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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 are others in development. [ 1 ]
1971 – The State Recreational Trails Program was created. 1972 – State Parks and the Division of Wildlife were separated. 1977 – State Parks was requested to manage the snowmobile program for the state. 1984 – State Parks became responsible for licensing river outfitters. 1990 – State parks began managing the off-highway vehicle program.
State Forest State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Jackson and Larimer counties east of Walden, Colorado, United States. The 70,838-acre (286.67 km 2 ) park was established in 1970 in the Medicine Bow Range of the Rocky Mountains.
State parks and other state sites within the U.S. state of Colorado. Pages in category "State parks of Colorado" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
Staunton State Park is a Colorado state park in Park and Jefferson counties, located 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Conifer, Colorado. [2] The 3,908-acre (1,582 ha) park, which opened on May 18, 2013, [ 3 ] includes dramatic rock outcroppings, several streams and a waterfall.
Roxborough State Park is a state park of Colorado, United States, known for dramatic red sandstone formations. Located in Douglas County 20 miles (32 km) south of Denver, Colorado , the 3,339-acre (13.51 km 2 ) park was established in 1975.
Castlewood Canyon State Park is a Colorado state park near Franktown, Colorado. The park retains a unique part of Colorado's history, the remains of Castlewood Canyon Dam. Visitors can still see the remnants and damage from that dam which burst in 1933. The event sent a 15-foot (5 m) wave of water all the way to downtown Denver resulting in a ...
Eleven Mile State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Park County, 11 miles (18 km) south of Lake George, Colorado, United States. Established in 1970, the 7,662-acre (31.01 km 2 ) park surrounds 3,405-acre (13.78 km 2 ), 5.5 miles (8.9 km) long Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir.