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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. 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

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
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Office sign.JPG
Barr Lake State Park Adams 2,715 1,099 1977
Barr Lake (146440918).jpg
Boyd Lake State Park Larimer 334 135 1965
Boyd Lake State Park.JPG
Castlewood Canyon State Park Douglas 2,621 1,061 1964
Castlewood Dam Trails.jpg
Chatfield State Park Douglas,
Jefferson
3,895 1,576 1975
Chatfield State Park.JPG
Cherry Creek State Park Arapahoe 3,346 1,354 1959
Cherry Creek State Park (2837173960).jpg
Cheyenne Mountain State Park El Paso 1,680 680 2006
Cheyenne Mountain State Park.JPG
Crawford State Park Delta,
Montrose
734 297 1964
Crawford State Park (2038467807).jpg
Eldorado Canyon State Park Boulder 885 358 1978
Eldorado Canyon.JPG
Eleven Mile State Park Park 7,662 3,101 1970
Eleven Mile Canyon (2431991645).jpg
Elkhead Reservoir State Park Moffat,
Routt
2,200 890 2006
Elkhead State Park.JPG
Fishers Peak State Park Las Animas 19,200 7,800 2020 The park opened on October 30, 2020.
Fishers Peak State Park.JPG
Golden Gate Canyon State Park Jefferson,
Gilpin
12,119 4,904 1960
Tremont Mtn Golden Gate State Park.jpg
Harvey Gap State Park Garfield 320 130 1987
Harvey Gap State Park.JPG
Highline Lake State Park Mesa 563 228 1967
Highline Lake State Park sign.JPG
Jackson Lake State Park Morgan 3,305 1,337 1965
Jackson Lake State Park sign.JPG
James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park Mesa 890 360 1994
Colorado river.jpg
John Martin Reservoir State Park Bent 13,176 5,332 2001
John Martin Reservoir State Park.JPG
Lake Pueblo State Park Pueblo 10,279 4,160 1975
Lake Pueblo State Park sign.JPG
Lathrop State Park Huerfano 1,596 646 1962
Lathrop State Park in Walsenburg, Colorado (198776935).jpg
Lone Mesa State Park Dolores 11,702 4,736 N/A Under development.
Lory State Park Larimer 2,492 1,008 1975
Lory State Park.JPG
Mancos State Park Montezuma 553 224 1987
MancosStatePark.jpg
Mueller State Park Teller 5,112 2,069 1988
Dome rock meuller.jpg
Navajo State Park Archuleta,
La Plata
5,087 2,059 1964
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North Sterling State Park Logan 5,700 2,300 1992
North Sterling State Park.JPG
Paonia State Park Gunnison 1,857 752 1964
Pearl Lake State Park Routt 300 120 1964
Pearl Lake State Park.JPG
Ridgway State Park Ouray 3,201 1,295 1989
Ridgway State Park.jpg
Rifle Falls State Park Garfield 48 19 1966
Rifle Falls State Park, CO (2187526705).jpg
Rifle Gap State Park Garfield 1,341 543 1966
Rifle Gap State Park.JPG
Roxborough State Park Douglas 3,317 1,342 1975
Roxborough.jpg
Spinney Mountain State Park Park 6,080 2,460 1987
Spinney Mountain State Park.JPG
St. Vrain State Park Weld 688 278 1965
St. Vrain State Park sign.JPG
Stagecoach State Park Routt 1,641 664 1965
Stagecoach State Park.JPG
State Forest State Park Jackson,
Larimer
70,838 28,667 1970
State Forest State Park sign.JPG
Staunton State Park Park,
Jefferson
3,652 1,478 2013
Staunton State Park.JPG
Steamboat Lake State Park Routt 2,820 1,140 1967
Steamboat Lake State Park.JPG
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
Sweitzer Lake State Park sign.JPG
Sylvan Lake State Park Eagle 1,548 626 1987
Sylvan Lake State Park, November 2015 - panoramio.jpg
Trinidad Lake State Park Las Animas 2,860 1,160 1980
Trinidad Lake State Park sign.JPG
Vega State Park Mesa 1,823 738 1967
Vega State Park.JPG
Yampa River State Park Routt,
Moffat
3,112 1,259 1998
Yampa River State Park(s) (2669217727).jpg

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