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This is a list of the state parks in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the state park system to accommodate both outdoor recreation and tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there are others in development. [1] Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) manages 43 state parks and over 350 wildlife areas covering about 900,000 acres. It also manages "fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and ...
1990 – State parks began managing the off-highway vehicle program. 1992 - Voters approved the Great Outdoors Colorado constitutional amendment directing Colorado Lottery revenues to the outdoors, including 10 percent directly to state Parks and Wildlife division. About half goes to Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Trust Fund, which in turns ...
This article is a list of state and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in the United States, by U.S. state or territory. [1] These agencies are typically within each state's Executive Branch , and have the purpose of protecting a state's fish and wildlife resources.
Ridgway State Park is a state park located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. [2] The park is 21 miles southeast of Montrose, 14 miles northeast of Ouray, 4 miles north of the town of Ridgway and 312 miles southwest of Denver. The wildlife consists of deer, mountain lions, coyotes, rabbits, and elk.
Highline Lake State Park is a Colorado state park. It is home to two lakes, [ 2 ] Highline Lake, elevation 4,702 feet (1,433 m) [ 3 ] and Mack Mesa Lake, elevation 4,728 feet (1,441 m). [ 4 ] It is well known for its birdwatching opportunities and has two wildlife migratory waterfowl overlook kiosks where it is possible to watch great blue ...
Boyd Lake State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Colorado, [3] located north of Loveland, Colorado. It became a state recreation area under the Colorado Division of Game, Fish, and Parks in 1965. [4] The park sometimes holds events for the public including fishing derbies and clinics, education programs, and volunteer projects.
Barr Lake State Park is a Colorado state park established in 1977 in Adams County near Brighton, Colorado, USA. The 2,715-acre (10.99 km 2) park has 12 miles (19 km) of trails, including an 8.8-mile (14.2 km) trail that circles Barr Lake. Fishing and boating are allowed in the northern half of the park.