Lory State Park

State Park in Bellvue, CO

Hours:

Park: Daily, 5:00AM-Sunset
Office: 8:30AM -4:00PM daily, as staffing allows

Entrance Fees:

Daily Vehicle Pass: $​10
Individual Daily Pass: $4

Animals Permitted:

  • Leashed Dogs
  • Service Animals
  • Horses

Park Address:

708 Lodgepole Drive
Bellvue, CO 80512
United States

Contact:

970-493-1623

[email protected]

At Lory you can hit the trail for mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding, enjoy one of five picnic areas or discover a secluded spot all your own.

Lory State Park

State Park in Bellvue, CO

At Lory you can hit the trail for mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding, enjoy one of five picnic areas or discover a secluded spot all your own.

Hours:

Park: Daily, 5:00AM-Sunset
Office: 8:30AM -4:00PM daily, as staffing allows

Entrance Fees:

Daily Vehicle Pass: $​10
Individual Daily Pass: $4

Animals Permitted:

  • Leashed Dogs
  • Service Animals
  • Horses

Park Address:

708 Lodgepole Drive
Bellvue, CO 80512
United States

Contact:

970-493-1623

[email protected]

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Get Involved

Whether you are an avid hiker, mountain biker or hunter, or you simply appreciate all the Colorado outdoors has to offer, there are many ways you can get involved. Colorado state parks have a variety of employment and volunteer opportunities. Jobs include naturalists and maintenance and administrative work, and range from full to part time and temporary. Volunteer opportunities include wildlife monitoring and campground host. Check out the opportunities below for more information.

Park volunteers posing for a photo while on a trail

Park volunteers posing for a photo while on a trail

Jobs

Every year we hire: 

  • Park Entrance Attendants
  • Interpretive Naturalists
  • Maintenance Workers
  • Commissioned Law Enforcement Personnel

All temporary, YIP internship and full-time jobs are posted directly on the state's career website.

Volunteer

Bike Park Maintenance

Bike Park Maintenance

Become a general maintenance technician for our Corral Center Bike Park. This includes vegetation management, cleaning out ditches and ruts, sweeping pump track and jump lines, and more.

Butterfly Monitoring

Butterfly Monitoring

Join our butterfly monitoring team and learn how to identify local butterflies, observe them and collect data.

Special Projects

Special Projects

Register for special projects and you will receive emails when the park needs any assistance. Activities can include invasive plant management, trail maintenance, general upkeep, event preparation and more.

Visitor Services

Visitor Services

Serve in our visitor center selling park passes and merchandise, answering phone calls and answering customer questions.

Scenic view of Lory State Park

Friends of Lory State Park

​​​The Friends of Lory State Park is an all-volunteer 501(c) (3) non-profit organization created to help preserve, promote, conserve and enhance Lory State Park. The Friends provides financial support for park needs not funded by the state. The Friends supports the park by conducting fundraising activities, assisting with special events, coordinating many park volunteer activities, helping to purchase new equipment and supplies and providing assistance to park staff in many projects. 

Please visit loryfriends.org ​to learn more about The Friends of Lory State Park​.