Getting to Lamar, Colorado
Lamar is in Prowers County, Colorado.
Prowers is one of three Colorado
counties involved so far in Auger North. The other two counties are Bent
County, and Baca
County. We have had past town
meetings in Springfield (Baca
County) and Las Animas (Bent
County). We will tour all
three counties on the Friday of the meeting.
To get to Lamar from Denver
International Airport:
Take Pena Blvd. to E-470
south (toll, requires two cash tolls of about 2$US).
After about 10 km out of the airport leave the E470 and take I-70 east for about
110km. Then connect to US 287 at the town of Limon,
Colorado, which will take you to
Lamar. You do have to take US 50 for a few miles, but the signs are good,
and 50 and 287 share the same roadway.
Here are details from mapquest.com. I am not sure of the starting point for these
directions…somewhere at the airport.
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Distance
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1:
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Start out going NORTH on PENA
BLVD.
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0.2 miles
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2:
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Turn SLIGHT RIGHT toward TERMINAL EAST.
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1.9 miles
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3:
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Stay STRAIGHT to go onto PENA
BLVD.
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4.1 miles
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4:
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Take the E-470 S / E-470 TOLLWAY S exit- EXIT 6A- toward
I-70.
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1.0 miles
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5:
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Merge onto E 470 S (Portions toll).
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6.9 miles
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6:
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Merge onto I-70 E toward LIMON.
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73.4 miles
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7:
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Take the US-40 / US-287 exit- EXIT 363- toward HUGO / KIT
CARSON.
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0.3 miles
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8:
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Turn RIGHT onto US-40 E / US-287 E. Continue to follow
US-287 E.
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107.7 miles
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9:
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Take the US-50 E ramp toward LAMAR.
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0.6 miles
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10:
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Merge onto US-287 S.
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7.2 miles
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Where to stay
We are recommending that you stay at the Cow Palace Inn
for this first meeting so that we might all be in the same place. There are several other hotels, and you may of
course stay where you would like to stay.
List of Hotels.
The Cow Palace Inn is on the right (west) just after
crossing a bridge to enter Lamar. It is
at the north end of the Lamar. Lamar
Community College is at the south
end of town on the left (east).
You must make your own reservation.
Best Western Cow
Palace Inn
(719) 336-7753
(800) 678-0344
(800) 780-7234
(719) 336-9598 (Fax)
1301 N Main St
Lamar, CO 81052