The location of theState of Colorado in theUnited States of America.This is a list ofprotected areas in theU.S.State of Colorado.
TheUnited States federal government owns 36.23% of Colorado's total land area.
National Park System
[edit]TheNational Park System includes23 areas in Colorado. TheNational Park Service manages 18 of these 23 areas plus fiveNational Wildernesses.
The fourNational Parks within Colorado are:
The Great Kiva inChimney Rock National Monument.
Colorado National Monument.
Steamboat Rock inDinosaur National Monument.The nineNational Monuments in Colorado are:
- Browns Canyon National Monument[a] nearNathrop (February 19, 2015,Obama)
- Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument betweenRed Cliff andLeadville in theEagle River valley (October 12, 2022,Biden)
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument[b] nearDolores (June 9, 2000,Clinton)
- Chimney Rock National Monument[c] nearPagosa Springs (September 21, 2012,Obama)
- Colorado National Monument nearGrand Junction andFruita (May 24, 1911,Taft)
- Dinosaur National Monument[d] nearDinosaur (80 acres October 4, 1915,Wilson, additional 200,000 acres July 14, 1938,F. Roosevelt)
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument nearFlorissant (August 20, 1969,Nixon)
- Hovenweep National Monument[e] nearCortez (March 2, 1923,Harding)
- Yucca House National Monument[f] nearCortez (December 19, 1919,Wilson)
Two former National Monuments were elevated toNational Park:
Two former National Monuments were abolished due to their remoteness:
National Historic Sites
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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site on theSanta Fe National Historic Trail.The threeNational Historic Sites within Colorado are:
National Recreation Areas
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The Dillon Pinnacles inCurecanti National Recreation Area.The twoNational Recreation Areas within Colorado are::
National Historic Trails
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Spanish Peaks as seen from theSanta Fe National Historic Trail.The fourNational Historic Trails that pass through Colorado are:
National Scenic Trail
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Grays Peak is the highest point on theContinental Divide National Scenic Trail and theContinental Divide inNorth America.TheNational Scenic Trail that passes through Colorado is:
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 11National Forests inred and the 2National Grasslands inlight green
Mount Elbert in theSan Isabel National Forest.TheUnited States Forest Service manages the 11National Forests within Colorado.
National Grasslands
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Picketwire Canyon inComanche National Grassland.TheUnited States Forest Service manages the twoNational Grasslands within Colorado.
National Wildernesses
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An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 44National Wildernesses inred
East Rim Arch in theBlack Ridge Canyons Wilderness.
Lake Isabelle in theIndian Peaks Wilderness.
Mystic Island Lake in theHoly Cross Wilderness.
TheLost Creek Wilderness.There are 44National Wildernesses within Colorado. TheUnited States Forest Service manages 34, theNational Park Service manages four, theBureau 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.
National Conservation Areas
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TheDominguez–Escalante NCA.TheBureau of Land Management manages the threeNational Conservation Areas within Colorado.
National Wildlife Refuges
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TheTwo Ponds National Wildlife Refuge.TheUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service manages the eightNational Wildlife Refuges within Colorado.
Federally designated areas
[edit]The following areas are designated by theNational Park Service, but reside on a variety of federal, state, county, city, town, and private lands.
National Heritage Areas
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TheSouth Fork South Platte River in theSouth Park National Heritage Area.The threeNational Heritage Areas in Colorado are:
National Historic Landmarks
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TheColorado Chautauqua Auditorium.
TheCumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.
The Tabor Grand Hotel in theLeadville Historic District.The 26National Historic Landmarks in Colorado are:
National Natural Landmarks
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TheGarden of the Gods.
Hanging Lake .The 16National Natural Landmarks in Colorado are:
National Recreation Trails
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Grays Peak National Recreation Trail approaching the summit
Mountain goats along theMount Evans National Recreation Trail.
Mule deer along one of theRocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails.The 28 federally designatedNational Recreation Trails in Colorado are:
National Register of Historic Places
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TheRoyal Gorge Bridge.There are more than 1,500 Colorado sites on theNational Register of Historic Places.
Wild and Scenic River
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TheCache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River.TheWild and Scenic River in Colorado is:
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
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TheBlanca Wetlands ACEC.TheBureau of Land Management has designated 88Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in western Colorado.
Colorado State Parks
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Eldorado Canyon State Park.
Fishers Peak State Park.
A yurt inMancos State Park.
Roxborough State Park.
State Forest State Park.Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the 43Colorado State Parks.
Colorado Wildlife Areas
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DeWeese Reservoir State Wildlife Area.Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the 307Colorado State Wildlife Areas.
State designated areas
[edit]Colorado Natural Areas
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TheArikaree River Natural Area.
Dinosaur tracks in theDakota Hogback Natural Area.
TheGarden Park Fossil Locality.
TheLake San Cristobal Natural Area.
TheMount Goliath Natural Area.
TheRabbit Valley Natural Area.
TheRedcloud Peak Natural Area.
TheRoxborough Natural Area.
TheSlumgullion Earthflow Natural Area.
TheStaunton Natural Area.
ExposedCretaceous–Paleogene boundary at theTrinidad K-T Boundary Natural Area.
TheWheeler Geologic Natural Area.TheColorado Department of Natural Resources has designated 95Colorado Natural Areas.[1]
A cyclist on theKokopelli Trail inMcInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.The following transcontinental hiking trail was established by theAmerican Discovery Trail Society.
The following hiking trail across theSouthern Rocky Mountains is maintained by theColorado Trail Foundation.
The following threesingle-trackmountain bike trails are maintained by theColorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and theBureau of Land Management.
Hoosier Pass on theTransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route.The following fourbicycle touring routes through Colorado are regularly scouted by theAdventure Cycling Association.
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- ^Dinosaur National Monument extends into theState of Utah.
- ^Hovenweep National Monument extends into theState of Utah.
- ^Yucca House National Monument remains undeveloped.
- ^TheCalifornia National Historic Trail traverses tenU.S. states:Missouri,Kansas,Nebraska,Colorado,Wyoming,Idaho,Utah,Nevada,Oregon, andCalifornia.
- ^TheOld Spanish National Historic Trail traverses sixU.S. states:New Mexico,Colorado,Utah,Arizona,Nevada, andCalifornia.
- ^ThePony Express National Historic Trail traverses eightU.S. states:Missouri,Kansas,Nebraska,Colorado,Wyoming,Utah,Nevada, andCalifornia.
- ^TheSanta Fe National Historic Trail traverses fiveU.S. states:Missouri,Kansas,Colorado,Oklahoma, andNew Mexico.
- ^TheContinental Divide National Scenic Trail traverses fiveU.S. states:Montana,Idaho,Wyoming,Colorado, andNew Mexico.
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- ^Managed by theJefferson County Open Space Program.
- ^Managed by theCity of Westminster, Colorado.
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- ^Managed byLake County, Colorado.
- ^Managed by the Poudre River Trail Corridor, Inc.
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- ^Managed by theColorado Springs Parks and Recreation Department.
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