The county’s tourism board brands Huerfano County as “Southern Colorado’s Spanish Peaks Country”. The county offers many mountain-related activities such as mountain climbing, hiking, hunting and sightseeing. The county also boasts the peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Range, a range that includes several “fourteeners”.
The area boomed in the early 1900’s with the discovery of large coal deposits. Huerfano County and the neighboring Las Animas County were the central locations of the 1913-14 United Mine Workers of American strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, which is now referred to as the Colorado Coalfield War.
Huerfano County’s historical significance attracts the attention of tourists. Several historic structures are housed throughout the county. Huerfano County is also an important transportation corridor through the state of Colorado; US I-25 and State Highways 10 and 69 offer the small towns in the county a connection of connectivity and community.