Steamboat and Tug Rocks
This is Steamboat Rock, (and Tug Rock), aptly named landmarks northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado

"...Camped half a mile to the right of the road...crossed Evans old [1849] Trace...[camped] on a hill by the side of a large, steep Red Mt..." June 29, 1850, Cherokee Diary.

"...the red bluffs [sketched]..." June 22, 1850, Diary


You are at Steamboat Rock

See the Cherokee Trail Ruts

Map

Cherokee Trail Home Page

Back to the Overland Stage Ruts