Lone Mesa State Park

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Lone Mesa State Park
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Location Dolores County, Colorado, U.S.
Nearest city Dolores, Colorado
Coordinates 37°45′00″N108°27′00″W / 37.75000°N 108.45000°W / 37.75000; -108.45000
Area11,618 acres (4,702 hectares) [1]
Visitors960(in 2021) [2]
Governing body Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Lone Mesa State Park is a closed-access state park in Colorado located 23 miles (37 kilometers) north of Dolores. It is currently undergoing development and planning. [3] According to the park's website, the park is "restricted to hunting, volunteer and educational programs." [1]

Several local endemic species have been located or described in the park including Physaria puvinata Gutierrezia elegens and Pakera mancosana [4] .

References

  1. 1 2 "Lone Mesa State Park Mancos, CO". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. n.d. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Colorado State Parks Region Annual Visitation Report" (PDF). Colorado Counties, Inc. 2023.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Lone Mesa". cpw.state.co.us.
  4. ↑ Silva, Shelley. A vascular flora of Lone Mesa State Park, Dolores County, Colorado. MS thesis. Northern Arizona University, 2014.


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