List of Colorado state parks facts for kids
This is a list of state parks in the Colorado State Parks system.
The Colorado State Parks system integrates outdoor recreation with tourism. There are currently forty-one parks open to the public, and there are two in development. Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year. Colorado State Parks celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2009.
This agency also takes lead in managing Colorado's boating, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile, river-outfitter licensing, and trails programs.
Park Name | County or Counties |
Size | Year Established |
Image | ||
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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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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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