1957 Map of Hot Sulphur Springs

About this map

Hot Sulphur Springs serves as a central hub in this high-altitude landscape where the Colorado River carves through Byers Canyon. The map reveals a mid-century infrastructure of water management and transportation, featuring the Williams Fork Reservoir and the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad corridor. The area is defined by the expansive Arapaho National Forest, where working ranch sites like Wheatley Ranch and seasonal outposts like East Fork Cow Camp are found among the drainages of Troublesome Creek and Willow Creek. This 1957 survey captures the era before significant recreational expansion, showing primitive campsites like Sawmill Gulch Campground and essential agricultural features including the Musgrave Ditch and Johnson Lateral.