List of state parks in the U.S. State of Colorado
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 also takes the lead in managing Colorado's boating, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile, river-outfitter licensing, and trails programs.
Colorado State Parks [ edit ]
Park Name
County or Counties
Size
Year Established
Remarks
Image
acre
ha
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
Chaffee , Fremont , Lake , Pueblo
6,193
2,506
1998
Barr Lake State Park
Adams
2,715
1,099
1977
Boyd Lake State Park
Larimer
334
135
1965
Castlewood Canyon State Park
Douglas
2,621
1,061
1964
Chatfield State Park
Douglas , Jefferson
3,895
1,576
1975
Cherry Creek State Park
Arapahoe
3,346
1,354
1959
Cheyenne Mountain State Park
El Paso
1,680
680
2006
Crawford State Park
Delta , Montrose
734
297
1964
Eldorado Canyon State Park
Boulder
885
358
1978
Eleven Mile State Park
Park
7,662
3,101
1970
Elkhead Reservoir State Park
Moffat , Routt
2,200
890
2006
Fishers Peak State Park
Las Animas
19,200
7,800
2020
The park opened on October 30, 2020.[ 2]
Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Jefferson , Gilpin
12,119
4,904
1960
Harvey Gap State Park
Garfield
320
130
1987
Highline Lake State Park
Mesa
563
228
1967
Jackson Lake State Park
Morgan
3,305
1,337
1965
James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park
Mesa
890
360
1994
John Martin Reservoir State Park
Bent
13,176
5,332
2001
Lake Pueblo State Park
Pueblo
10,279
4,160
1975
Lathrop State Park
Huerfano
1,596
646
1962
Lone Mesa State Park
Dolores
11,702
4,736
N/A
Under development.
Lory State Park
Larimer
2,492
1,008
1975
Mancos State Park
Montezuma
553
224
1987
Mueller State Park
Teller
5,112
2,069
1988
Navajo State Park
Archuleta , La Plata
5,087
2,059
1964
North Sterling State Park
Logan
5,700
2,300
1992
Paonia State Park
Gunnison
1,857
752
1964
Pearl Lake State Park
Routt
300
120
1964
Ridgway State Park
Ouray
3,201
1,295
1989
Rifle Falls State Park
Garfield
48
19
1966
Rifle Gap State Park
Garfield
1,341
543
1966
Roxborough State Park
Douglas
3,317
1,342
1975
Spinney Mountain State Park
Park
6,080
2,460
1987
St. Vrain State Park
Weld
688
278
1965
Stagecoach State Park
Routt
1,641
664
1965
State Forest State Park
Jackson , Larimer
70,838
28,667
1970
Staunton State Park
Park , Jefferson
3,652
1,478
2013
Steamboat Lake State Park
Routt
2,820
1,140
1967
Sweetwater Lake State Park
Garfield
500
200
2021
Under development. The establishment of the park was announced on Oct. 20, 2021.
Sweitzer Lake State Park
Delta
210
85
1972
Sylvan Lake State Park
Eagle
1,548
626
1987
Trinidad Lake State Park
Las Animas
2,860
1,160
1980
Vega State Park
Mesa
1,823
738
1967
Yampa River State Park
Routt , Moffat
3,112
1,259
1998
38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W / 38.9972°N 105.5478°W / 38.9972; -105.5478 (State of Colorado )