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Parks in Colorado

Explore 117 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge

Colorado

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1963 to provide food, cover, and breeding habitat for migr…

Alpine Loop
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Alpine Loop

Colorado

The Alpine Loop is truly a backcountry experience. Make sure someone knows your travel plans and do your homew…

Amache National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Park

Amache National Historic Site

Colorado

Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation Center, near Granada, Colorado was one of ten incarceration sites…

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
National Forest
Park

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Colorado

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Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
National Forest
Park

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Colorado

Stretching across the Continental Divide in north-central Colorado, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests enc…

2,403 sq mi
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

Colorado

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge is one of over 560 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System It is situa…

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Colorado

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview The Ar…

Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge

Colorado

The wetland complexes of Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge provide important water resources that support rest…

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
National Monument
Park

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Colorado

In the 1840s the Arkansas River was the border between territory claimed by the United States and Mexico. Loca…

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Park

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
National Park
Park

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…

48 sq mi17trails
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Colorado

Big enough to be overwhelming, yet still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time. Come see some of the steep…

Blanca Wetlands
recreation area
Park

Blanca Wetlands

Colorado

The Blanca Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern, or Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, is an area of the…

Bocco Mountain
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Bocco Mountain

Colorado

Bocco Mountain Recreation Area is a small upland riding area with fantastic scenery.There are 18 miles of sing…

Bonny Reservoir (Bonny Lake State Park)
State Park
Park

Bonny Reservoir (Bonny Lake State Park)

Colorado

Bonny Dam and Reservoir are on the South Fork of the Republican River near Hale, Colorado just west of the Kan…

Browns Canyon National Monument
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Browns Canyon National Monument

Colorado

Browns Canyon National Monument , a 21,586 acres (8,736 ha) national monument in Chaffee County, Colorado was …

Buzzard Gulch Trail System
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Buzzard Gulch Trail System

Colorado

Located just west of Montrose, Colorado, the Buzzard Gulch Trail System has evolved into a wonderful renewed r…

Carter Reservoir (Carter Lake)
recreation area
Park

Carter Reservoir (Carter Lake)

Colorado

Developments include 5 campgrounds with 151 campsites and 3 boat-launch ramps. A concession-operated public ma…

Chatfield Lake
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Chatfield Lake

Colorado

Chatfield Dam, located southwest of Denver on the South Platte River, was the second of three dams built to pr…

Cherry Creek Lake
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Cherry Creek Lake

Colorado

Cherry Creek Dam, located at the southeast edge of Denver in Aurora, CO, was the first of the three dams to be…

Chukar Trail
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Chukar Trail

Colorado

This site is the trailhead for Chukar Trail -- the primary boating access to the wilderness portion of the Gun…

Colorado National Monument
National Monument
Park

Colorado National Monument

Colorado

Colorado National Monument features towering red rock monoliths rising over sheer-walled canyons. Rim Rock Dri…

32 sq mi
Colorado River Headwaters Byway
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Colorado River Headwaters Byway

Colorado

The Colorado River headwaters begin in Rocky Mountain National Park in northwest Colorado, about 55 miles from…

Crawford Reservoir
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Crawford Reservoir

Colorado

Crawford Reservoir was created by Crawford Dam which crosses Iron Creek, a tributary of the Smith Fork of the …