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Park Conditions

  • Camping

    Camping is prohibited at Staunton State Park. No overnight parking available at the park.
    (Updated: 5/14/2016 7:13 PM)

  • Fire Restrictions

    Fires are prohibited in the back country.
    (Updated: 5/14/2016 7:11 PM)

  • Fishing Report

    Both ponds have recently been stocked with rainbow trout. Our ADA accessible fishing pier is complete and ready to be fished from. Please contact the park about how we can provide an accessible fishing experience. 

    Access to the ponds is from the main parking areas only. There is no public access below the dams on Elk Creek Road. Do not drop people or equipment off at this location. 

    Violators will be ticketed.

    ​From more information contact staff at 303-816-0912.

    (Updated: 6/16/2017 4:21 PM)

  • Hunting

    Hunting is prohibited at Staunton State Park.  The discharge of firearms within Staunton State Park is also prohibited.
    (Updated: 5/14/2016 7:09 PM)

  • Park Entrance

    No parking is allowed on Elk Creek road or in the private residential areas. Please enter the park through the entrance on Elk Creek road.
    (Updated: 5/14/2016 7:07 PM)

  • Rock Climbing

    Closures due to raptor nesting at Staunton have been lifted. Nesting activities have not been observed in the park this year, however please be on the look out for active nests. If you happen across an active nest or see one please report it to park staff immediately. 

    Note: Closures aare federally mandated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and anyone discovered unlawfully accessing the area is subject to a fine up to $5000 and one (1) year imprisonment.

    Rock Climbing is available at Staunton. For more information and a free downloadable guide book go to Fixed Pin Publishing​.​

    (Updated: 8/1/2017 10:28 AM)

  • Trails

    Currently the vast majority of Staunton's trails are dry.  

    The Staunton Ranch trail has been re-routed! Please follow signs to access the newly completed trail that shifts the old trail to the east and away from our administration roadway! We hope you will enjoy the new location and the new views.

    The trail to the summit of Lions Head is open.  It is subject to seasonal closures from March 15-July 31.

    We have started work on the Staunton Ranch re-route near the old mill trail through the climbing access so check back here for updates.

    The new multi-use Chimney Rock trail, on the west side of the park, has been getting rave reviews!  The Chimney Rock trail also provides access to the new hiker-only Elk Falls trail, which gives trail users a great view of Elk Falls, from a platform near the base of the falls.  Both trails involve an approximate 12-14 mile round-trip hike.

    For current conditions, please contact the park at 303-816-0912

    (Updated: 9/3/2016 8:39 PM)

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