List of Colorado state parks

The system of state parks in Colorado integrates outdoor recreation with tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there is one in development.[1] Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year. Colorado State Parks celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2009.

Colorado State Parks

Colorado Parks and Wildlife takes the lead in managing Colorado's boating, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile, river-outfitter licensing, and trails programs.

Colorado State Parks
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

References
  1. "Your Guide to Colorado's 41 State Parks, 2018 online edition" (PDF). Colorado Parks and Wildlife. 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  2. Argueta, Brenda (2020-10-30). "Gov. Jared Polis officially opens Fishers Peak State Park in Trinidad". KOAA News 5. Pueblo, Colorado. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

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