Trinidad, Colorado is the county seat of Las Animas County. Located between exits 11 and 15 on the I-25 at the foot of Fisher's Peak.
History of the town is rich. Felipe Baca and a number of other entrepreneurs opened the town for business in 1862.
In 1882, coal was discovered and European skilled mining immigrants came for labor.
Trinidad was incorporated in 1876. It was a rough and tumble town through these turbulent years but Bat Masterson and other lawmen slowly brought civilization and relative peace to Trinidad. By the early 1900's, the red light district, the gamblers and most of the saloons were relegated to the area of West Main Street where the Fox Theater and the Safeway are now.
The entire downtown of Trinidad, with its' wealth of Victorian architecture, has been declared a National Historic District.
West of town on Highway 12, the Scenic Highway of Legends, is Trinidad Lake State Park, a prime place for fishing, hiking, boating, and camping. Nearby is the San Isabel National Forest, Sugarite State Park, Vermejo Park Ranch, and the National Rifle Association's Whittington Center. Cuchara, Angel Fire, Red River, Taos, Sipapu, Wolf Creek, Monarch,Santa Fe, and Rio Costilla ski areas are all within two to three hours drive. Trinidad also gets daily train service from AmTrak.