This is a list of

protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

of the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

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Federal lands

The

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federal government owns 36.23% of Colorado's total land area.

National Park System

The

National Park System The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...

includes 23 areas in Colorado. The

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propert ...

manages 18 of these 23 areas plus five National Wildernesses.

National Parks

The four

National Parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...

within Colorado are: *

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is an American national park located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service. There are two primary entrances to the park: the south rim entrance is located east of Montrose, while ...

near Montrose *

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is an American national park that conserves an area of large sand dunes up to tall on the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley, and an adjacent national preserve in the Sangre de Cristo Range, in sou ...

near Mosca *

Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park is an American national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado. The park protects some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in the United States. Established ...

and

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

near Cortez * Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park and Grand Lake

National Monuments

The nine National Monuments in Colorado are: *

Browns Canyon National Monument Browns Canyon National Monument is a national monument in Chaffee County, Colorado, that was designated as such by President Barack Obama under the Antiquities Act on February 19, 2015. The site will be centered along the Arkansas River between B ...

near Nathrop (February 19, 2015,

Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...

) *

Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument Camp Hale was a U.S. Army training facility in the western United States, constructed in 1942 for what became the 10th Mountain Division. Located in central Colorado between Red Cliff and Leadville in the Eagle River valley, it was named for G ...

between Red Cliff and

Leadville The City of Leadville is a statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,602 at the 2010 census and an estimated ...

in the Eagle River valley (October 12, 2022, Biden) *

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is a national monument protecting an archaeologically-significant landscape located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Colorado. The monument's are managed by the Bureau of Land Management, ...

near Cortez (June 9, 2000, Clinton) *

Chimney Rock National Monument Chimney Rock National Monument is a U.S. National Monument in San Juan National Forest in southwestern Colorado which includes an archaeological site. This area is located in Archuleta County, Colorado, between Durango and Pagosa Springs, and ...

near

Pagosa Springs The Town of Pagosa Springs ( Ute language: Pagwöösa, Navajo language: Tó Sido Háálį́) is a home rule municipality that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Archuleta County, Colorado ...

(September 21, 2012,

) *

Colorado National Monument Colorado National Monument is a National Park Service unit near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Sheer-walled canyons cut deep into sandstone and granite–gneiss–schist rock formations. This is an area of desert land high on the Colorad ...

near Grand Junction and Fruita (May 24, 1911, Taft) * Dinosaur National Monument near

Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...

(80 acres October 4, 1915, Wilson, additional 200,000 acres July 14, 1938,

Roosevelt Roosevelt may refer to: *Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th U.S. president * Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), 32nd U.S. president Businesses and organisations * Roosevelt Hotel (disambiguation) * Roosevelt & Son, a merchant bank * Rooseve ...

) *

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument The Florissant Formation is a sedimentary geologic formation outcropping around Florissant, Teller County, Colorado. The formation is noted for the abundant and exceptionally preserved insect and plant fossils that are found in the mudstones and ...

near Florissant (1969,

Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

) *

Hovenweep National Monument Hovenweep National Monument is located on land in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah, between Cortez, Colorado and Blanding, Utah on the Cajon Mesa of the Great Sage Plain. Shallow tributaries run through the wide and deep canyons into t ...

near Cortez (March 2, 1923, Harding) *

Yucca House National Monument Yucca House National Monument is a United States National Monument located in Montezuma County, Colorado between the towns of Towaoc (headquarters of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe) and Cortez, Colorado. Yucca House is a large, unexcavated Ancestr ...

near Cortez (1919, Wilson) Two former National Monuments were reclassified due to their remoteness: * Holy Cross Wilderness near Minturn *

Wheeler Geologic Area The Wheeler Geologic Area is a highly eroded outcropping of layers of volcanic ash, in the La Garita Mountains of Mineral County, in southern Colorado in the western United States about 10 miles east north-east of Creede. The ash is the res ...

near Creede

National Historic Sites

The three National Historic Sites within Colorado are: *

Amache National Historic Site The Amache National Historic Site, formally the Granada War Relocation Center but known to the internees as Camp Amache, was a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Prowers County, Colorado. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor o ...

near Granada *

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Bent's Old Fort is an 1833 fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, United States. A company owned by Charles Bent and William Bent and Ceran St. Vrain built the fort to trade with Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Plains Indians a ...

near La Junta * Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near Chivington proposed:

National Recreation Areas

The two National Recreation Areas within Colorado are:: * Arapaho National Recreation Area near Granby *

Curecanti National Recreation Area Curecanti National Recreation Area(Pronounced (locally) or .) is a National Park Service unit located on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Established in 1965, Curecanti National Recreation Area is responsible for developing and managing r ...

near Gunnison

National Historic Trails

The four National Historic Trails that pass through Colorado are: *

California National Historic Trail The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California. After it was established, the first half of the California Trail f ...

through Sedgwick County *

Old Spanish National Historic Trail Old or OLD may refer to: Places * Old, Baranya, Hungary * Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, ...

through southwestern Colorado * Pony Express National Historic Trail through Sedgwick County *

Santa Fe National Historic Trail Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring ...

through southeastern Colorado

National Scenic Trail

Continental Divide Trail, Torreys to Grays

The

National Scenic Trail The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nati ...

that passes through Colorado is: * Continental Divide National Scenic Trail along the

Continental Divide of the Americas The Continental Divide of the Americas (also known as the Great Divide, the Western Divide or simply the Continental Divide; ) is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide extends from t ...

National Forests

The

United States Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency in ...

manages the 11 National Forests within Colorado. *

Arapaho National Forest Arapaho National Forest is a National Forest located in north-central Colorado, United States. The region is managed jointly with the Roosevelt National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland from the United States Forest Service office in ...

Grand Mesa National Forest The Grand Mesa National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in Mesa, Delta and Garfield Counties in Western Colorado. It borders the White River National Forest to the north and the Gunnison National Forest to the east. The forest covers most of ...

* Gunnison National Forest *

Pike National Forest The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km2) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and ...

Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million-acre (7,530 km²) U.S. National Forest located in southwestern Colorado. The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural alpine valley, as well as one of the ...

Roosevelt National Forest The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest and the Routt National Forest. The forest is administered jointly wit ...

* Routt National Forest *

San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado. It is one of eleven national forests in the state of Color ...

San Juan National Forest The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres (2,935.7 sq mi, or 7,603.42 km²) in western Colorado. The forest occupies land in Archuleta, Conejos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezu ...

Uncompahgre National Forest Uncompahgre National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 955,229 acres (1,492.55 sq mi, or 3,865.68 km2) in (in descending order of land area) parts of Montrose County, Colorado, Montrose, Mesa County, Colorado, Mesa, San Miguel Count ...

White River National Forest White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through its northern section. It is the most visited National Forest in the United States, primarily from users of the twelv ...

National Grasslands

The

manages the two National Grasslands within Colorado. *

Comanche National Grassland Comanche National Grassland is a National Grassland located in southeastern Colorado, United States. It is the sister grassland of Cimarron National Grassland and contains both prairie grasslands and canyons. It is separated into two sections, ...

– southeastern Colorado * Pawnee National Grassland – northeastern Colorado

National Wildernesses

There are 44 National Wildernesses within Colorado. The

manages 34, the

manages four, the Bureau of Land Management manages three, the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management jointly manage two, and the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service jointly manage one National Wilderness. * Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness *

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness The Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness (BRCW) is located in western Colorado with a small portion extending into eastern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region approximately west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The wilderness lies on the n ...

* Buffalo Peaks Wilderness * Byers Peak Wilderness *

Cache La Poudre Wilderness The Cache la Poudre Wilderness is federally-protected area administered by the U.S. Forest Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is located on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District on the Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado ...

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness The Collegiate Peaks Wilderness is a area located in central Colorado between Leadville and Buena Vista to the east and Aspen to the west and Crested Butte to the southwest. Most of the area is in the San Isabel and Gunnison National Forests, wi ...

* Comanche Peak Wilderness * Dominguez Canyon Wilderness * Eagles Nest Wilderness * Flat Tops Wilderness *

Fossil Ridge Wilderness The Fossil Ridge Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located approximately northeast of Gunnison, Colorado in the Gunnison National Forest. The wilderness includes Fossil Ridge, a high, exposed ridge of Paleozoic carbonate rocks, carbonates th ...

Great Sand Dunes Wilderness Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is an American national park that conserves an area of large sand dunes up to tall on the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley, and an adjacent national preserve in the Sangre de Cristo Range, in sou ...

* Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness * Gunnison Gorge Wilderness * Hermosa Creek Wilderness * Holy Cross Wilderness * Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness * Indian Peaks Wilderness *

James Peak Wilderness The James Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in north central Colorado in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests. The wilderness area borders Indian Peaks Wilderness to the north and the James Peak Protection Area to the west. Geograp ...

La Garita Wilderness The La Garita Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the La Garita Mountains of southern Colorado. The wilderness established in 1964 in Gunnison and Rio Grande National Forests includes segments of the Colorado Trail and the Con ...

Lizard Head Wilderness The Lizard Head Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado. It contains and is jointly managed by the Uncompahgre and San Juan National Forests. It is southwest of the town of Telluride and is named for a prominent rock formation t ...

* Lost Creek Wilderness *

Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Maroon ( US/ UK , Australia ) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word ''marron'', or chestnut. "Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown". According to multiple dictionaries, there are vari ...

* Mesa Verde Wilderness *

Mount Evans Wilderness The Mount Evans Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest about west of Denver, Colorado. The wilderness area is named after Mount Evans. History The first efforts to protect the Mount Evans area i ...

* Mount Massive Wilderness *

Mount Sneffels Wilderness The Mount Sneffels Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado managed by the Uncompahgre National Forest. It is about west of the town of Ouray. The area is named for Mt. Sneffels, which at is a prominent fourteener in the San Ju ...

Mount Zirkel Wilderness The Mount Zirkel Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in Routt National Forest in northwest Colorado. The closest city is Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The wilderness is named after Mount Zirkel, the highest peak in the range at , which it ...

* Neota Wilderness * Never Summer Wilderness * Platte River Wilderness * Powderhorn Wilderness *

Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness The Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located north of Dillion, Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mounta ...

Raggeds Wilderness The Raggeds Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Elk Mountains (Colorado), Elk Mountains northwest of Crested Butte, Colorado, Crested Butte, Colorado. The wilderness was established in 1980 in the White River National Forest, Whit ...

* Rawah Wilderness *

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and ...

Sangre de Cristo Wilderness The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness is a long and narrow wilderness area covering of the Sangre de Cristo Range centered about Saguache and Custer counties, Colorado. Smaller areas are located in Fremont, Alamosa, and Huerfano counties. The wild ...

* Sarvis Creek Wilderness *

South San Juan Wilderness The South San Juan Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the San Juan National Forest, east of Pagosa Springs, in southern Colorado . The last known grizzly bear in Colorado was killed in the wilderness in 1979. Some believe that it ...

* Spanish Peaks Wilderness * Uncompahgre Wilderness *

Vasquez Peak Wilderness The Vasquez Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located southwest of Winter Park, Colorado. The wilderness established in 1993 in the Arapaho The Arapaho (; french: Arapahos, ) are a Native American people historically living on the ...

Weminuche Wilderness The Weminuche Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado managed by the United States Forest Service as part of the San Juan National Forest on the west side of the Continental Divide and the Rio Grande National Forest on the east side ...

* West Elk Wilderness

National Conservation Areas

The Bureau of Land Management manages the three National Conservation Areas within Colorado. * Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area *

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is a National Conservation Area located in west-central Colorado near Montrose. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of the National Landscape Conservation System National ...

McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area The McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (MCNCA) is a National Conservation Area located in Mesa County, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The MCNCA has rugged sandstone canyons, natural arches, spires, and alcoves carved into the Colora ...

National Wildlife Refuges

The

United States Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with othe ...

manages the eight National Wildlife Refuges within Colorado. *

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge The Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge is an United States National Wildlife Refuge located in southern Colorado. The site is located in the San Luis Valley along the east side of the Rio Grande approximately southeast of Alamosa primarily in s ...

* Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge *

Baca National Wildlife Refuge The Baca National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in southern Colorado. It is within the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area. Fauna Many bird species such as the kestrel, great horned owl, northern flicker ...

* Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge *

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in southern Colorado. The refuge is located in the San Luis Valley south of the town of Monte Vista, Colorado in southeastern Rio Grande County, Colorado, ...

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge is National Wildlife Refuge in the United States, located approximately northwest of Denver, Colorado. The refuge is situated west of the cities of Broomfield and Westminster and situated north of the ...

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located adjacent to Denver and Commerce City, Colorado, in the United States. It is approximately northeast of downtown Denver. The refuge is on the grounds of t ...

* Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

Federally designated areas

The following areas are designated by the

, but reside on a variety of federal, state, county, city, town, and private lands.

National Heritage Areas

The three

National Heritage Area In the United States, a National Heritage Area (NHA) is a site designated by Act of Congress, intended to encourage historic preservation of the area and an appreciation of the history and heritage of the site. There are currently 62 NHAs, some ...

s in Colorado are: *

Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area The Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area extends along the flood plain of the Cache La Poudre River in Colorado, USA. It is a federally designated National Heritage Area, extending for from Larimer County, Colorado, Larimer County ...

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The heritage area includes the San Luis Valley and portions of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The reg ...

South Park National Heritage Area South Park National Heritage Area is a U.S. National Heritage Area encompassing the South Park of Colorado. Established on March 30, 2009 by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (§7002), the South Park NHA is managed by the Park Count ...

National Historic Landmarks

Colorado Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder CO

The 26

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...

s in Colorado are: * Bent's Old Fort * Burlingon Carousel * Central City/Black Hawk Historic District * Colorado Chautauqua * Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Administrative Complex * Cripple Creek Historic District *

Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, often abbreviated as the C&TSRR, is a narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on of track between Antonito, Colorado, and Chama, New Mexico, in the United States. The railroad is named for two geogr ...

* Denver Civic Center *

Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, often abbreviated as the D&SNG, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a fed ...

* Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District * Granada War Relocation Center *

Leadville Historic District The Leadville Historic District is in the mining town of Leadville, Colorado. The National Historic Landmark District includes 67 mines in the mining district east of the city up to the 12,000 foot (3658 m) level, and a defined portion of the vi ...

* Lindenmeier site * Lowry Ruin * Ludlow Tent Colony Site * Mesa Verde Administrative District *

Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The ultra-prominent fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The town of Manitou S ...

* Pike's Stockade *

Raton Pass Ratón Pass is a 7,834 ft (2,388 m) elevation mountain pass on the Colorado–New Mexico border in the western United States. It is located on the eastern side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Trinidad, Colorado and Raton, New ...

Red Rocks Park Red Rocks Park is a mountain park in Jefferson County, Colorado, owned and maintained by the city of Denver as part of the Denver Mountain Parks system. The park is known for its very large red sandstone outcrops. Many of these rock formations wi ...

Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, also known as Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building, is the park headquarters and principal visitors center of Rocky Mountain National Park in central northern Colorado. Completed in 1967, it was desi ...

* Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill * Silverton Historic District * Telluride Historic District *

Trujillo Homesteads The Trujillo Homesteads are a historic ranch site near Mosca, Alamosa County, Colorado, not far from the Great Sand Dunes National Park. The area was first settled in the 1860s by Teofilo Trujillo, a Mexican sheep farmer. His son Pedro built a ...

United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area The United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area is a portion of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. modern architecture stands in contrast with the very traditional designs of West Point and the United States Naval ...

National Natural Landmarks

The 16

National Natural Landmark The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only national natural areas program that identifies and recognizes the best ...

s in Colorado are: * Big Spring Creek *

Garden of the Gods Garden of the Gods (Arapaho: ''Ho3o’uu Niitko’usi’i'') is a public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Name The area now known as Garden of the Gods was f ...

Garden Park Fossil Area Garden Park is a paleontological site in Fremont County, Colorado, known for its Jurassic dinosaurs and the role the specimens played in the infamous Bone Wars of the late 19th century. Located north of Cañon City, the name originates from the are ...

* Hanging Lake * Indian Springs Trace Fossil Site *

Lost Creek Scenic Area The Lost Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in central Colorado in Jefferson and Park counties, south of the town of Bailey. The area is situated entirely within the boundaries of the Pike National Forest. The Lost Creek Scenic Ar ...

* Morrison-Golden Fossil Areas * Raton Mesa *

Roxborough State Park Roxborough State Park is a state park of Colorado, United States, known for dramatic red sandstone formations. Located in Douglas County south of Denver, Colorado, the park was established in 1975. In 1980 it was recognized as a National Na ...

* Russell Lakes * Sand Creek *

Slumgullion Earthflow The Slumgullion Earthflow in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County, Colorado has been a National Natural Landmark since 1983. It is also a Colorado Natural Area and an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The earthflow, a slow-moving la ...

* Spanish Peaks * Sulphur Cave and Spring * Summit Lake * West Bijou Site

National Recreation Trails

The 28 federally designated National Recreation Trails in Colorado are: * Apex National Recreation Trail near

Golden Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall * Golden Cap, Dorset *Golden Square, Soho, London *Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershi ...

Barr National Recreation Trail Barr Trail is a trail in the Pike National Forest that begins in Manitou Springs, Colorado and ends at the Pikes Peak summit. The high elevation trail with a long sustained grade is rated more difficult by the U.S. Forest Service. With a eleva ...

between

Manitou Springs Manitou Springs is a home rule municipality located at the foot of Pikes Peak in western El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The town was founded for its natural mineral springs. The downtown area continues to be of interest to travelers ...

and

* Bear Creek National Recreation Trail near Ouray * Big Dry Creek National Recreation Trail through

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...

* Calico National Recreation Trail near Dolores * Crag Crest National Recreation Trail near Cedaredge * Devils Head National Recreation Trail near Sedalia * Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs * Grays Peak National Recreation Trail near Silver Plume * Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail near Laporte *

Highline Canal National Recreation Trail The High Line Canal (HLC) is a man-made waterway, used for irrigation and recreation, that serves the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. It begins at a diversion dam on the South Platte River, some above the mouth of Waterton Canyon. From its headg ...

through

metropolitan Denver Denver, Colorado, Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U.S. state of Colorado. The conurbation includes one continuous region consisting of the six central counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jeffers ...

* Highline Loop National Recreation Trail near Dolores * Lake Fork National Recreation Trail near South Fork * Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail near

* Mount Evans National Recreation Trail near Idaho Springs * Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail near Laporte * Petroglyph Point National Recreation Trail in

* Platte River Greenway National Recreation Trail through

* Poudre River National Recreation Trail between Greeley and

Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...

* Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails near

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

* Round Mountain National Recreation Trail near Loveland * Swamp Park National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs *

Two Elk National Recreation Trail 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...

near

Vail Vail is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,835 in 2020. Home to Vail Ski Resort, the largest ski mountain in Colorado, the town is known for its hotels, dining, and for the numer ...

* Two Ponds National Recreation Trail in

Arvada Arvada () is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States Census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 residing in Adams Cou ...

* Vail Pass National Recreation Trail between Copper Mountain and

* West Lost Trail Creek National Recreation Trail near Creede *

Wheeler Ten Mile National Recreation Trail Wheeler may refer to: Places United States * Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Illinois, a village * Wheeler, Indiana, a c ...

between Frisco and Copper Mountain * White House Ranch National Recreation Trail in

Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...

National Register of Historic Places

There are more than 1,500 Colorado sites on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

Wild and Scenic River

The

Wild and Scenic River The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-542), enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free- ...

in Colorado is: * Cache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River

Areas of Critical Environmental Concern

Blanca Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Colorado (15476264730)

The Bureau of Land Management has designated 88

Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) is a conservation ecology program in the Western United States, managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The ACEC program was conceived in the 1976 Federal Lands Policy and Management Act ( F ...

in western Colorado.

State lands

Colorado State Parks

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the state parks system and the wildlife of the U.S. state of Colorado. , the division managed the 42 state parks and 307 wildlife areas of Colorado. , the Colorado Natural Areas Program had 93 designated s ...

manages the 43 Colorado State Parks. * Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area * Barr Lake State Park * Boyd Lake State Park *

Castlewood Canyon State Park Castlewood Canyon State Park is a Colorado state park near Franktown, Colorado. The park retains a unique part of Colorado's history, the remains of Castlewood Canyon Dam. Visitors can still see the remnants and damage from that dam which burst i ...

* Chatfield State Park * Cherry Creek State Park * Cheyenne Mountain State Park *

Crawford State Park (Colorado) Crawford State Park is a Colorado State Park that encompasses Crawford Reservoir located about south of the town of Crawford in Delta County, Colorado. The north rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gu ...

Eldorado Canyon State Park Eldorado Canyon State Park is part of the Colorado State Park system. It was established in 1978 and is located in Boulder County near the city of Boulder. The park consists of two areas, the Inner Canyon (developed area) and Crescent Meadows (u ...

* Eleven Mile State Park * Elkhead State Park * Fishers Peak State Park * Golden Gate Canyon State Park *

Harvey Gap State Park Harvey Gap State Park, is a Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colo ...

* Highline Lake State Park *

Jackson Lake State Park (Colorado) :''This is about the Colorado State park. For others, see Jackson Lake (disambiguation).'' Jackson Lake State Park is located northeast of Orchard, Colorado in western Morgan County, Colorado. It is situated on Jackson reservoir that was buil ...

* James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park *

John Martin Reservoir State Park John Martin Reservoir State Park is a state park in Colorado. It contains John Martin Reservoir, which is the second largest body of water in Colorado by capacity. It is also known for being a prime birdwatching location. Bent County, Colorado ...

* Lake Pueblo State Park * Lathrop State Park *

Lone Mesa State Park Lone Mesa State Park is a closed-access state park in Colorado. It is currently undergoing development and planning. The only allowed use is limited hunting Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or k ...

* Lory State Park *

Mancos State Park Mancos State Park is a Colorado state park. It is located near Mesa Verde National Park, the West Mancos Trail and the San Juan Skyway. The park is known to have been a dwelling place for Ancestral Puebloans The Ancestral Puebloans, also ...

* Mueller State Park * Navajo State Park * North Sterling State Park * Paonia State Park * Pearl Lake State Park * Ridgway State Park * Rifle Falls State Park * Rifle Gap State Park *

* Spinney Mountain State Park * St. Vrain State Park * Stagecoach State Park * State Forest State Park * Staunton State Park * Steamboat Lake State Park * Sweitzer Lake State Park * Sweetwater Lake State Park * Sylvan Lake State Park *

Trinidad Lake State Park Trinidad Lake State Park is a state park west of Trinidad, Colorado, United States. The park protects Trinidad Lake, a dammed reservoir. There are hiking trails, and camping and boating opportunities. The park features historical attractions suc ...

* Vega State Park * Yampa River State Park

Colorado Wildlife Areas

manages the 307

Colorado State Wildlife Areas The Colorado state wildlife areas are managed for hunting, fishing, observation, management, and preservation of wildlife. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife division of the U.S. State of Colorado manages more than 300 state wildlife areas with a to ...

State designated areas

Colorado Natural Areas

The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has designated 95 Colorado Natural Areas. * Aiken Canyon Natural Area * Antero-Salt Creek Natural Area * Arikaree River Natural Area * Badger Wash Natural Area *

Blacks Gulch Natural Area Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in ...

* Blue Mountain Natural Area * Bonny Prairie Natural Area *

Boulder Mountain Park Natural Area In geology, a boulder (or rarely bowlder) is a rock fragment with size greater than in diameter. Smaller pieces are called cobbles and pebbles. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive. In c ...

Boulder Mountain Park In geology, a boulder (or rarely bowlder) is a rock fragment with size greater than in diameter. Smaller pieces are called cobbles and pebbles. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive. In c ...

Brush Creek Fen Natural Area A brush is a common tool with bristles, wire or other filaments. It generally consists of a handle or block to which filaments are affixed in either a parallel or perpendicular orientation, depending on the way the brush is to be gripped durin ...

* California Park Natural Area * Castlewood Canyon Natural Area in

Chalk Bluffs Natural Area The Chalk Bluffs is a barren chalk escarpment in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Colorado, stretching from the Wyoming border east of I-25 to near the South Platte River in Logan County and Weld County. Geology The Chalk Bluffs expo ...

Colorado Tallgrass Prairie Natural Area Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

Comanche Grassland Lesser Prairie Chicken Natural Area Comanche National Grassland is a National Grassland located in southeastern Colorado, United States. It is the sister grassland of Cimarron National Grassland and contains both prairie grasslands and canyons. It is separated into two sections, ...

Copeland Willow Carr Natural Area Copeland or Copeland's may refer to: Places Australia * Copeland, New South Wales Canada * Copeland Islands (Nunavut) * Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park, in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia * Mount Copeland, also Copeland Ridg ...

Corral Bluffs Natural Area A pen is an enclosure for holding livestock. It may also perhaps be used as a term for an enclosure for other animals such as pets that are unwanted inside the house. The term describes types of enclosures that may confine one or many animal ...

Cross Mountain Canyon Natural Area A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...

Dakota Hogback Natural Area Dinosaur Ridge is a segment of the Dakota Hogback in the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark located in Jefferson County, Colorado, near the town of Morrison and just west of Denver. The Dinosaur Ridge area is one of the world's most ...

commonly known as

Dinosaur Ridge Dinosaur Ridge is a segment of the Dakota Hogback in the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark located in Jefferson County, Colorado, near the town of Morrison, Colorado, Morrison and just west of Denver. The Dinosaur Ridge area is one ...

in Matthews/Winters Park * Deer Gulch Natural Area * Dome Rock Natural Area in Dome Rock State Wildlife Area * Droney Gulch Natural Area *

Duck Creek Natural Area Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form t ...

* Dudley Bluffs Natural Area * East Lost Park Natural Area in

* East Sand Dunes Natural Area in State Forest State Park * Elephant Rocks Natural Area * Escalante Canyon Natural Area * Fairview Natural Area * Fourmile Creek Natural Area * Fruita Paleontological Locality *

Garden Park Fossil Locality Garden Park is a paleontological site in Fremont County, Colorado, known for its Jurassic dinosaurs and the role the specimens played in the infamous Bone Wars of the late 19th century. Located north of Cañon City, the name originates from the ar ...

* Gateway Palisade Natural Area * Geneva Basin Iron Fens Natural Area * Gothic Research Natural Area in Gunnison National Forest *

Gunnison Gravels Research Natural Area Gunnison may refer to: * Foster Gunnison Jr. (1925–1994), American LGBT rights activist and independent archivist * John W. Gunnison (1812–1853), American explorer whose name is used in several places in the Western states * The Gunnison River i ...

* Haviland Lake Natural Area in Haviland Lake State Wildlife Area * High Creek Fen Natural Area * High Mesa Grassland Natural Area * Hoosier Ridge Research Natural Area on the Continental Divide in

and

* Hurricane Canyon Natural Area in

* Indian Spring Natural Area * Indian Springs Trace Fossil Locality * Irish Canyon Natural Area *

Jimmy Creek Natural Area Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...

* Ken-Caryl Ranch Natural Area * Kremmling Cretaceous Ammonite Locality * Limestone Ridge Natural Area * Logan Wash Mine Natural Area * Lookout Mountain Natural Area *

Lower Greasewood Creek Natural Area Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Gloucestershire, England See also *Nizhny Nizhny (russian: Ни́жний; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (russian: Ни́� ...

* McElmo Natural Area * Mexican Cut Natural Area * Mini-Wheeler Natural Area * Miramonte Reservoir Natural Area in

Dan Noble State Wildlife Area Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoi ...

* Mishak Lakes Natural Area * Mount Callahan Natural Area * Mount Callahan Saddle Natural Area * Mount Emmons Iron Fen Natural Area in Gunnison National Forest * Mount Goliath Natural Area in

* Narraguinnep Natural Area in

* Needle Rock Natural Area * North Park Phacelia Natural Area * Orient Mine Natural Area * Owl Canyon Pinyon Grove Natural Area * Pagosa Skyrocket Natural Area *

Paradise Park Natural Area Paradise Park Natural Area is a natural area in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, several miles east of Grand Lake. It protects the upper Paradise Creek basin, encompassing several alpine lakes, alpine meadows, and virgin spruce-fir forest. ...

in Rocky Mountain National Park * Park Creek Hogback Natural Area *

Pyramid Rock Natural Area A pyramid (from el, πυραμίς ') is a Nonbuilding structure, structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single step at the top, making the shape roughly a Pyramid (geometry), pyramid in the geometric sense. The base o ...

* Rabbit Valley Natural Area * Rajadero Canyon Natural Area * Raven Ridge Natural Area * Redcloud Peak Natural Area * Rough Canyon Natural Area *

Roxborough Natural Area Roxborough State Park is a state park of Colorado, United States, known for dramatic red sandstone formations. Located in Douglas County south of Denver, Colorado, the park was established in 1975. In 1980 it was recognized as a National Na ...

in and near

Ryan Gulch Natural Area Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

Saddle Mountain Natural Area The saddle is a supportive structure for a rider of an animal, fastened to an animal's back by a girth. The most common type is equestrian. However, specialized saddles have been created for oxen, camels and other animals. It is not know ...

* San Miguel River at Tabeguache Creek Natural Area * Sand Creek Natural Area * Shell Duck Creek Natural Area *

Shell Rock Natural Area Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses ** Thin-shell structure Science Biology * Seashell, a hard out ...

* Slumgullion Earthflow Natural Area in

* South Beaver Creek Natural Area * South Boulder Creek Natural Area * South Cathedral Bluffs Natural Area * Specimen Mountain Research Natural Area in Rocky Mountain National Park * Staunton Natural Area in Staunton State Park * Tamarack Ranch Natural Area in Tamarack Ranch State Wildlife Area * Treasurevault Mountain Natural Area * Trinidad K-T Boundary Natural Area in

* Two Buttes Natural Area * Unaweep Seep Research Natural Area * Wacker Ranch Natural Area * West Creek Natural Area in Rocky Mountain National Park * Wheeler Geologic Natural Area in the

* White Rocks Natural Area * Yanks Gulch/Upper Greasewood Creek Natural Area *

Zapata Falls Natural Area Zapata Falls is a waterfall located in the San Luis Valley near the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to Rio Grande National Forest and south of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alam ...

Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways

The

Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways are highway and backroad routes in the U.S. state of Colorado designated by the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission for their scenic and historic values. These byways follow existing roads or highwa ...

has designated 26

Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways are highway and backroad routes in the U.S. state of Colorado designated by the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission for their scenic and historic values. These byways follow existing roads or highwa ...

: * Alpine Loop Back Country Byway *

Cache la Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway The Cache la Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Jackson and Larimer counties, Colorado, US. See also *History Colorado *List of scenic byways in Colorado *Scenic b ...

Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway The Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway is a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Chaffee and Lake counties, Colorado, US. The Byway follows the upper Arkansas River past the Collegiate Peaks, featuring eight of the highest peaks in the Roc ...

Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties, Colorado, US. The byway follows the upper Colorado River from Grand Lake down to State ...

* Dinosaur Diamond National Scenic Byway * Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway * Frontier Pathways National Scenic Byway *

Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway The Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway is a National Scenic Byway, a Back Country Byway, and a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Fremont and Teller counties, Colorado, USA. The byway is named for the Gold Belt mining region. ...

* Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway * Guanella Pass Scenic Byway *

Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway The Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway is an National Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway, and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Huerfano and Las Animas counties, Colorado, USA. The byway explores the Spanish Peaks regi ...

Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway The Lariat Loop National Scenic and Historic Byway is a National Scenic Byway and a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. The byway is a loop in the Front Range foothills west of Denver through Golden, Col ...

Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway The Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway is a Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byway, Back Country Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Alamosa County, Colorado, Alamosa, Conejos County, Colorado, Conejos, and C ...

Mount Evans Scenic Byway The Mount Evans Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, Clear Creek and Jefferson County, Colorado, Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States. The byway asce ...

Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic Byway The Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic and Historic Byway is a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Logan, Morgan, and Weld counties, Colorado, USA. The byway explores the Pawnee Buttes region and Pawnee National Grassland of northeaster ...

* Peak to Peak Scenic Byway *

San Juan Skyway Scenic and Historic Byway The San Juan Skyway Scenic and Historic Byway is a All-American Road, National Forest Scenic Byway, and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan, and San Miguel counties, Colorado, U ...

Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway The Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway is a National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Prowers, Bent, Otero, and Las Animas counties, Colorado, USA. The byway follows the Santa Fe National Historic Tr ...

Silver Thread Scenic and Historic Byway Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical cond ...

* South Platte River Trail Scenic and Historic Byway *

Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway The Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in the high Rocky Mountains of Eagle County, Colorado, Eagle, Lake County, Colorado, Lake, Pitkin County, Colorado, Pitkin, Summ ...

* Tracks Across Borders Scenic and Historic Byway * Trail of the Ancients Scenic and Historic Byway * Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway * Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic Byway *

West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway The West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Delta County, Colorado, Delta, Garfield County, Colorado, Garfield, Gunnison County, Colorado, Gunnison, Montrose Coun ...

Regional trails

McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (9323589206)

The following transcontinental hiking trail was established by the

American Discovery Trail Society The American Discovery Trail is a system of recreational trails and roads that collectively form a coast-to-coast hiking and biking trail across the mid-tier of the United States. Horses can also be ridden on most of this trail. The coastal tra ...

. *

American Discovery Trail The American Discovery Trail is a system of recreational trails and roads that collectively form a coast-to-coast hiking and biking trail across the mid-tier of the United States. Horses can also be ridden on most of this trail. The coastal tra ...

The following hiking trail across the

Southern Rocky Mountains The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the central and western portions of Colorado, the northern portion of New Mexico, and e ...

is maintained by the

Colorado Trail Foundation The Colorado Trail is a long-distance trail running for from the mouth of Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver to Durango in Colorado, United States. Its highest point is above sea level, and most of the trail is above . Despite its high elevat ...

. * Colorado Trail The following three single-track mountain bike trails are maintained by the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and the Bureau of Land Management. * Kokopelli Trail * Paradox Trail * Tabeguache Trail

Bicycle routes

The following four bicycle touring routes through Colorado are regularly scouted by the

Adventure Cycling Association Adventure Cycling Association is a nonprofit member organization focused on travel by bicycle (bicycle touring). Headquartered in Missoula, Montana, Adventure Cycling develops cycling routes, publishes maps, provides guided trips, and advocates ...

. *

Great Divide Mountain Bike Route The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) is a , off-road bicycle touring route between Jasper, Alberta, Canada and Antelope Wells, New Mexico, USA. Completed in 1997, the GDMBR was developed by Adventure Cycling Association, who continue to m ...

* Great Parks Bicycle Route * TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route * Western Express Bicycle Route

Notes

References

External links

Colorado state government website

Colorado Department of Natural Resources website
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife websiteColorado tourism websiteHistory Colorado websiteUnited States federal government website

United States Department of the Interior website
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Bureau of Land Management website
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National Park Service website
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service website

United States Department of Agriculture website
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United States Forest Service website
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