- List of Colorado National Parks
The following lists identify by class the public use lands in the
State of Colorado managed by thefederal government of the United States .National parks
The four
United States National Park s within theState of Colorado are:
*Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near MontroseManaged by theUnited States Department of the Interior ,National Park Service .]
*Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Mosca
*Mesa Verde National Park andUNESCO World Heritage Site near Cortez
*Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park and Grand LakeNational monuments
The six
United States National Monument s in theState of Colorado are:
*Canyons of the Ancients National Monument near CortezManaged by theUnited States Department of the Interior ,Bureau of Land Management .]
*Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction and Fruita
*Dinosaur National Monument near Dinosaur
*Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument near Florissant
*Hovenweep National Monument near Cortez
*Yucca House National Monument near CortezNational historic sites
The two
United States National Historic Site s within theState of Colorado are:
*Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta
*Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near ChivingtonNational historic trails
The three
United States National Historic Trail s that pass through theState of Colorado are:
*Old Spanish National Historic Trail through southwestern Colorado
*Pony Express National Historic Trail through northeastern Colorado
*Santa Fe National Historic Trail through southeastern ColoradoNational scenic trail
The
United States National Scenic Trail that passes through theState of Colorado is:
*Continental Divide National Scenic Trail along theContinental Divide Jointly managed by theUnited States Department of Agriculture ,National Forest Service , and theUnited States Department of the Interior ,National Park Service andBureau of Land Management .]=National recreation trails=
The 28 federally designated
National Recreation Trail s in theState of Colorado are:
*Apex National Recreation Trail near GoldenManaged by the Jefferson County Open Space Program.]
*Barr National Recreation Trail between Manitou Springs andPikes Peak Managed by theUnited States Department of Agriculture ,National Forest Service .]
*Bear Creek National Recreation Trail near Ouray
*Big Dry Creek National Recreation Trail through WestminsterManaged by the City of Westminster, Colorado.]
*Calico National Recreation Trail near Dolores
*Crag Crest National Recreation Trail near Cedaredge
*Devils Head National Recreation Trail near Sedalia
*Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs
*Grays Peak National Recreation Trail near Silver Plume
*Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail near Laporte
*Highline Canal National Recreation Trail throughmetropolitan Denver Managed byColorado State Parks .]
*Highline Loop National Recreation Trail near Dolores
*Lake Fork National Recreation Trail near South Fork
*Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail near LeadvilleManaged byLake County, Colorado .]
*Mount Evans National Recreation Trail near Idaho Springs
*Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail near Laporte
*Petroglyph Point National Recreation Trail inMesa Verde National Park
*Platte River Greenway National Recreation Trail throughmetropolitan Denver
*Poudre River National Recreation Trail between Greeley and WindsorManaged by thePoudre River Trail Corridor .]
*Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails near DenverManaged by theUnited States Department of the Interior ,United States Fish and Wildlife Service .]
*Round Mountain National Recreation Trail near Loveland
*Swamp Park National Recreation Trail near Steamboat Springs
*Two Elk National Recreation Trail near Vail
*Two Ponds National Recreation Trail in Arvada
*Vail Pass National Recreation Trail between Copper Mountain and Vail
*West Lost Trail Creek National Recreation Trail near Creede
*Wheeler Ten Mile National Recreation Trail between Frisco and Copper Mountain
*White House Ranch National Recreation Trail in Colorado SpringsManaged by the Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Department.]National recreation areas
The two
United States National Recreation Area s within theState of Colorado are:
*Arapaho National Recreation Area near GranbyManaged by theUnited States Department of Agriculture ,National Forest Service .]
*Curecanti National Recreation Area near GunnisonNational forests
The 11
United States National Forest s within theState of Colorado are:
*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 two
United States National Grassland s within theState of Colorado are:
*Comanche National Grassland
*Pawnee National Grassland National wildlife refuges
The seven
United States National Wildlife Refuge s within theState of Colorado are:
*Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge Managed by theUnited States Department of the Interior ,United States Fish and Wildlife Service .]
*Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
*Baca National Wildlife Refuge
*Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge
*Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
*Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
*Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge National wilderness areas
The 41
United States National Wilderness Area s within theState of Colorado are:
*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
*Eagles Nest Wilderness
*Flat Tops Wilderness
*Fossil Ridge Wilderness
*Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
*Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
*Gunnison Gorge 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
*Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
*Sarvis Creek Wilderness
*South San Juan Wilderness
*Spanish Peaks Wilderness
*Uncompahgre Wilderness
*Vasquez Peak Wilderness
*Weminuche Wilderness
*West Elk Wilderness Other federal lands
The
United States Bureau of Land Management manages the extensive federal land holdings in western Colorado not managed by other federal agencies.ee also
*
Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways
*List of Colorado state parks
*List of Colorado trails
*State of Colorado References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.