The mountainous landscape in Colorado lends itself to outdoor
adventure, and Colorado State Parks are the best places to find
it.
Chimney
Rock is a little slice of accessible Native America archeology,
but the history of the
Florissant
Fossil Beds goes back even further. For river rafters there’s
nothing better than paddling through the magnificent cliffs of
beautiful
Ruby
Canyon.
Chimney
Rock
The Puebloan and Chacoan peoples once made their home
here.
Florissant
Fossil Beds
Most of the fossils from this park are now on
display at the visitors’ center, but beautiful scenery and
abundant wildlife remain.
Ruby
Canyon
Rafting the rivers is the big draw in this canyon
riddled park.
Rifle Falls State Park
The plunging waterfalls found in this
park are among the most scenic in the state.
