List of state parks in the U.S. State of Colorado
This is a list of the state parks in the U.S. State of Colorado . Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the state park system to accommodate both outdoor recreation and tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there are others in development.[ 1] Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife also takes the lead in managing Colorado's boating, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile, river-outfitter licensing, and trails programs.
Colorado State Parks [ edit ] Park Name County or Counties Size Year Established Remarks Image acre ha Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Chaffee , Fremont , Lake , Pueblo 6,193 2,506 1998 Barr Lake State Park Adams 2,715 1,099 1977 Boyd Lake State Park Larimer 334 135 1965 Castlewood Canyon State Park Douglas 2,621 1,061 1964 Chatfield State Park Douglas , Jefferson 3,895 1,576 1975 Cherry Creek State Park Arapahoe 3,346 1,354 1959 Cheyenne Mountain State Park El Paso 1,680 680 2006 Crawford State Park Delta , Montrose 734 297 1964 Eldorado Canyon State Park Boulder 885 358 1978 Eleven Mile State Park Park 7,662 3,101 1970 Elkhead Reservoir State Park Moffat , Routt 2,200 890 2006 Fishers Peak State Park Las Animas 19,200 7,800 2020 The park opened on October 30, 2020.[ 2] Golden Gate Canyon State Park Jefferson , Gilpin 12,119 4,904 1960 Harvey Gap State Park Garfield 320 130 1987 Highline Lake State Park Mesa 563 228 1967 Jackson Lake State Park Morgan 3,305 1,337 1965 James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park Mesa 890 360 1994 John Martin Reservoir State Park Bent 13,176 5,332 2001 Lake Pueblo State Park Pueblo 10,279 4,160 1975 Lathrop State Park Huerfano 1,596 646 1962 Lone Mesa State Park Dolores 11,702 4,736 N/A Under development. Lory State Park Larimer 2,492 1,008 1975 Mancos State Park Montezuma 553 224 1987 Mueller State Park Teller 5,112 2,069 1988 Navajo State Park Archuleta , La Plata 5,087 2,059 1964 North Sterling State Park Logan 5,700 2,300 1992 Paonia State Park Gunnison 1,857 752 1964 Pearl Lake State Park Routt 300 120 1964 Ridgway State Park Ouray 3,201 1,295 1989 Rifle Falls State Park Garfield 48 19 1966 Rifle Gap State Park Garfield 1,341 543 1966 Roxborough State Park Douglas 3,317 1,342 1975 Spinney Mountain State Park Park 6,080 2,460 1987 St. Vrain State Park Weld 688 278 1965 Stagecoach State Park Routt 1,641 664 1965 State Forest State Park Jackson , Larimer 70,838 28,667 1970 Staunton State Park Park , Jefferson 3,652 1,478 2013 Steamboat Lake State Park Routt 2,820 1,140 1967 Sweetwater Lake State Park Garfield 500 200 2021 Under development. The establishment of the park was announced on Oct. 20, 2021. Sweitzer Lake State Park Delta 210 85 1972 Sylvan Lake State Park Eagle 1,548 626 1987 Trinidad Lake State Park Las Animas 2,860 1,160 1980 Vega State Park Mesa 1,823 738 1967 Yampa River State Park Routt , Moffat 3,112 1,259 1998
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