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Wikipedia / List of Colorado state parks

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. Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year.

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

Size

Year Established

Remarks

Image

acre

ha

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Chaffee, Fremont, Lake, Pueblo

1998

Barr Lake State Park

Adams

1977

Boyd Lake State Park

Larimer

1965

Castlewood Canyon State Park

Douglas

1964

Chatfield State Park

Douglas, Jefferson

1975

Cherry Creek State Park

Arapahoe

1959

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

El Paso

2006

Crawford State Park

Delta, Montrose

1964

Eldorado Canyon State Park

Boulder

1978

Eleven Mile State Park

Park

1970

Elkhead Reservoir State Park

Moffat, Routt

2006

Fishers Peak State Park

Las Animas

2020

The park opened on October 30, 2020.

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Jefferson, Gilpin

1960

Harvey Gap State Park

Garfield

1987

Highline Lake State Park

Mesa

1967

Jackson Lake State Park

Morgan

1965

James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park

Mesa

1994

John Martin Reservoir State Park

Bent

2001

Lake Pueblo State Park

Pueblo

1975

Lathrop State Park

Huerfano

1962

Lone Mesa State Park

Dolores

N/A

Under development.

Lory State Park

Larimer

1975

Mancos State Park

Montezuma

1987

Mueller State Park

Teller

1988

Navajo State Park

Archuleta, La Plata

1964

North Sterling State Park

Logan

1992

Paonia State Park

Gunnison

1964

Pearl Lake State Park

Routt

1964

Ridgway State Park

Ouray

1989

Rifle Falls State Park

Garfield

1966

Rifle Gap State Park

Garfield

1966

Roxborough State Park

Douglas

1975

Spinney Mountain State Park

Park

1987

St. Vrain State Park

Weld

1965

Stagecoach State Park

Routt

1965

State Forest State Park

Jackson, Larimer

1970

Staunton State Park

Park, Jefferson

2013

Steamboat Lake State Park

Routt

1967

Sweetwater Lake State Park

Garfield

2021

Under development. The establishment of the park was announced on Oct. 20, 2021.

Sweitzer Lake State Park

Delta

1972

Sylvan Lake State Park

Eagle

1987

Trinidad Lake State Park

Las Animas

1980

Vega State Park

Mesa

1967

Yampa River State Park

Routt, Moffat

1998

See also

Colorado Department of Natural Resources

References

State of Colorado

Colorado Department of Natural Resources

Colorado Parks and Wildlife