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Yampa River State Park provides 13 access points for boaters along 134 miles (216 km) of the Yampa River from Hayden to the eastern boundary of Dinosaur National Monument. [2] Walkways and hiking trails explore the river's canyons and riparian zones , surrounding rock formations , and natural habitats .
The Yampa drains 7,660 square miles (19,800 km 2) of mostly semi-arid plateau country in northwestern Colorado and a small portion of southern Wyoming. The bulk of the watershed is located between the Park Range, to the east; the Flat Tops, to the south; and the Uinta Mountains, to the west.
Public access to the refuge includes a self-guided 6-mile wildlife auto tour route from nearby State Highway 14, and an overlook over the Illinois River valley.Public fishing is permitted along the Illinois River except in the areas marked as closed.
The Colorado state wildlife areas are managed for hunting, fishing, observation, management, and preservation of wildlife. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife division of the U.S. State of Colorado manages more than 300 state wildlife areas with a total area of more than 860 square miles (2,230 km 2 ) in the state.
Elkhead Reservoir State Park is managed as a complex out of the Yampa River State Park office, located to the west of the town of Hayden, CO. [2] Elkhead Reservoir was constructed in 1974 and is owned by the City of Craig. The Colorado State Parks system took over management of recreational use and facilities at the reservoir in 1998. [3]
The Little Snake River is a tributary of the Yampa River, approximately 155 miles (249 km) long, in southwestern Wyoming and northwestern Colorado in the United States. It rises near the continental divide , in Routt National Forest in northern Routt County, Colorado , along the northern edge of the Park Range .
Stagecoach Dam is a gravity dam on the Yampa River in Routt County, Colorado, located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Steamboat Springs. Built of roller-compacted concrete, the dam is 145 feet (44 m) high and 360 feet (110 m) long.
The Green River Basin above the confluence with the Yampa River Basin; and the Great Divide closed basin. Utah and Wyoming. 20,600 sq mi (53,000 km 2) HUC1404: 1405 White–Yampa subregion: The White and Yampa River Basins. Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. 13,100 sq mi (34,000 km 2) HUC1405: 1406 Lower Green subregion