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Parks in Colorado

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

Curecanti National Recreation Area
recreation area
Park

Curecanti National Recreation Area

Colorado

Three reservoirs and surrounding lands make up this recreation area in western Colorado. It is a landscape of …

Curecanti National Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

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
National Monument
Park

Dinosaur National Monument

Colorado

Dinosaur features one of the largest dinosaur fossil quarries ever found, with over 1,500 bones still embedded…

329 sq mi
Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area

Colorado

The Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area includes the remote Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, recreation…

Durango SRMA
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Durango SRMA

Colorado

The Durango Special Recreation Management Area is comprised of isolated parcels of public lands surrounding Du…

Eagle River Recreation Management Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Eagle River Recreation Management Area

Colorado

The Eagle River Extensive Recreation Management Area provides excellent recreational opportunities, especially…

Eagles Nest Wilderness
Wilderness Area
Park

Eagles Nest Wilderness

Colorado

Named for the eagle nests on rocky cliffs, Eagles Nest features alpine lakes, peaks over 13,000 feet, and 180 …

209 sq mi
Emerald Mountain
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Emerald Mountain

Colorado

In Colorado, the day-use only Emerald Mountain Recreation Area located near Steamboat Springs provides opportu…

Flat-Top Peach Valley
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Flat-Top Peach Valley

Colorado

Flat Top-Peach Valley is an upland desert landscape within Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. It is mo…

Flatiron Reservoir
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Flatiron Reservoir

Colorado

Flatiron Dam and Reservoir are located on Chimney Hollow Creek 8 miles southwest of Loveland, Colorado. The da…

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
National Monument
Park

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Colorado

Florissant preserves one of the worlds richest and most diverse fossil deposits. The petrified redwood stumps …

9 sq mi
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
National Monument
Park

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Colorado

Beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits …

Fruitgrowers Reservoir
recreation area
Park

Fruitgrowers Reservoir

Colorado

Fruitgrowers Reservoir was created by Fruitgrowers Dam which crosses Alfalfa Run. Alfalfa Runs natural flow i…

Garden Park Fossil Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Garden Park Fossil Area

Colorado

Fossils of well-known species of large dinosaurs have been discovered at this site over the last 120 years. Ma…

Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Gold Belt Recreation Management Area

Colorado

The Gold Belt Tour National Scenic Byway retraces the historic travel routes for the World’s Greatest Gold Cam…

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
National Forest
Park

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…

4,940 sq mi
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
National Park
Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Colorado

Open 24/7 year round! There are no timed entries or reservations to visit. The tallest dunes in North America…

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
National Park
Park

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…

233 sq mi13trails
Green Mountain Reservoir
recreation area
Park

Green Mountain Reservoir

Colorado

The dam is on the western slope 13 miles southeast of Kremmling, Colorado, on the Blue River, a tributary of t…

Gunnison
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Gunnison

Colorado

The Gunnison Area includes the very popular Hartman Rocks recreation use area just a few miles SW of Gunnison.…

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
conservation area
Park

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area

Colorado

Just north of Montrose in west-central Colorado lies the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (NCA), a di…

Gunnison Gorge Wilderness
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Gunnison Gorge Wilderness

Colorado

The Gunnison Gorge Wilderness offers a wild and pristine backcountry experience, with its unique black granite…

Gypsum Hills
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Gypsum Hills

Colorado

Gypsum Hills Recreation Area is easily accessible located right off of I-70. Challenging four-wheel drive rout…

Hardscrabble - East Eagle
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Hardscrabble - East Eagle

Colorado

Hardscrabble Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) is located between Gypsum and Eagle, and has become a t…