Christmas and New Years Office Closure
Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices will be closed on December 24, December 25, December 26 and January 1.
Christmas and New Years Office Closure
Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices will be closed on December 24, December 25, December 26 and January 1.
State Park in Walden, CO
Hours:
Park: Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Office: Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $12
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
Park Address:
56750 Highway 14
Walden, CO 80480
United States
State Park in Walden, CO
Hours:
Park: Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Office: Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $12
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
Park Address:
56750 Highway 14
Walden, CO 80480
United States
Three people on horses
Activities and Trails
State Forest State Park offers visitors a high-mountain experience, with acres of forest, jagged peaks, alpine lakes, wildlife and miles of trails. Visitors enjoy the outdoors with activities like camping, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, birding and geocaching.
The main attraction at State Forest is water. The park offers the North Michigan Reservoir, where visitors can enjoy water activities. Many lakes can be found at State Forest, but Lake Agnes stands out as a favorite. This gem sits around 10,600 feet in elevation, and you can reach its shores with just a short hike of less than a mile during the summer season.
Over 80 miles of trails are open to off-highway vehicles. Motorized vehicles must remain on designated roads, and OHVs are not allowed in the campgrounds except to enter and exit each campsite. There are over 60 miles of snowmobile trails, including groomed trails, hillclimbs and meadows.
Moose is our claim to fame. State Forest State Park is well known for moose viewing throughout the year. North Park is considered the moose-viewing capital of Colorado, with over 600 moose observed year-round.
Set along the shore of North Michigan Reservoir, camper cabins complete a summer or winter vacation. The cabins range from smaller cabins that sleep a maximum of six to the Old Camp Pennock Lodge and Columbine Lodge, which sleep up to 21 and 15, respectively.
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Castlewood Canyon State Park
Celebrate the New Year and join the nationwide observance of America's 250th birthday by hiking at a Colorado state park! First...
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Thursday, Jan 1
Castlewood Canyon State Park
Celebrate the New Year and join the nationwide observance of America's 250th birthday by hiking at a Colorado state park! First...
Hiking, Biking and Horseback Riding
Pristine mountain beauty greets visitors and provides an ideal setting for hiking and mountain biking opportunities. There are over 90 miles of hiking trails and 130 miles of mountain-biking trails. Horse corrals are located at the Bockman Campground and at the end of CR-41 at the Canadian River Trailhead.
There are no closures at this time.
0.8 miles one way
Hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing
6.5 miles roundtrip
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing
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Hiking only
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Hiking, horseback riding, biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding
6.5 miles one way for Kelly, 7 miles one way for Clear Lake
Hiking, horseback riding, biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding
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Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling
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Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, snowmobile riding
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Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing
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Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding
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Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding
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Hiking, horseback riding, biking, motorcycling, ATV, Jeep, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobile riding
Horse corrals are located at the Bockman Campground and at the end of CR-41 at the Canadian River trailhead. Call the park at 970-723-8366 to reserve.
Red Feather Outfitters offers horseback riding opportunities, and Medicine Bow Outfitters offers backcountry horseback trips.
The Bockman Horse Corral has four sections, allowing three horses in each section. The corral trail is accessible and located between site 309 and 311 on the east side of Bockman Campground.
The corral at the Kelly/Clear Lake trailhead has 18 stalls. Camping is available next to the corral by reservation only. Hitching rails are available.
Most of Colorado's outdoors is multi-use and intended to be shared. Hunters and nonhunters should show respect and courtesy to all users engaged in outdoor recreation.
Hunting is allowed in game management units 6 and 171 within the park.
Contact these licensed hunting outfitters for guided hunts within the park:
Rentals
Park visitors can rent activity equipment at the Moose Visitor Center.
The Visitor Center has: