"There was the desert mirage, a will-o'-the wisp that beckoned and taunted. Sometimes it would look
like a party of mounted Indians, and the women would cry and begin counting their children."
— Marion Russell, on the Cimarron Cutoff, 1852
The Cimarron Cut-off was the first chapter to be designated by Santa Fe Trail Assocation on June 2, 1988.
Membership
Join the Cimarron Cutoff Chapter by downloading the membership form, click here.
A few of the many sites of interest along the Santa Fe Trail within the chapter area.
Morton County Historical Society Museum, Elkhart, KS Oklahoma Historical Society
Morton County Museum Facebook Cedar Spring and Carrizozo Creek
Cimarron National Grassland Camp Nichols
City of Elkhart Cimarron Heritage Center
Cimarron Cutoff Chapter Facebook page