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The nine National Monument (United States), National Monuments in Colorado are:
*Browns Canyon National Monument near Nathrop, Colorado, Nathrop (February 19, 2015, Barack Obama, Obama)
*Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument between Red Cliff, Colorado, Red Cliff and Leadville, Colorado, Leadville in the Eagle River (Colorado), Eagle River valley (October 12, 2022, Joe Biden, Biden)
*Canyons of the Ancients National Monument near Cortez (June 9, 2000, Bill Clinton, Clinton)
*Chimney Rock National Monument near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Pagosa Springs (September 21, 2012, Barack Obama, Obama)
*Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction, Colorado, Grand Junction and Fruita, Colorado, Fruita (May 24, 1911, William Howard Taft, Taft)
*Dinosaur National Monument near Dinosaur, Colorado, Dinosaur (80 acres October 4, 1915, Woodrow Wilson, Wilson, additional 200,000 acres July 14, 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Roosevelt)
*Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument near Florissant, Colorado, Florissant (1969, Richard Nixon, Nixon)
*Hovenweep National Monument near Cortez (March 2, 1923, Warren G. Harding, Harding)
*Yucca House National Monument near Cortez (1919, Woodrow Wilson, Wilson)
Two former National Monuments were reclassified due to their remoteness:
*Holy Cross Wilderness near Minturn, Colorado, Minturn
*Wheeler Geologic Area near Creede, Colorado, Creede
The three List of areas in the United States National Park System, National Historic Sites within Colorado are:
*Amache National Historic Site near Granada, Colorado, Granada
*Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta, Colorado, La Junta
*Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near Chivington, Colorado, Chivington
proposed:
The two National recreation area, National Recreation Areas within Colorado are::
*Arapaho National Recreation Area near Granby, Colorado, Granby
*Curecanti National Recreation Area near Gunnison, Colorado, Gunnison
The four National Trails System#National Historic Trails, National Historic Trails that pass through Colorado are:
*California National Historic Trail through Sedgwick County, Colorado, Sedgwick County
*Old Spanish National Historic Trail through southwestern Colorado
*Pony Express National Historic Trail through Sedgwick County, Colorado, Sedgwick County
*Santa Fe National Historic Trail through southeastern Colorado
The National Trails System#National Scenic Trails, National Scenic Trail that passes through Colorado is:
*Continental Divide National Scenic Trail along the Continental Divide of the Americas
The United States Forest Service manages the 11 United States National Forest, National Forests within Colorado.
*Arapaho National Forest
*Grand Mesa National Forest
*Gunnison National Forest
*Pike National Forest
*Rio Grande National Forest
*Roosevelt National Forest
*Routt National Forest
*San Isabel National Forest
*San Juan National Forest
*Uncompahgre National Forest
*White River National Forest
The United States Forest Service manages the two United States National Grassland, National Grasslands within Colorado.
*Comanche National Grassland – southeastern Colorado
*Pawnee National Grassland – northeastern Colorado
There are 44 National Wildernesses within Colorado. The United States Forest Service manages 34, the
The Bureau of Land Management manages the three United States National Conservation Area, National Conservation Areas within Colorado.
*Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area
*Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
*McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service manages the eight National Wildlife Refuges within Colorado.
*Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
*Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
*Baca National Wildlife Refuge
*Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge
*Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
*Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
*Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
*Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
The three National Heritage Areas in Colorado are:
*Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area
*Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
*South Park National Heritage Area
The 26 National Historic Landmarks in Colorado are:
*Bent's Old Fort
*Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel No. 6, Burlingon Carousel
*Central City/Black Hawk Historic District
*Colorado Chautauqua
*Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Administrative Complex
*Cripple Creek Historic District
*Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
*Denver Civic Center
*Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad
*Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District
*Granada War Relocation Center
*Leadville Historic District
*Lindenmeier site
*Lowry Ruin
*Ludlow Tent Colony Site
*Mesa Verde Administrative District
*Pikes Peak
*Pike's Stockade
*Raton Pass
*Red Rocks Park
*Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building
*Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill
*Silverton Historic District
*Telluride Historic District
*Trujillo Homesteads
*United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area
The 16 National Natural Landmarks in Colorado are:
*Big Spring Creek (Colorado), Big Spring Creek
*Garden of the Gods
*Garden Park Fossil Area
*Hanging Lake
*Indian Springs Trace Fossil Site
*Lost Creek Scenic Area
*Morrison-Golden Fossil Areas
*Raton Mesa
*Roxborough State Park
*Russell Lakes
*Sand Creek (Wyoming), Sand Creek
*Slumgullion Earthflow
*Spanish Peaks
*Sulphur Cave and Spring
*Summit Lake Park, Summit Lake
*West Bijou Site
The 28 federally designated National Recreation Trails in Colorado are:
*Apex National Recreation Trail near Golden, Colorado, Golden
*Barr National Recreation Trail between Manitou Springs, Colorado, Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak
*Bear Creek National Recreation Trail near Ouray, Colorado, Ouray
*Big Dry Creek National Recreation Trail through Westminster, Colorado, Westminster
*Calico National Recreation Trail near Dolores, Colorado, Dolores
*Crag Crest National Recreation Trail near Cedaredge, Colorado, Cedaredge
*Devils Head National Recreation Trail near Sedalia, Colorado, Sedalia
*Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Steamboat Springs
*Grays Peak National Recreation Trail near Silver Plume, Colorado, Silver Plume
*Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail near Laporte, Colorado, Laporte
*Highline Canal National Recreation Trail through metropolitan Denver
*Highline Loop National Recreation Trail near Dolores, Colorado, Dolores
*Lake Fork National Recreation Trail near South Fork, Colorado, South Fork
*Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail near Leadville, Colorado, Leadville
*Mount Evans, Mount Evans National Recreation Trail near Idaho Springs, Colorado, Idaho Springs
*Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail near Laporte, Colorado, Laporte
*Petroglyph Point National Recreation Trail in
There are more than 1,500 Colorado sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Wild and Scenic River in Colorado is:
*Cache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River
The Bureau of Land Management has designated 88 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in western Colorado.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the 43 List of Colorado state parks, Colorado State Parks.
*Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
*Barr Lake State Park
*Boyd Lake State Park
*Castlewood Canyon State Park
*Chatfield State Park
*Cherry Creek State Park
*Cheyenne Mountain State Park
*Crawford State Park (Colorado)
*Eldorado Canyon State Park
*Eleven Mile State Park
*Elkhead State Park
*Fishers Peak State Park
*Golden Gate Canyon State Park
*Harvey Gap State Park
*Highline Lake State Park
*Jackson Lake State Park (Colorado)
*James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park
*John Martin Reservoir State Park
*Lake Pueblo State Park
*Lathrop State Park
*Lone Mesa State Park
*Lory State Park
*Mancos State Park
*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
*Roxborough 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
*Vega State Park
*Yampa River State Park
Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the 307 List of Colorado state wildlife areas, Colorado State Wildlife Areas.
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has designated 95 List of Colorado Natural Areas, Colorado Natural Areas.
*Aiken Canyon Natural Area
*Antero-Salt Creek Natural Area
*Arikaree River Natural Area
*Badger Wash Natural Area
*Blacks Gulch Natural Area
*Blue Mountain Natural Area
*Bonny Prairie Natural Area
*Boulder Mountain Park Natural Area in Boulder Mountain Park
*Brush Creek Fen Natural Area
*California Park Natural Area
*Castlewood Canyon Natural Area in Castlewood Canyon State Park
*Chalk Bluffs Natural Area
*Colorado Tallgrass Prairie Natural Area
*Comanche Grassland Lesser Prairie Chicken Natural Area in Comanche National Grassland
*Copeland Willow Carr Natural Area
*Corral Bluffs Natural Area
*Cross Mountain Canyon Natural Area
*Dakota Hogback Natural Area commonly known as Dinosaur Ridge 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
*Dudley Bluffs Natural Area
*East Lost Park Natural Area in Pike National Forest
*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
*Gateway Palisade Natural Area
*Geneva Basin Iron Fens Natural Area
*Gothic Research Natural Area in Gunnison National Forest
*Gunnison Gravels Research Natural Area
*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 of the Americas, Continental Divide in Pike National Forest and White River National Forest
*Hurricane Canyon Natural Area in Pike National Forest
*Indian Spring Natural Area
*Indian Springs Trace Fossil Locality
*Irish Canyon Natural Area
*Jimmy Creek Natural Area
*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
*McElmo Natural Area
*Mexican Cut Natural Area
*Mini-Wheeler Natural Area
*Miramonte Reservoir Natural Area in Dan Noble State Wildlife Area
*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 Arapaho National Forest
*Narraguinnep Natural Area in San Juan National Forest
*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 in Rocky Mountain National Park
*Park Creek Hogback Natural Area
*Pyramid Rock Natural Area
*Rabbit Valley Natural Area
*Rajadero Canyon Natural Area
*Raven Ridge Natural Area
*Redcloud Peak Natural Area
*Rough Canyon Natural Area
*Roxborough Natural Area in and near Roxborough State Park
*Ryan Gulch Natural Area
*Saddle Mountain Natural Area in Pike National Forest
*San Miguel River at Tabeguache Creek Natural Area
*Sand Creek Natural Area
*Shell Duck Creek Natural Area
*Shell Rock Natural Area
*Slumgullion Earthflow Natural Area in San Juan National Forest
*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 Trinidad Lake State Park
*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 La Garita Wilderness of Rio Grande National Forest
*White Rocks Natural Area
*Yanks Gulch/Upper Greasewood Creek Natural Area
*Zapata Falls Natural Area
The following transcontinental hiking trail was established by the American Discovery Trail Society.
*American Discovery Trail
The following hiking trail across the Southern Rocky Mountains is maintained by the Colorado Trail Foundation.
*Colorado Trail
The following three Single track (mountain biking), 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
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federal government owns 36.23% of Colorado's total land area.
National Park System
TheNational Park System
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includes 23 areas in Colorado. The National Park Service
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manages 18 of these 23 areas plus five National Wildernesses.
National Parks
The four National Parks
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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.
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and UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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near Cortez
* Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park
Estes Park is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,904 at the 2020 United States Census. Estes Park is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Cor ...
and Grand Lake, Colorado, Grand Lake
National Monuments
The nine National Monument (United States), National Monuments in Colorado are:
*Browns Canyon National Monument near Nathrop, Colorado, Nathrop (February 19, 2015, Barack Obama, Obama)
*Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument between Red Cliff, Colorado, Red Cliff and Leadville, Colorado, Leadville in the Eagle River (Colorado), Eagle River valley (October 12, 2022, Joe Biden, Biden)
*Canyons of the Ancients National Monument near Cortez (June 9, 2000, Bill Clinton, Clinton)
*Chimney Rock National Monument near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Pagosa Springs (September 21, 2012, Barack Obama, Obama)
*Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction, Colorado, Grand Junction and Fruita, Colorado, Fruita (May 24, 1911, William Howard Taft, Taft)
*Dinosaur National Monument near Dinosaur, Colorado, Dinosaur (80 acres October 4, 1915, Woodrow Wilson, Wilson, additional 200,000 acres July 14, 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Roosevelt)
*Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument near Florissant, Colorado, Florissant (1969, Richard Nixon, Nixon)
*Hovenweep National Monument near Cortez (March 2, 1923, Warren G. Harding, Harding)
*Yucca House National Monument near Cortez (1919, Woodrow Wilson, Wilson)
Two former National Monuments were reclassified due to their remoteness:
*Holy Cross Wilderness near Minturn, Colorado, Minturn
*Wheeler Geologic Area near Creede, Colorado, Creede
National Historic Sites
The three List of areas in the United States National Park System, National Historic Sites within Colorado are:
*Amache National Historic Site near Granada, Colorado, Granada
*Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta, Colorado, La Junta
*Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near Chivington, Colorado, Chivington
proposed:
National Recreation Areas
The two National recreation area, National Recreation Areas within Colorado are::
*Arapaho National Recreation Area near Granby, Colorado, Granby
*Curecanti National Recreation Area near Gunnison, Colorado, Gunnison
National Historic Trails
The four National Trails System#National Historic Trails, National Historic Trails that pass through Colorado are:
*California National Historic Trail through Sedgwick County, Colorado, Sedgwick County
*Old Spanish National Historic Trail through southwestern Colorado
*Pony Express National Historic Trail through Sedgwick County, Colorado, Sedgwick County
*Santa Fe National Historic Trail through southeastern Colorado
National Scenic Trail
The National Trails System#National Scenic Trails, National Scenic Trail that passes through Colorado is:
*Continental Divide National Scenic Trail along the Continental Divide of the Americas
National Forests
The United States Forest Service manages the 11 United States National Forest, National Forests within Colorado.
*Arapaho National Forest
*Grand Mesa National Forest
*Gunnison National Forest
*Pike National Forest
*Rio Grande National Forest
*Roosevelt National Forest
*Routt National Forest
*San Isabel National Forest
*San Juan National Forest
*Uncompahgre National Forest
*White River National Forest
National Grasslands
The United States Forest Service manages the two United States National Grassland, National Grasslands within Colorado.
*Comanche National Grassland – southeastern Colorado
*Pawnee National Grassland – northeastern Colorado
National Wildernesses
There are 44 National Wildernesses within Colorado. The United States Forest Service manages 34, 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 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
*Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
*Byers Peak Wilderness
*Cache La Poudre Wilderness
*Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
*Comanche Peak Wilderness
*Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
*Eagles Nest Wilderness
*Flat Tops Wilderness
*Fossil Ridge Wilderness
*Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
*Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
*Gunnison Gorge Wilderness
*Hermosa Creek Wilderness
*Holy Cross Wilderness
*Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
*Indian Peaks Wilderness
*James Peak Wilderness
*La Garita Wilderness
*Lizard Head Wilderness
*Lost Creek Wilderness
*Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
*Mesa Verde Wilderness
*Mount Evans Wilderness
*Mount Massive Wilderness
*Mount Sneffels Wilderness
*Mount Zirkel Wilderness
*Neota Wilderness
*Never Summer Wilderness
*Platte River Wilderness
*Powderhorn Wilderness
*Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
*Raggeds Wilderness
*Rawah Wilderness
*Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness
*Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
*Sarvis Creek Wilderness
*South San Juan Wilderness
*Spanish Peaks Wilderness
*Uncompahgre Wilderness
*Vasquez Peak Wilderness
*Weminuche Wilderness
*West Elk Wilderness
National Conservation Areas
The Bureau of Land Management manages the three United States National Conservation Area, National Conservation Areas within Colorado.
*Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area
*Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
*McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
National Wildlife Refuges
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service manages the eight National Wildlife Refuges within Colorado.
*Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
*Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
*Baca National Wildlife Refuge
*Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge
*Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
*Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
*Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
*Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
Federally designated areas
The following areas are designated by theNational 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 ...
, but reside on a variety of federal, state, county, city, town, and private lands.
National Heritage Areas
The three National Heritage Areas in Colorado are:
*Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area
*Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
*South Park National Heritage Area
National Historic Landmarks
The 26 National Historic Landmarks in Colorado are:
*Bent's Old Fort
*Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel No. 6, Burlingon Carousel
*Central City/Black Hawk Historic District
*Colorado Chautauqua
*Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Administrative Complex
*Cripple Creek Historic District
*Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
*Denver Civic Center
*Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad
*Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District
*Granada War Relocation Center
*Leadville Historic District
*Lindenmeier site
*Lowry Ruin
*Ludlow Tent Colony Site
*Mesa Verde Administrative District
*Pikes Peak
*Pike's Stockade
*Raton Pass
*Red Rocks Park
*Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building
*Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill
*Silverton Historic District
*Telluride Historic District
*Trujillo Homesteads
*United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area
National Natural Landmarks
The 16 National Natural Landmarks in Colorado are:
*Big Spring Creek (Colorado), Big Spring Creek
*Garden of the Gods
*Garden Park Fossil Area
*Hanging Lake
*Indian Springs Trace Fossil Site
*Lost Creek Scenic Area
*Morrison-Golden Fossil Areas
*Raton Mesa
*Roxborough State Park
*Russell Lakes
*Sand Creek (Wyoming), Sand Creek
*Slumgullion Earthflow
*Spanish Peaks
*Sulphur Cave and Spring
*Summit Lake Park, Summit Lake
*West Bijou Site
National Recreation Trails
The 28 federally designated National Recreation Trails in Colorado are:
*Apex National Recreation Trail near Golden, Colorado, Golden
*Barr National Recreation Trail between Manitou Springs, Colorado, Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak
*Bear Creek National Recreation Trail near Ouray, Colorado, Ouray
*Big Dry Creek National Recreation Trail through Westminster, Colorado, Westminster
*Calico National Recreation Trail near Dolores, Colorado, Dolores
*Crag Crest National Recreation Trail near Cedaredge, Colorado, Cedaredge
*Devils Head National Recreation Trail near Sedalia, Colorado, Sedalia
*Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Steamboat Springs
*Grays Peak National Recreation Trail near Silver Plume, Colorado, Silver Plume
*Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail near Laporte, Colorado, Laporte
*Highline Canal National Recreation Trail through metropolitan Denver
*Highline Loop National Recreation Trail near Dolores, Colorado, Dolores
*Lake Fork National Recreation Trail near South Fork, Colorado, South Fork
*Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail near Leadville, Colorado, Leadville
*Mount Evans, Mount Evans National Recreation Trail near Idaho Springs, Colorado, Idaho Springs
*Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail near Laporte, Colorado, Laporte
*Petroglyph Point National Recreation Trail in 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.
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*Platte River Greenway National Recreation Trail through metropolitan Denver
*Poudre River National Recreation Trail between Greeley, Colorado, Greeley and Windsor, Colorado, Windsor
*Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails near Denver, Colorado, Denver
*Round Mountain National Recreation Trail near Loveland, Colorado, Loveland
*Swamp Park National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Steamboat Springs
*Two Elk National Recreation Trail near Vail, Colorado, Vail
*Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, Two Ponds National Recreation Trail in Arvada, Colorado, Arvada
*Vail Pass National Recreation Trail between Copper Mountain, Colorado, Copper Mountain and Vail, Colorado, Vail
*West Lost Trail Creek National Recreation Trail near Creede, Colorado, Creede
*Wheeler Ten Mile National Recreation Trail between Frisco, Colorado, Frisco and Copper Mountain, Colorado, Copper Mountain
*White House Ranch National Recreation Trail in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs
National Register of Historic Places
There are more than 1,500 Colorado sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wild and Scenic River
The Wild and Scenic River in Colorado is:
*Cache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
The Bureau of Land Management has designated 88 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in western Colorado.
State lands
Colorado State Parks
Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the 43 List of Colorado state parks, Colorado State Parks.
*Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
*Barr Lake State Park
*Boyd Lake State Park
*Castlewood Canyon State Park
*Chatfield State Park
*Cherry Creek State Park
*Cheyenne Mountain State Park
*Crawford State Park (Colorado)
*Eldorado Canyon State Park
*Eleven Mile State Park
*Elkhead State Park
*Fishers Peak State Park
*Golden Gate Canyon State Park
*Harvey Gap State Park
*Highline Lake State Park
*Jackson Lake State Park (Colorado)
*James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park
*John Martin Reservoir State Park
*Lake Pueblo State Park
*Lathrop State Park
*Lone Mesa State Park
*Lory State Park
*Mancos State Park
*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
*Roxborough 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
*Vega State Park
*Yampa River State Park
Colorado Wildlife Areas
Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the 307 List of Colorado state wildlife areas, Colorado State Wildlife Areas.
State designated areas
Colorado Natural Areas
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has designated 95 List of Colorado Natural Areas, Colorado Natural Areas.
*Aiken Canyon Natural Area
*Antero-Salt Creek Natural Area
*Arikaree River Natural Area
*Badger Wash Natural Area
*Blacks Gulch Natural Area
*Blue Mountain Natural Area
*Bonny Prairie Natural Area
*Boulder Mountain Park Natural Area in Boulder Mountain Park
*Brush Creek Fen Natural Area
*California Park Natural Area
*Castlewood Canyon Natural Area in Castlewood Canyon State Park
*Chalk Bluffs Natural Area
*Colorado Tallgrass Prairie Natural Area
*Comanche Grassland Lesser Prairie Chicken Natural Area in Comanche National Grassland
*Copeland Willow Carr Natural Area
*Corral Bluffs Natural Area
*Cross Mountain Canyon Natural Area
*Dakota Hogback Natural Area commonly known as Dinosaur Ridge 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
*Dudley Bluffs Natural Area
*East Lost Park Natural Area in Pike National Forest
*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
*Gateway Palisade Natural Area
*Geneva Basin Iron Fens Natural Area
*Gothic Research Natural Area in Gunnison National Forest
*Gunnison Gravels Research Natural Area
*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 of the Americas, Continental Divide in Pike National Forest and White River National Forest
*Hurricane Canyon Natural Area in Pike National Forest
*Indian Spring Natural Area
*Indian Springs Trace Fossil Locality
*Irish Canyon Natural Area
*Jimmy Creek Natural Area
*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
*McElmo Natural Area
*Mexican Cut Natural Area
*Mini-Wheeler Natural Area
*Miramonte Reservoir Natural Area in Dan Noble State Wildlife Area
*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 Arapaho National Forest
*Narraguinnep Natural Area in San Juan National Forest
*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 in Rocky Mountain National Park
*Park Creek Hogback Natural Area
*Pyramid Rock Natural Area
*Rabbit Valley Natural Area
*Rajadero Canyon Natural Area
*Raven Ridge Natural Area
*Redcloud Peak Natural Area
*Rough Canyon Natural Area
*Roxborough Natural Area in and near Roxborough State Park
*Ryan Gulch Natural Area
*Saddle Mountain Natural Area in Pike National Forest
*San Miguel River at Tabeguache Creek Natural Area
*Sand Creek Natural Area
*Shell Duck Creek Natural Area
*Shell Rock Natural Area
*Slumgullion Earthflow Natural Area in San Juan National Forest
*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 Trinidad Lake State Park
*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 La Garita Wilderness of Rio Grande National Forest
*White Rocks Natural Area
*Yanks Gulch/Upper Greasewood Creek Natural Area
*Zapata Falls Natural Area
Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways
The Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission has designated 26 List of Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways, Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways: *Alpine Loop Back Country Byway *Cache la Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway *Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway *Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway *Dinosaur Diamond National Scenic Byway *Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway *Frontier Pathways National Scenic Byway *Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway *Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway *Guanella Pass Scenic Byway *Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway *Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway *Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway *Mount Evans Scenic Byway *Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic Byway *Peak to Peak Scenic Byway *San Juan Skyway Scenic and Historic Byway *Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway *Silver Thread Scenic and Historic Byway *South Platte River Trail Scenic and Historic Byway *Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway *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 BywayRegional trails
The following transcontinental hiking trail was established by the American Discovery Trail Society.
*American Discovery Trail
The following hiking trail across the Southern Rocky Mountains is maintained by the Colorado Trail Foundation.
*Colorado Trail
The following three Single track (mountain biking), 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, bicycle touring routes through Colorado are regularly scouted by the Adventure Cycling Association. *Great Divide Mountain Bike Route *Great Parks Bicycle Route *TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route *Western Express Bicycle RouteSee also
*Bibliography of Colorado *Index of Colorado-related articles *Outline of Colorado *Protected areas of the United States *List of national conservation lands in ColoradoNotes
References
External links
Colorado state government website
Colorado Department of Natural Resources website
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife 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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