Parks in Colorado
Explore 24 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.
Amache National Historic Site
Colorado
Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation Center, near Granada, Colorado was one of ten incarceration sites…
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Colorado
Stretching across the Continental Divide in north-central Colorado, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests enc…
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Colorado
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site features a reconstructed 1840s adobe fur trading post on the mountain b…
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Colorado
Big enough to be overwhelming, still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time, the Black Canyon of the Gunnis…
Colorado National Monument
Colorado
Colorado National Monument features towering red rock monoliths rising over sheer-walled canyons. Rim Rock Dri…
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Colorado
Curecanti National Recreation Area is a series of three reservoirs along the once wild Gunnison River. The res…
Dinosaur National Monument
Colorado
Dinosaur features one of the largest dinosaur fossil quarries ever found, with over 1,500 bones still embedded…
Eagles Nest Wilderness
Colorado
Named for the eagle nests on rocky cliffs, Eagles Nest features alpine lakes, peaks over 13,000 feet, and 180 …
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Colorado
Florissant preserves one of the worlds richest and most diverse fossil deposits. The petrified redwood stumps …
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Colorado
Spanning over 3.16 million acres across western Colorado, the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) Nati…
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Colorado
Great Sand Dunes features the tallest sand dunes in North America, rising over 750 feet against the Sangre de …
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Colorado
Open 24/7 year round! There are no limitations or reservations to visit, but there is currently limited capaci…
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Colorado
The tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer…
Hovenweep National Monument
Colorado
Once home to over 2,500 people, Hovenweep includes six prehistoric villages built between A.D. 1200 and 1300. …
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Colorado
The Manhattan Project is one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It ushered in the nuclear …
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Colorado
Home to the iconic Maroon Bells, six fourteeners, and over 100 miles of trails. Features stunning alpine scene…
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas, in the alcoves, and a…
Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Colorado
Stretching from the shortgrass prairies near Pueblo to the highest summits in Colorado, Pike-San Isabel Nation…
Rio Grande National Forest
Colorado
Encircling the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado, Rio Grande National Forest protects 1.86 million acr…
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 square miles encompass and protect spectacular mountain environments. Enjoy…
San Juan National Forest
Colorado
Covering nearly 1.9 million acres in southwestern Colorado's San Juan Mountains, San Juan National Forest prot…
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Colorado
The Sand Creek Massacre: profound, symbolic, spiritual, controversial, a site unlike any other in America. As …
White River National Forest
Colorado
The most visited national forest in the United States, White River National Forest encompasses 2.3 million acr…
Yucca House National Monument
Colorado
Yucca House National Monument preserves a large unexcavated pueblo with a stunning setting in Montezuma Valley…