List of Colorado state parks

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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

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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
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Your Guide to Colorado's 41 State Parks" (PDF). Colorado Parks and Wildlife. 2019. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Argueta, Brenda (October 30, 2020). "Gov. Jared Polis officially opens Fishers Peak State Park in Trinidad". KOAA News 5. Pueblo, Colorado. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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