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Parks in Colorado

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

Penitente Canyon
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Penitente Canyon

Colorado

If technical rock climbing is your type of adventure, then Penitente Canyon may have what you want. The canyon…

Pike-San Isabel National Forests
National Forest
Park

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

Colorado

Stretching from the shortgrass prairies near Pueblo to the highest summits in Colorado, Pike-San Isabel Nation…

3,479 sq mi
Pinewood Lake
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Pinewood Lake

Colorado

Pinewood Lake is located about 12 miles southwest of Loveland, Colorado. The Lake and Dam are a small part of…

Powderhorn Wilderness
Wilderness Area
Park

Powderhorn Wilderness

Colorado

The Powderhorn Wilderness now contains a total of 62,050 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management…

Powderhorn Wilderness Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Powderhorn Wilderness Area

Colorado

The Powderhorn Wilderness now contains a total of 62,050 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management…

Prospect Mountain
recreation area
Park

Prospect Mountain

Colorado

The Prospect Mountain WSA encompasses 1,145 acres of BLM-administered land with no inholdings or split estate.…

PSICC
recreation area
Park

PSICC

Colorado

Peaks to Prairies - Tracks to Trails Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Gr…

Red Hill
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Red Hill

Colorado

The Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area that sits just north of Carbondale and provides excellent trai…

Ridgway Reservoir
recreation area
Park

Ridgway Reservoir

Colorado

Recreation at Ridgway Dam and Reservoir, Dallas Creek Project, is managed by the Colorado Division of Parks a…

Ridgway Trail System
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Ridgway Trail System

Colorado

Located just outside of Ridgway, Colorado, the Ridgway Trail System has evolved into a wonderful renewed resou…

Rifle Gap Reservoir
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Rifle Gap Reservoir

Colorado

Recreation at Rifle Gap Dam and Reservoir, Silt Project, is managed by the Colorado Division of Parks and Ou…

Rio Grande National Forest
National Forest
Park

Rio Grande National Forest

Colorado

Encircling the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado, Rio Grande National Forest protects 1.86 million acr…

2,906 sq mi
Rio Grande National Forest
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Rio Grande National Forest

Colorado

Rio Grande River SRMA
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Rio Grande River SRMA

Colorado

Rio Grande Recreation Area features a meandering river flowing south to the Colorado-New Mexico border. Excell…

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Colorado

This 15,000 acre site provides a Refuge for both wildlife and visitors. Through wildlife management, species l…

Rocky Mountain National Park
National Park
Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 square miles (265,807 acres) encompasses a spectacular range of mountain en…

Rocky Mountain National Park
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National Park
Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 square miles encompass and protect spectacular mountain environments. Enjoy…

415 sq mi217trails
Royal Gorge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Royal Gorge

Colorado

Ruedi Reservoir
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Ruedi Reservoir

Colorado

Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, features of the Fryingpan Arkansas Project, are on the Fryingpan River about 15 miles…

San Juan National Forest
National Forest
Park

San Juan National Forest

Colorado

Covering nearly 1.9 million acres in southwestern Colorado's San Juan Mountains, San Juan National Forest prot…

2,936 sq mi
San Juan National Forest
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

San Juan National Forest

Colorado

San Luis Hills WSA
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

San Luis Hills WSA

Colorado

The San Luis Hills WSA is characterized by a series of hills, which rise abruptly above the broad San Luis Val…

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Park

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

Colorado

The Sand Creek Massacre: profound, symbolic, spiritual, controversial, a site unlike any other in America. As …

Seep Springs OHV Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Seep Springs OHV Area

Colorado

Seep Springs Recreation Area is located near Canon City offering fun and challenging trails combined with outs…