Inc. All rights reserved. Superb scenery, a wealth of historic sites, and excellent hunting, fishing, and skiing facilities and opportunities combine to attract visitors at all seasons. National Parks Rocky Mountain National Park includes some of the highest, most spectacular, and rugged mountains in Colorado.
Wildlife is abundant throughout the park.
Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado contains ruins of Anasazi pit houses, pueblos, and cliff dwellings, which are considered some of the best-preserved in the country. One of the most spectacular tourist attractions is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument, which contains the narrow gorge cut by the Gunnison River. Dinosaur National Monument, which is located on the Utah-Colorado border, is famous for fossilized remains of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Great Sand Dunes National Monument, near Alamosa, contains some of the largest and highest sand dunes in North America. Hovenweep National Monument, which is in both Utah and Colorado, has ruins of many Native American cliff dwellings and other structures.