Places To See & Things To Do
Each of Colorado's 42 state parks offers a fantastic escape. A day use fee of $7 for vehicles is usually charged, or you can get a $70 annual pass good at all parks.
Barr Lake is another choice for water sports in the Denver Metro area. The highlight is the nearly 2,000 acre (when full), Barr Lake. It’s open to sailboats, hand propelled crafts, and boats with electric trolling motors or gas motors less than 10hp. The park is open for day use until 10pm, unless fishing. Other [...]
Jackson Lake is another oasis in Northeast Colorado’s high desert. It’s popular state park to escape to in the summer. The 2,700-acre lake is open to boating and fishing. A variety of lakeside campsites are available, as well as picnic areas and multi-use trails. There is also a Visitor Center open daily with exhibits and [...]
North Sterling State Park is a premier place to boat and fish in Northeast Colorado. This large state park lies about 30 minutes north of Sterling in the high plains. It’s centered around the 3000 acre North Sterling Reservoir. There’s lots to do in this oasis in the desert, including biking, birding, boating, fishing, hiking, [...]
Just as the name implies, Eldorado Canyon sits in a high and narrow canyon. The park offers exceptional hiking opportunities, as well as bait, fly and lure fishing. Fishing in the South Boulder Creek provides scenic scenic to catch trout and smaller fish. The main attraction at the park may be the rock climbing. Eldorado [...]
Roxborough State Park provides a remarkable sightseeing opportunity southwest of Denver. Red sandstones jet out of the ground at a 60 degree angle. The rocks are of the same kind as those found in the Garden of the Gods and Red Rocks. There’s an abundance of wildlife thanks to the park’s unique ecosystems. A combination [...]
Spinney Mountain State Park is located just down the road from Eleven Mile State Park. The 2,500 acre Spinney Mountain Reservoir is a Gold Medal fishing location. The park doesn’t offer camping, just fishing, boating and several picnic sites. For camping, nearby Eleven Mile offers over 300 campsites. The park is closed in the winter. [...]
Eleven Mile State Park is centered around a beautiful alpine lake, located about an hour west of Colorado Springs. It’s centered around the large, 7,662 surface acre reservoir. Camping, fishing and boating are the most popular activities in the park. Spinney Mountain State Park is situated just down the road, offering additional fishing and boating [...]
Mueller State Park is a great mountain escape for those near Colorado Springs. It’s about a 30 mile drive west. The park does not feature a giant lake or a rushing river, but rather endless alpine forest in all directions. For fishing and boating, nearby Eleven Mile and Spinney Mountain state parks will do the [...]
Golden Gate Canyon State Park is located in a very scenic section of the Rockies, west of Golden. The main activities are biking, camping, fishing, hiking and horseback riding. There is a limited amount of rock climbing, but it’s located in the backcountry. The park is open year round with cross country skiing and snowshoeing [...]
Castlewood Canyon is a beautiful State Park located east of Castle Rock at the edge of the Plains. There are two entrances and sides to the park. The west side is most popular with rock climbers. The canyon walls in this sections offer climbs as high as 60 feet. The main entrance and visitor center [...]
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