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 is another one in development. [1] Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year.

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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

Park Name  County or
Counties
  
SizeYear
Established
  
Remarks  Image
acreha
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Chaffee,
Fremont,
Lake,
Pueblo
6,1932,5061998
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Office sign.JPG
Barr Lake State Park Adams 2,7151,0991977
Barr Lake (146440918).jpg
Boyd Lake State Park Larimer 3341351965
Boyd Lake State Park.JPG
Castlewood Canyon State Park Douglas 2,6211,0611964
Castlewood Dam Trails.jpg
Chatfield State Park Douglas,
Jefferson
3,8951,5761975
Chatfield State Park.JPG
Cherry Creek State Park Arapahoe 3,3461,3541959
Cherry Creek State Park (2837173960).jpg
Cheyenne Mountain State Park El Paso 1,6806802006
Cheyenne Mountain State Park.JPG
Crawford State Park Delta,
Montrose
7342971964
Crawford State Park (2038467807).jpg
Eldorado Canyon State Park Boulder 8853581978
Eldorado Canyon.JPG
Eleven Mile State Park Park 7,6623,1011970
Eleven Mile Canyon (2431991645).jpg
Elkhead Reservoir State Park Moffat,
Routt
2,2008902006
Elkhead State Park.JPG
Fishers Peak State Park Las Animas 19,2007,8002020The park opened on October 30, 2020. [2]
Fishers Peak State Park.JPG
Golden Gate Canyon State Park Jefferson,
Gilpin
12,1194,9041960
Tremont Mtn Golden Gate State Park.jpg
Harvey Gap State Park Garfield 3201301987
Harvey Gap State Park.JPG
Highline Lake State Park Mesa 5632281967
Highline Lake State Park sign.JPG
Jackson Lake State Park Morgan 3,3051,3371965
Jackson Lake State Park sign.JPG
James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park Mesa 8903601994
Colorado river.jpg
John Martin Reservoir State Park Bent 13,1765,3322001
John Martin Reservoir State Park.JPG
Lake Pueblo State Park Pueblo 10,2794,1601975
Lake Pueblo State Park sign.JPG
Lathrop State Park Huerfano 1,5966461962
Lathrop State Park in Walsenburg, Colorado (198776935).jpg
Lone Mesa State Park Dolores 11,7024,736N/AUnder development.
Lory State Park Larimer 2,4921,0081975
Lory State Park.JPG
Mancos State Park Montezuma 5532241987
MancosStatePark.jpg
Mueller State Park Teller 5,1122,0691988
Dome rock meuller.jpg
Navajo State Park Archuleta,
La Plata
5,0872,0591964
Dh110911-192255.jpg
North Sterling State Park Logan 5,7002,3001992
North Sterling State Park.JPG
Paonia State Park Gunnison 1,8577521964
Pearl Lake State Park Routt 3001201964
Pearl Lake State Park.JPG
Ridgway State Park Ouray 3,2011,2951989
Ridgway State Park.jpg
Rifle Falls State Park Garfield 48191966
Rifle Falls State Park, CO (2187526705).jpg
Rifle Gap State Park Garfield 1,3415431966
Rifle Gap State Park.JPG
Roxborough State Park Douglas 3,3171,3421975
Roxborough.jpg
Spinney Mountain State Park Park 6,0802,4601987
Spinney Mountain State Park.JPG
St. Vrain State Park Weld 6882781965
St. Vrain State Park sign.JPG
Stagecoach State Park Routt 1,6416641965
Stagecoach State Park.JPG
State Forest State Park Jackson,
Larimer
70,83828,6671970
State Forest State Park sign.JPG
Staunton State Park Park,
Jefferson
3,6521,4782013
Staunton State Park.JPG
Steamboat Lake State Park Routt 2,8201,1401967
Steamboat Lake State Park.JPG
Sweetwater Lake State Park Garfield 5002002021Under development. The establishment of the park was announced on Oct. 20, 2021.
Sweitzer Lake State Park Delta 210851972
Sweitzer Lake State Park sign.JPG
Sylvan Lake State Park Eagle 1,5486261987
Sylvan Lake State Park, November 2015 - panoramio.jpg
Trinidad Lake State Park Las Animas 2,8601,1601980
Trinidad Lake State Park sign.JPG
Vega State Park Mesa 1,8237381967
Vega State Park.JPG
Yampa River State Park Routt,
Moffat
3,1121,2591998
Yampa River State Park(s) (2669217727).jpg

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References

  1. "Your Guide to Colorado's 41 State Parks, 2018 online edition" (PDF). Colorado Parks and Wildlife. 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  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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