Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site

Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (1983-Active) - A U.S. Army Maneuver Area established in 1983 northeast of Trinidad Colorado in Las Animas County, Colorado. Active U.S. Army Maneuver Area operating under Fort Carson. History Established in 1983 as a 235,896 acre U.S. Army Maneuver Area for Fort Carson in southeastern Colorado and opened for training in the summer of 1985. Facilities now include a small cantonment area, a railhead, helipads, and an airstrip. Described as the second largest Department of Defense training site in the nation, the maneuver area hosts two major military exercises a year. In these exercises some 5,000 troops, 300 heavy tracked vehicles and 400 wheeled vehicles take part in month-long, intensive war maneuver exercises. Current Status Active military post. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Thirty road miles NE of Trinidad along Hwy 350 in Las Animas County, Colorado. Maps & Images Lat: 37.49984 Long: -104.16397 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 4,300' to 5,800' GPS Locations: 37.49984, -104.16397 Main Gate 37.49247, -103.87612 GNIS Coordinates See Also: Fort Carson Sources: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2511978 Links: Global Security - Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) Wikipedia - Camp Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site Visited: No