List of protected areas of Colorado explained

This is a list of protected areas in the U.S. State of Colorado.__TOC__

Federal lands

The United States federal government owns 36.23% of Colorado's total land area.

National Park System

The National Park System includes 23 areas in Colorado. The National Park Service manages 18 of these 23 areas plus five National Wildernesses.

National Parks

The four National Parks within Colorado are:

National Monuments

The nine National Monuments in Colorado are:

Two former National Monuments were elevated to National Park:

Two former National Monuments were abolished due to their remoteness:

National Historic Sites

The three National Historic Sites within Colorado are:

National Recreation Areas

The two National Recreation Areas within Colorado are::

National Historic Trails

The four National Historic Trails that pass through Colorado are:

National Scenic Trail

The National Scenic Trail that passes through Colorado is:

National Forests

The United States Forest Service manages the 11 National Forests within Colorado.

National Grasslands

The United States Forest Service manages the two National Grasslands within Colorado.

National Wildernesses

There are 44 National Wildernesses within Colorado. The United States Forest Service manages 34, the National Park Service manages four, the Bureau 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

The Bureau of Land Management manages the three National Conservation Areas within Colorado.

National Wildlife Refuges

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service manages the eight National Wildlife Refuges within Colorado.

Federally designated areas

The following areas are designated by the National Park Service, but reside on a variety of federal, state, county, city, town, and private lands.

National Heritage Areas

The three National Heritage Areas in Colorado are:

National Historic Landmarks

See main article: List of national historic landmarks in Colorado. The 26 National Historic Landmarks in Colorado are:

National Natural Landmarks

See main article: List of national natural landmarks in Colorado. The 16 National Natural Landmarks in Colorado are:

National Recreation Trails

The 28 federally designated National Recreation Trails in Colorado are:

National Register of Historic Places

See main article: List of National Register of Historic Places in Colorado. There are more than 1,500 Colorado sites on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wild and Scenic River

The Wild and Scenic River in Colorado is:

Areas of Critical Environmental Concern

The Bureau of Land Management has designated 88 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in western Colorado.

State lands

Colorado State Parks

See main article: List of Colorado state parks. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the 43 Colorado State Parks.

Colorado Wildlife Areas

See main article: List of Colorado state wildlife areas. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the 307 Colorado State Wildlife Areas.

State designated areas

Colorado Natural Areas

See main article: List of Colorado natural areas. The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has designated 95 Colorado Natural Areas.[1]

Regional trails

The following transcontinental hiking trail was established by the American Discovery Trail Society.

The following hiking trail across the Southern Rocky Mountains is maintained by the Colorado Trail Foundation.

The following three single-track mountain bike trails are maintained by the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and the Bureau of Land Management.

Bicycle routes

The following four bicycle touring routes through Colorado are regularly scouted by the Adventure Cycling Association.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colorado Natural Areas Program, 2018-2020 review, triennal report to Governor Polis . . n.d. . Colorado Parks & Wildlife . State of Colorado . 2022-07-25 . 2022-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320004954/http://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Newsletter/CNAP_Triennal_Report_2020.pdf . live .