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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.
Jackson Lake State Park [2] is located northeast of Orchard, Colorado in western Morgan County, Colorado. It is situated on 2,411-acre (9.76 km 2) Jackson reservoir that was built in the early 20th century. The reservoir, elevation 4,429 feet (1,350 m), [3] receives water from the South Platte River and stores it for irrigation throughout the ...
Virginia opened its entire state park system on 15 June 1936 as a six-park system. The six original state parks were Seashore State Park (now First Landing State Park ), Westmoreland State Park, Staunton River State Park, Douthat State Park, Fairy Stone State Park, and Hungry Mother State Park. The park system now oversees 43 parks. [1] Contents.
1937 – The state legislature appointed a land board to create the first State Parks Board. 1951 – The State Parks Board leased Cherry Creek recreation area from the Army Corps of Engineers. 1963 – State Parks was merged with the Division of Wildlife. 1971 – The State Recreational Trails Program was created. 1972 – State Parks and the ...
Area. 1,680 acres (6.8 km 2) Established. 2006. Visitors. 262,456 (in 2021) [1] Governing body. Colorado State Parks. Cheyenne Mountain State Park is a Colorado state park that was acquired in June 2000 through a partnership between the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado State Parks, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), Colorado Lottery, El Paso ...
Vega State Park. Vega State Park is a 1,823-acre (738 ha) Colorado state park in Mesa County, Colorado in the United States. Vega Reservoir is a fishing destination and is located at an elevation of 7,696 feet (2,346 m). [3] Year-round recreational activities at Vega State Park include boating, hiking, snowmobiling and camping. [4]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Rifle Falls State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Garfield County northeast of Rifle, Colorado. The central feature of the 48-acre (0.19 km 2) park is a triple 70-foot (21 m) waterfall flowing over a travertine dam on East Rifle Creek. Commonly seen wildlife includes mule deer, elk, coyote, and golden ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Staunton State Park is a Colorado state park in Park and Jefferson counties, located 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Conifer, Colorado. [2] The 3,908-acre (1,582 ha) park, which opened on May 18, 2013, [3] includes dramatic rock outcroppings, several streams and a waterfall. On December 4, 2012, the property was also ...