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State Park

Lathrop State Park

Colorado · CO

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  • Address:70 County Road 502, Walsenburg, CO 81089 · CO
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About

Colorado's first state park, with two lakes below the Spanish Peaks. People boat and fish.

Source: cpw.state.co.us

From Wikipedia

Lathrop State Park is a Colorado state park located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Walsenburg. The state purchased the property in 1962 and opened Colorado's first state park here later that same year. It is named after Harold Lathrop, the first director of state parks. The park features two lakes, Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake, that offer fishing for tiger muskie, rainbow trout, bass, catfish, northern pike, blue gill, saugeye, and wipers.

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Trails

All trails in Lathrop State Park

Amphitheater Ada Path

0.1 mi7 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyLoop

Equestrian Trail

1.3 mi56 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Great Blue Heron Trail

0.3 mi69 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
Hogback Nature Loop Trail

Hogback Nature Loop Trail

Walsenburg1.5 mi226 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyLoop

Hogback Nature Trail

0.3 mi
Trail

Jackaloop Trail

1.0 mi7 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
Lake Meriam

Lake Meriam

Walsenburg1.7 mi112 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyOut & Back
Lake Oehn

Lake Oehn

Walsenburg2.8 mi262 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyLoop

Osprey Loop

0.3 mi
Trail

Osprey Loop

0.4 mi
Trail

Osprey Loop

1.7 mi102 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Roadrunner Trail

0.3 mi
Trail

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Hunting in this park

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