# List of Colorado state parks

This is a list of the state parks in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the state park system to accommodate both outdoor recreation and tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there are others in development. Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife also takes the lead in managing Colorado's boating, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile, river-outfitter licensing, and trails programs.

## Colorado State Parks

| Park Name | County or Counties | Size | Size | Year Established | Remarks | Image |
| Park Name | County or Counties | acre | ha | Year Established | Remarks | Image |
| Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area | Chaffee, Fremont, Lake, Pueblo | 6,193 | 2,506 | 1998 | | |
| Barr Lake State Park | Adams | 2,715 | 1,099 | 1977 | | |
| Boyd Lake State Park | Larimer | 334 | 135 | 1965 | | |
| Castlewood Canyon State Park | Douglas | 2,621 | 1,061 | 1964 | | |
| Chatfield State Park | Douglas, Jefferson | 3,895 | 1,576 | 1975 | | |
| Cherry Creek State Park | Arapahoe | 3,346 | 1,354 | 1959 | | |
| Cheyenne Mountain State Park | El Paso | 1,680 | 680 | 2006 | | |
| Crawford State Park | Delta, Montrose | 734 | 297 | 1964 | | |
| Eldorado Canyon State Park | Boulder | 885 | 358 | 1978 | | |
| Eleven Mile State Park | Park | 7,662 | 3,101 | 1970 | | |
| Elkhead Reservoir State Park | Moffat, Routt | 2,200 | 890 | 2006 | | |
| Fishers Peak State Park | Las Animas | 19,200 | 7,800 | 2020 | The park opened on October 30, 2020. | |
| Golden Gate Canyon State Park | Jefferson, Gilpin | 12,119 | 4,904 | 1960 | | |
| Harvey Gap State Park | Garfield | 320 | 130 | 1987 | | |
| Highline Lake State Park | Mesa | 563 | 228 | 1967 | | |
| Jackson Lake State Park | Morgan | 3,305 | 1,337 | 1965 | | |
| James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park | Mesa | 890 | 360 | 1994 | | |
| John Martin Reservoir State Park | Bent | 13,176 | 5,332 | 2001 | | |
| Lake Pueblo State Park | Pueblo | 10,279 | 4,160 | 1975 | | |
| Lathrop State Park | Huerfano | 1,596 | 646 | 1962 | | |
| Lone Mesa State Park | Dolores | 11,702 | 4,736 | N/A | Under development. | |
| Lory State Park | Larimer | 2,492 | 1,008 | 1975 | | |
| Mancos State Park | Montezuma | 553 | 224 | 1987 | | |
| Mueller State Park | Teller | 5,112 | 2,069 | 1988 | | |
| Navajo State Park | Archuleta, La Plata | 5,087 | 2,059 | 1964 | | |
| North Sterling State Park | Logan | 5,700 | 2,300 | 1992 | | |
| Paonia State Park | Gunnison | 1,857 | 752 | 1964 | | |
| Pearl Lake State Park | Routt | 300 | 120 | 1964 | | |
| Ridgway State Park | Ouray | 3,201 | 1,295 | 1989 | | |
| Rifle Falls State Park | Garfield | 48 | 19 | 1966 | | |
| Rifle Gap State Park | Garfield | 1,341 | 543 | 1966 | | |
| Roxborough State Park | Douglas | 3,317 | 1,342 | 1975 | | |
| Spinney Mountain State Park | Park | 6,080 | 2,460 | 1987 | | |
| St. Vrain State Park | Weld | 688 | 278 | 1965 | | |
| Stagecoach State Park | Routt | 1,641 | 664 | 1965 | | |
| State Forest State Park | Jackson, Larimer | 70,838 | 28,667 | 1970 | | |
| Staunton State Park | Park, Jefferson | 3,652 | 1,478 | 2013 | | |
| Steamboat Lake State Park | Routt | 2,820 | 1,140 | 1967 | | |
| Sweetwater Lake State Park | Garfield | 500 | 200 | 2021 | Under development. The establishment of the park was announced on Oct. 20, 2021. | |
| Sweitzer Lake State Park | Delta | 210 | 85 | 1972 | | |
| Sylvan Lake State Park | Eagle | 1,548 | 626 | 1987 | | |
| Trinidad Lake State Park | Las Animas | 2,860 | 1,160 | 1980 | | |
| Vega State Park | Mesa | 1,823 | 738 | 1967 | | |
| Yampa River State Park | Routt, Moffat | 3,112 | 1,259 | 1998 | | |