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North Boulder Creek forms in a valley between Navajo Peak and Arikaree Peak on the Continental Divide, in the Green Lakes chain of lakes. The creek flows 17.8 miles (28.6 km) [2] past the community of Switzerland Park to join Middle Boulder Creek. Middle Boulder Creek rises as two forks from the Continental Divide: the North Fork rises in a ...
Eldorado Canyon State Park is part of the Colorado State Park system. It was established in 1978 and is located in Boulder County near the city of Boulder. [2] The park consists of two areas, the Inner Canyon (developed area) and Crescent Meadows (undeveloped area). The park encompasses 885 acres (3.6 km 2) with a variety of recreation ...
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 are others in development. [1] Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year.
The Indian Peaks Wilderness is a 73,931 acre wilderness area in north central Colorado managed jointly by the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and small parts of the southern section of Rocky Mountain National Park. It includes over 50 lakes, 28 trails, and numerous ...
St. Vrain State Park, formerly known as Barbour Ponds, is a Colorado state park. [2] The park hosts year-round camping. [3] It is a popular birding destination, hosting the states largest rookery of Blue Heron, it is home to several other bird species as well including migrating waterfowl, songbirds and the occasional bald eagle. [4]
The Colorado Natural Areas Program was established in 1977 to preserve and protect special areas of the state with distinctive flora, fauna, ecological, geological, and paleontologic features. It is a program of Colorado Parks and Wildlife that identifies and protects public, and in some cases private, areas with at least one unique or high ...
The four National Parks within Colorado are: 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.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife. North Sterling State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Logan County north of Sterling, Colorado, Colorado. The 5,700-acre (2,300 ha) park established in 1992 includes a reservoir with 2,880 acres (1,170 ha) of surface area and 6 miles (9.7 km) of hiking trails along the shoreline.