Getting There

By Car -- Fort Morgan is located on U.S. 34 at I-76, the main east-west route between Denver and Omaha, Nebraska. U.S. 34 proceeds west to Greeley and Estes Park, and east to Wray and southern Nebraska. Colo. 52 is the principal north-south route through Fort Morgan.

By Plane -- Denver International Airport is less than 90 minutes away.

By Train -- Amtrak (tel. 800/872-7245) trains make daily stops on the Denver-to-Chicago route.

Visitor Information

Contact the Fort Morgan Area Chamber of Commerce, 300 Main St. (P.O. Box 971), Fort Morgan, CO 80701 (tel. 800/354-8660 or 970/867-6702). For information on events and activities in the nearby community of Brush, contact the Brush Chamber of Commerce, 1215 Edison St., Brush, CO 80723 (tel. 800/354-8659 or 970/842-2666).

Getting Around

Platte Avenue (U.S. 34) is Fort Morgan's principal east-west thoroughfare. The north-south artery, Main Street, divides it and other streets into east and west designations. I-76 exits onto Main Street north of downtown.

Fast Facts

The Colorado Plains Medical Center, with a 24-hour emergency room, is located at 1000 Lincoln St. (tel. 970/867-3391). The Fort Morgan Post Office is at 300 State St. Contact the U.S. Postal Service (tel. 800/275-8777) for hours and the addresses of other post offices.

Special Events

Glenn Miller Dancin' on the Plains in Fort Morgan, fourth weekend in June; Brush Rodeo, early July; Festival in the Park in Fort Morgan, mid-July.