List of federal lands in Colorado facts for kids

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Independence Monument in Colorado National Monument

The following are protected federal lands in the state of Colorado:

National Parks
National Monuments
National Recreation Areas
National Historic Sites
National Historic Trails
National Scenic Trail
National Forests
National Grasslands
National Wilderness Areas
National Conservation Areas
National Wildlife Refuges
National Recreation Trails
Other federal lands
Images for kids

National Parks

The Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park

There are four National Parks within the state of Colorado:

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Mosca
Mesa Verde National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cortez
Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park and Grand Lake

National Monuments

Ruins in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

The eight National Monuments in the state of Colorado are:

Browns Canyon National Monument
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument near Cortez
Chimney Rock National Monument between Pagosa Springs and Durango
Colorado National Monument between Grand Junction and Fruita
Dinosaur National Monument near Dinosaur
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument near Florissant
Hovenweep National Monument near Cortez
Yucca House National Monument near Cortez

National Recreation Areas

The two National Recreation Areas within the state of Colorado are:

Arapaho National Recreation Area near Granby
Curecanti National Recreation Area near Gunnison

National Historic Sites

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail

The two National Historic Sites within the state of Colorado are:

National Historic Trails

The four National Historic Trails that pass through the state of Colorado are:

Old Spanish National Historic Trail through southwestern Colorado
Oregon National Historic Trail through northeastern Colorado
Pony Express National Historic Trail through northeastern Colorado
Santa Fe National Historic Trail through southeastern Colorado

National Scenic Trail

The National Scenic Trail that passes through the state of Colorado is:

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail along the Continental Divide of the Americas

National Forests

An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 11 National Forests in red and the 2 National Grasslands in light green

The 11 National Forests within the state of Colorado are:

Arapaho National Forest
Grand Mesa National Forest
Gunnison National Forest
Pike National Forest
Rio Grande National Forest
Roosevelt National Forest
Routt National Forest
San Isabel National Forest
San Juan National Forest
Uncompahgre National Forest
White River National Forest

National Grasslands

The two National Grasslands within the state of Colorado are:

National Wilderness Areas

An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 42 National Wilderness Areas in red

East Rim Arch in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness

The Maroon Bells in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness

The 42 National Wilderness Areas within the state of Colorado are:

Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
Byers Peak Wilderness
Cache La Poudre Wilderness
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Comanche Peak Wilderness
Eagles Nest Wilderness
Flat Tops Wilderness
Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
Gunnison Gorge Wilderness
Holy Cross Wilderness
Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
Indian Peaks Wilderness
James Peak Wilderness
La Garita Wilderness
Lizard Head Wilderness
Lost Creek Wilderness
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Mesa Verde Wilderness
Mount Evans Wilderness
Mount Massive Wilderness
Mount Sneffels Wilderness
Mount Zirkel Wilderness
Neota Wilderness
Never Summer Wilderness
Platte River Wilderness
Powderhorn Wilderness
Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
Raggeds Wilderness
Rawah Wilderness
Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Sarvis Creek Wilderness
South San Juan Wilderness
Spanish Peaks Wilderness
Uncompahgre Wilderness
Vasquez Peak Wilderness
Weminuche Wilderness
West Elk Wilderness

National Conservation Areas

The two National Conservation Areas within the state of Colorado are:

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area

National Wildlife Refuges

Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

The eight National Wildlife Refuges within the state of Colorado are:

National Recreation Trails

Devils Head lookout tower at the summit of the Devils Head National Recreation Trail

Grays Peak National Recreation Trail approaching the summit

The 28 federally designated National Recreation Trails in the state of Colorado are:

Apex National Recreation Trail near Golden
Barr National Recreation Trail between Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak
Bear Creek National Recreation Trail near Ouray
Big Dry Creek National Recreation Trail through Westminster
Calico National Recreation Trail near Dolores
Crag Crest National Recreation Trail near Cedaredge
Devils Head National Recreation Trail near Sedalia
Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs
Grays Peak National Recreation Trail near Silver Plume
Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail near Laporte
Highline Canal National Recreation Trail through metropolitan Denver
Highline Loop National Recreation Trail near Dolores
Lake Fork National Recreation Trail near South Fork
Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail near Leadville
Mount Evans National Recreation Trail near Idaho Springs
Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail near Laporte
Petroglyph Point National Recreation Trail in Mesa Verde National Park
Platte River Greenway National Recreation Trail through metropolitan Denver
Poudre River National Recreation Trail between Greeley and Windsor
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails near Denver
Round Mountain National Recreation Trail near Loveland
Swamp Park National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs
Two Elk National Recreation Trail near Vail
Two Ponds National Recreation Trail in Arvada
Vail Pass National Recreation Trail between Copper Mountain and Vail
West Lost Trail Creek National Recreation Trail near Creede
Wheeler Ten Mile National Recreation Trail between Frisco and Copper Mountain
White House Ranch National Recreation Trail in Colorado Springs

Other federal lands

The United States Bureau of Land Management manages the extensive federal land holdings in western Colorado not managed by other federal agencies.

Images for kids

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The Great Kiva in Chimney Rock National Monument.
Steamboat Rock in Dinosaur National Monument.
The Dillon Pinnacles in Curecanti National Recreation Area.
Spanish Peaks as seen from the Santa Fe National Historic Trail.
Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and the Continental Divide in North America.
Mount Elbert in the San Isabel National Forest.
Picketwire Canyon in Comanche National Grassland.
Mystic Island Lake in the Holy Cross Wilderness.
The Lost Creek Wilderness.
The Dominguez–Escalante NCA.
The South Fork South Platte River in the South Park National Heritage Area.
The Colorado Chautauqua Auditorum.
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.
The Tabor Grand Hotel in the Leadville Historic District.
The Garden of the Gods.
Hanging Lake .
Mountain goats along the Mount Evans National Recreation Trail.
Mule deer along one of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails.
The Royal Gorge Bridge.
The Cache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River.
The Blanca Wetlands ACEC.
Eldorado Canyon State Park.
Fishers Peak State Park.
A yurt in Mancos State Park.
Roxborough State Park.
State Forest State Park.
DeWeese Reservoir State Wildlife Area.
The Arikaree River Natural Area.
Dinosaur tracks in the Dakota Hogback Natural Area.
The Garden Park Fossil Locality.
The Lake San Cristobal Natural Area.
The Mount Goliath Natural Area.
The Rabbit Valley Natural Area.
The Redcloud Peak Natural Area.
The Roxborough Natural Area.
The Slumgullion Earthflow Natural Area.
The Staunton Natural Area.
Exposed Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary at the Trinidad K-T Boundary Natural Area.
The Wheeler Geologic Natural Area.
A cyclist on the Kokopelli Trail in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.

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