Rest Area is a rest area in Las Animas, Colorado which is located on El Moro Road. El Moro Rest Area is situated nearby to the tourism office Tourist Info, as well as near the locality Drop City.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drop City and El Moro.
Drop City
Locality
Photo: Richertc, Public domain.
Drop City was a counterculture artists' community that formed near the town of Trinidad in southern Colorado in 1960. Abandoned by 1979, Drop City became known as the first rural "hippie commune".
El Moro
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
El Moro is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the El Moro CDP was 216 at the United States Census 2020. El Moro is situated 1½ miles east of El Moro Rest Area.
Trinidad
Photo: Ori.livneh, Public domain.
Trinidad is a city in Colorado. Formerly home of the famous Prairie Land and Cattle Company, it was one of the towns where travelers raised hell in the Old West.
El Moro Rest Area
- Type: Rest area
- Address: El Moro Road, Trinidad, CO
- Category: transportation
- Location: Las Animas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.2257° or 37° 13′ 33″ northLongitude
-104.49436° or 104° 29′ 40″ westOpen location code
859Q6GG4+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 98837428OpenStreetMap feature
highway=rest_area
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