List of protected areas of Colorado

The United States federal government owns 36.23% of Colorado's total land area.The United States Forest Service manages the two National Grasslands within Colorado.The following areas are designated by the National Park Service, but reside on a variety of federal, state, county, city, town, and private lands.The following three single-track mountain bike trails are maintained by the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and the Bureau of Land Management.The following four bicycle touring routes through Colorado are regularly scouted by the Adventure Cycling Association.
A map showing the location of the U.S. State of Colorado.
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America .
The Great Kiva in Chimney Rock National Monument .
Colorado National Monument .
Steamboat Rock in Dinosaur National Monument .
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail .
The Dillon Pinnacles in Curecanti National Recreation Area .
Spanish Peaks as seen from the Santa Fe National Historic Trail .
Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and the Continental Divide in North America .
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 11 National Forests in red and the 2 National Grasslands in light green
Mount Elbert in the San Isabel National Forest .
Picketwire Canyon in Comanche National Grassland .
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 42 National Wildernesses in red
East Rim Arch in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness .
Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness .
Mystic Island Lake in the Holy Cross Wilderness .
The Lost Creek Wilderness .
The Dominguez–Escalante NCA .
The Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge .
The South Fork South Platte River in the South Park National Heritage Area .
The Colorado Chautauqua Auditorium.
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad .
The Tabor Grand Hotel in the Leadville Historic District .
The Garden of the Gods .
Hanging Lake .
Grays Peak National Recreation Trail approaching the summit
Mountain goats along the Mount Evans National Recreation Trail .
Mule deer along one of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails .
The Royal Gorge Bridge .
The Cache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River .
The Blanca Wetlands ACEC .
Eldorado Canyon State Park .
Fishers Peak State Park .
A yurt in Mancos State Park .
Roxborough State Park .
State Forest State Park .
DeWeese Reservoir State Wildlife Area .
The Arikaree River Natural Area .
Dinosaur tracks in the Dakota Hogback Natural Area .
The Garden Park Fossil Locality .
The Lake San Cristobal Natural Area .
The Mount Goliath Natural Area .
The Rabbit Valley Natural Area .
The Redcloud Peak Natural Area .
The Roxborough Natural Area .
The Slumgullion Earthflow Natural Area .
The Staunton Natural Area .
Exposed Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary at the Trinidad K-T Boundary Natural Area .
The Wheeler Geologic Natural Area .
A cyclist on the Kokopelli Trail in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area .
Hoosier Pass on the TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route .
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RooseveltFlorissant Fossil Beds National MonumentFlorissantHovenweep National MonumentHardingYucca House National MonumentNational ParkBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National MonumentHooverGreat Sand Dunes National MonumentHoly Cross National MonumentMinturnWheeler National MonumentCreedeT. RooseveltBent's Old Fort National Historic SiteSanta Fe National Historic TrailNational Historic SitesAmache National Historic SiteGranadaLa JuntaSand Creek Massacre National Historic SiteChivingtonCurecanti National Recreation AreaNational Recreation AreasArapaho National Recreation AreaGranbyGunnisonSpanish PeaksCalifornia National Historic TrailSedgwick CountyOld Spanish National Historic TrailPony Express National Historic TrailGrays PeakContinental Divide National Scenic TrailContinental DivideNorth AmericaContinental Divide of the AmericasNational ForestsNational GrasslandsMount ElbertSan Isabel National ForestUnited States Forest ServiceArapaho National ForestGrand Mesa National ForestGunnison National ForestPike National ForestRio Grande National ForestRoosevelt National ForestRoutt National ForestSan Juan National ForestUncompahgre National ForestWhite River National ForestComanche National GrasslandPawnee National GrasslandBlack Ridge Canyons WildernessIndian Peaks WildernessHoly Cross WildernessLost Creek WildernessBureau of Land ManagementBlack Canyon of the Gunnison WildernessBuffalo Peaks WildernessByers Peak WildernessCache La Poudre WildernessCollegiate Peaks WildernessComanche Peak WildernessDominguez Canyon WildernessEagles Nest WildernessFlat Tops WildernessFossil Ridge WildernessGreat Sand Dunes WildernessGreenhorn Mountain WildernessGunnison Gorge WildernessHermosa Creek WildernessHunter-Fryingpan WildernessJames Peak WildernessLa Garita WildernessLizard Head WildernessMaroon Bells-Snowmass WildernessMesa Verde WildernessMount Evans WildernessMount Massive WildernessMount Sneffels WildernessMount Zirkel WildernessNeota WildernessNever Summer WildernessPlatte River WildernessPowderhorn WildernessPtarmigan Peak WildernessRaggeds WildernessRawah WildernessRocky Mountain National Park WildernessSangre de Cristo WildernessSarvis Creek WildernessSouth San Juan WildernessSpanish Peaks WildernessUncompahgre WildernessVasquez Peak WildernessWeminuche WildernessWest Elk WildernessDominguez–Escalante NCANational Conservation AreasDominguez–Escalante National Conservation AreaGunnison Gorge National Conservation AreaMcInnis Canyons National Conservation AreaTwo Ponds National Wildlife RefugeUnited States Fish and Wildlife ServiceNational Wildlife RefugesAlamosa National Wildlife RefugeArapaho National Wildlife RefugeBaca National Wildlife RefugeBrowns Park National Wildlife RefugeMonte Vista National Wildlife RefugeRocky Flats National Wildlife RefugeRocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife RefugeSouth Fork South Platte RiverSouth Park National Heritage AreaNational Heritage AreasCache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage AreaSangre de Cristo National Heritage AreaList of national historic landmarks in ColoradoColorado ChautauquaCumbres and Toltec Scenic RailroadLeadville Historic DistrictNational Historic LandmarksBent's Old FortBurlingon CarouselCentral City/Black Hawk Historic DistrictColorado Fuel and Iron Company Administrative ComplexCripple Creek Historic DistrictDenver Civic CenterDurango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge RailroadGeorgetown-Silver Plume Historic DistrictGranada War Relocation CenterLindenmeier siteLowry RuinLudlow Tent Colony SiteMesa Verde Administrative DistrictPikes PeakPike's StockadeRaton PassRed Rocks ParkRocky Mountain National Park Administration BuildingShenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) MillSilverton Historic DistrictTelluride Historic DistrictTrujillo HomesteadsUnited States Air Force Academy, Cadet AreaList of national natural landmarks in ColoradoGarden of the GodsHanging LakeNational Natural LandmarksBig Spring CreekGarden Park Fossil AreaIndian Springs Trace Fossil SiteLost Creek Scenic AreaMorrison-Golden Fossil AreasRaton MesaRoxborough State ParkSand CreekSlumgullion EarthflowSummit LakeWest Bijou SiteGrays Peak National Recreation TrailMountain goatsMount Evans National Recreation TrailMule deerRocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation TrailsNational Recreation TrailsGoldenBarr National Recreation TrailManitou SpringsWestminsterCalico National Recreation TrailCedaredgeSedaliaSteamboat SpringsSilver PlumeGreyrock Mountain National Recreation TrailLaporteHigh Line Canal National Recreation Trailmetropolitan DenverSouth ForkMineral Belt National Recreation TrailIdaho SpringsMount McConnel National Recreation TrailGreeleyWindsorDenverRound Mountain National Recreation TrailLovelandTwo Ponds National Recreation TrailArvadaCopper MountainFriscoColorado SpringsList of National Register of Historic Places in ColoradoRoyal Gorge BridgeNational Register of Historic PlacesCache la Poudre Wild and Scenic RiverWild and Scenic RiverList of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in ColoradoBlanca Wetlands ACECAreas of Critical Environmental ConcernList of Colorado state parksEldorado Canyon State ParkFishers Peak State ParkMancos State ParkState Forest State ParkColorado Parks and WildlifeColorado State ParksArkansas Headwaters Recreation AreaBarr Lake State ParkBoyd Lake State ParkCastlewood Canyon State ParkChatfield State ParkCherry Creek State ParkCheyenne Mountain State ParkCrawford State Park (Colorado)Eleven Mile State ParkElkhead State ParkGolden Gate Canyon State ParkHarvey Gap State ParkHighline Lake State ParkJackson Lake State Park (Colorado)James M. Robb – Colorado River State ParkJohn Martin Reservoir State ParkLake Pueblo State ParkLathrop State ParkLone Mesa State ParkLory State ParkMueller State ParkNavajo State ParkNorth Sterling State ParkPaonia State ParkPearl Lake State ParkRidgway State ParkRifle Falls State ParkRifle Gap State ParkSpinney Mountain State ParkSt. Vrain State ParkStagecoach State ParkStaunton State ParkSteamboat Lake State ParkSweitzer Lake State ParkSweetwater Lake State ParkSylvan Lake State ParkTrinidad Lake State ParkVega State ParkYampa River State ParkList of Colorado state wildlife areasDeWeese Reservoir State Wildlife AreaColorado State Wildlife AreasList of Colorado natural areasArikaree River Natural AreaDakota Hogback Natural AreaGarden Park Fossil LocalityLake San Cristobal Natural AreaRabbit Valley Natural AreaRedcloud Peak Natural AreaRoxborough Natural AreaSlumgullion Earthflow Natural AreaStaunton Natural AreaCretaceous–Paleogene boundaryTrinidad K-T Boundary Natural AreaWheeler Geologic Natural AreaColorado Department of Natural ResourcesColorado Natural AreasAiken Canyon Natural AreaBonny Prairie Natural AreaCastlewood Canyon Natural AreaChalk Bluffs Natural AreaComanche Grassland Lesser Prairie Chicken Natural AreaDinosaur RidgeEast Sand Dunes Natural AreaIndian Springs Trace Fossil LocalityIrish Canyon Natural AreaNarraguinnep Natural AreaNeedle Rock Natural AreaParadise Park Natural AreaRaven Ridge Natural AreaZapata Falls Natural AreaKokopelli TrailAmerican Discovery Trail SocietyAmerican Discovery TrailSouthern Rocky MountainsColorado Trail FoundationColorado Trailsingle-trackmountain bikeColorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail AssociationParadox TrailHoosier PassTransAmerica Trail Bicycle Routebicycle touring routesAdventure Cycling AssociationGreat Divide Mountain Bike RouteGreat Parks Bicycle RouteWestern Express Bicycle RouteProtected areas of the United StatesList of national conservation lands in ColoradoBibliography of ColoradoGeography of ColoradoHistory of ColoradoIndex of Colorado-related articlesList of Colorado-related listsOutline of ColoradoUnited States Department of the InteriorUnited States Department of AgricultureState of UtahU.S. statesMissouriKansasNebraskaWyomingNevadaOregonCaliforniaNew MexicoArizonaOklahomaMontanaNational Forest ServiceUnited States Air ForceJefferson County Open Space ProgramCity of Westminster, ColoradoLake County, ColoradoColorado Springs Parks and Recreation DepartmentFederal4 National ParksBlack Canyon of the GunnisonGreat Sand DunesMesa VerdeRocky Mountain9 National MonumentsBrowns CanyonCamp Hale-Continental DivideCanyons of the AncientsChimney RockFlorissant Fossil BedsHovenweepYucca House3 National Historic SitesAmacheSand Creek Massacre2 National Recreation AreasArapahoCurecanti1 Wild and Scenic RiverCache la Poudre River4 National Historic TrailsCalifornia TrailOld Spanish TrailPony Express TrailSanta Fe Trail1 National Scenic TrailContinental Divide Trail11 National ForestsGrand MesaMedicine Bow–RouttRio GrandeRooseveltSan IsabelSan JuanUncompahgreWhite River2 National GrasslandsComanchePawnee44 National WildernessesBlack Ridge CanyonsBuffalo PeaksByers PeakCache La PoudreCollegiate PeaksComanche PeakDominguez CanyonEagles NestFlat TopsFossil RidgeGreenhorn MountainGunnison GorgeHermosa CreekHoly CrossHunter–FryingpanIndian PeaksJames PeakLa GaritaLizard HeadLost CreekMaroon Bells-SnowmassMount EvansMount MassiveMount SneffelsMount ZirkelNever SummerPlatte RiverPowderhornPtarmigan PeakRaggedsSangre de CristoSarvis CreekSouth San JuanVasquez PeakWeminucheWest Elk3 National Conservation AreasDominguez–EscalanteMcInnis Canyons8 National Wildlife RefugesAlamosaBrowns ParkMonte VistaRocky FlatsRocky Mountain ArsenalTwo Ponds3 National Heritage AreasCache la Poudre River CorridorSouth Park28 National Historic LandmarksBeaver Meadows Visitor CenterDurango and Silverton Narrow Gauge RailroadElitch Gardens CarouselGeorgetown–Silver Plume Historic DistrictLowry PuebloMinnequa Steel WorksShenandoah-Dives MillTemple AaronWinks Panorama16 National Natural LandmarksIndian Springs Trace Fossil Natural AreaRoxboroughNational Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado43 State ParksArkansas HeadwatersBarr LakeBoyd LakeCastlewood CanyonChatfieldCherry CreekCheyenne MountainCrawfordEldorado CanyonEleven MileElkheadFishers PeakGolden Gate CanyonHarvey GapHighline LakeJackson LakeJames M. 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