# List of trading posts in Colorado

This is a partial list of trading posts that existed in the area of the present U.S. State of Colorado from 1828 to approximately 1868. The 24 historic trading posts in Colorado traded goods produced outside the region to Native Americans for furs, food, and locally made goods. Trading posts also sold goods to travellers and settlers.

## Table

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This is a sortable table of some of the historic trading posts in Colorado. Select the OpenStreetMap link in the box at right to view a map showing the location these trading posts.
Historic Trading Posts in Colorado :
| Trading post | Other names | Current county | Location | Elevation | Established | Abandoned | Status |
| Fort Uncompahgre | Fort Robidoux | Delta | 38°45′01″N 108°04′25″W﻿ / ﻿38.7503°N 108.0737°W﻿ / 38.7503; -108.0737﻿ (Fort Uncompahgre (historical)) | 4,928 ft 1502 m | 1828 | 1844 | Reconstruction |
| Gantt's Picket Post | Fort Gantt | Bent | | | 1832 | 1834 | No remains |
| Bent's Fort | Bent's Old Fort, Fort William, Bent's Picket Post | Otero | 38°02′26″N 103°25′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.0406°N 103.4294°W﻿ / 38.0406; -103.4294﻿ (Bent's Old Fort (historical)) | 4,005 ft 1221 m | 1833 | 1849 | National Historic Site. |
| Jimmy's Camp | Jimmy Camp | El Paso | | | 1833 | 1868 | Nothing remains. |
| Fort Cass | | Pueblo | | | 1834 | 1835 | No remains |
| Fort Convenience | | Adams | | | 1834 | 1835 | No remains |
| Fort Le Duc | Fort Maurice, Buzzard's Roost, El Cuervo | Custer | | | 1830s | 1854 | No remains |
| Fort Vasquez | | Weld | 40°11′40″N 104°49′16″W﻿ / ﻿40.1944°N 104.8211°W﻿ / 40.1944; -104.8211﻿ (Fort Vasquez (historical)) | 4,826 ft 1471 m | 1835 | 1842 | Restored and museum |
| Fort Saint Vrain | Fort George, Fort Lookout | Weld | 40°16′44″N 104°51′18″W﻿ / ﻿40.27889°N 104.8550°W﻿ / 40.27889; -104.8550﻿ (Fort Saint Vrain (historical)) | 4,764 ft 1452 m | 1837 | 1855 | Historical marker |
| Fort Lupton | Fort Lawrence | Weld | | | 1837 | 1844 | Reconstructed |
| Fort Jackson | | Weld | | | 1837 | 1838 | Foundation remains |
| Fort Gerry | | Weld | | | late 1830s | 1840s | |
| Milk Fort | Fort Leche, Pueblo de Leche, Fort El Puebla, Peebles Fort, Fort Independence | Otero | | | late 1830s | | No remains |
| Fort Davy Crockett | Fort Misery | Moffat | 40°47′10″N 108°53′40″W﻿ / ﻿40.7862°N 108.8944°W﻿ / 40.7862; -108.8944﻿ (Fort Davy Crockett (historical)) | 5,374 ft 1638 m | late 1830s | | |
| Fraeb's Post | Fort Fraeb | Routt | | | 1840 | 1841 | No remains |
| El Pueblo | Fort Pueblo | Pueblo | | | 1842 | 1854 | No remains |
| Bent's New Fort | | Bent | 38°05′32″N 103°09′08″W﻿ / ﻿38.0922°N 103.1522°W﻿ / 38.0922; -103.1522﻿ (Bent's New Fort (historical)) | 3,888 ft 1185 m | 1853 | 1860 | Foundation remains |
| Fort Namaqua | Modena's Crossing, Namaqua Station, Mariano's Crossing, Big Thompson, Miraville | Larimer | | | 1858 or 1859 | 1868 | Historical marker at Namaqua Park |
| Fort Julesburg | | Sedgwick | 40°56′35″N 102°21′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.9430°N 102.3582°W﻿ / 40.9430; -102.3582﻿ (Fort Julesburg) | 3,514 ft 1071 m | 1860 | 1861 | |

## Gallery

* Reconstruction of Bent's Old Fort.
* Reconstruction of Fort Vasquez.
* Marker at site of Fort Saint Vrain.
* Sketch of Fort Lupton.
* Sketch of Bent's New Fort.

## Maps

* A map of the United States from 1828 to 1834.
* A map of the United States in 1836.
* A map of the United States from 1845 to 1846.
* A map of the United States from 1850 to 1853.
* A map of the United States from 1854 to 1858.
* A map of the United States in 1861.
* A map of the United States from 1865 to 1866.
* A map of the United States from 1867 to 1868.