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Prowers County is on the Arkansa River. It is located on the eastern border of Colorado. The Santa Fe Trail provides rich history for Prowers County. There is also excellent hunting and wildlife watching.

The Santa Fe Trail runs through Lamar at the location of Big Timbers. This was once a 25-mile-long grove of huge cottonwood trees along the banks of the Arkansas River. The Big Timbers Museum displays Indian relics such as arrowheads, war clubs, beads, stone tools, and bows and arrows. There are also cowboy saddles, clothing, and gear and pioneer fashions, furniture, and firearms at the museum. Lamar's Willow Creek Park, now a place for walking, jogging, picnicking, and bird watching is a product of the WPA in 1933.

Holly's Gateway Downs provides excitment with horse racing in Prowers County. There are also annual activities such as the Sand and Sage Roundup in Lamar and the Wiley Hay Days.

Prowers County is the wintering ground for thousands of flocks of Canadian and snow geese. Many hunters come to Prowers County to participate in the annual Two Shot Celebrity Goose Hunt. There are also many deer, pheasants, duck, dove, and quail in the area. Wildlife watchers may see up to 15,000 geese at at time flying in formation and feeding on grain fields. There are also antelope, hummingbirds, and wintering bald eagles to watch.