Sweitzer Lake State Park is a
Colorado state park
The system of state parks in Colorado integrates outdoor recreation with tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there is one in development. Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year. Colorado ...
located in
Delta County south of
Delta
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also ...
,
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 ...
. The park established in 1960 includes a reservoir. Facilities include a boat ramp, swim beach and picnic sites.
[ Birdwatchers have spotted 170 different species in the park.][ A portion of the park's land was donated by the eponymous Morgan Sweitzer in order to develop it as a recreation destination.]
References
External links
Official website
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State parks of Colorado
Protected areas of Delta County, Colorado
Protected areas established in 1972