Tag: Fishers Peak State Park
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Trail to the Peak progresses at state park in southern Colorado
Fishers Peak State Park continues to develop with what might be the ultimate draw to the preserve in southern Colorado. That’s the trail to the top of the unmistakable flattop looming over Interstate 25, the chimney-like promontory above 9,600 feet that Trinidad locals and visitors have sought for generations while under private ownership. Fishers Peak…
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Your bucket list for Colorado adventure in 2022: 8 great destinations
The past two years, due to day-to-day changes brought on by the pandemic, many Coloradans have found more time and freedom to cross off their outdoor bucket list. But the opportunities are endless in every colorful corner of this state. Some ideas for your new year: Unlock your skiing potential Entering its second full season,…
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‘Trail to the Peak’ among plans for Colorado’s new state park
Recently unveiled plans paint a clearer picture of what outdoor enthusiasts can expect from Fishers Peak State Park, Colorado’s second-largest state park that opened to a limited extent last year. For those forever awaiting access to the previously private, iconic mesa looming over Trinidad, perhaps most exciting from the unveiling were maps marking the “Trail…
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New Mexico town sees Colorado peak unlocking potential of cherished canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sights and sounds from Sugarite Canyon State Park in northeast New Mexico. (Video by Seth Boster) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “LIFE | Sugarite Canyon State Park”, “description”: “Sights and sounds from Sugarite Canyon State Park in northeast New Mexico. (Video by Seth Boster)”,…
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New Mexico town sees Colorado peak unlocking potential of cherished canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RATON, N.M. • Alan Montoya was never coming back to this small town. After high school, he chased the dream of many. “People wanna see what else is out there,” he says. “Our town is one of those where, you know, it’s really easy to…
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Interest groups forming to shape future of Colorado’s new state park
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials are assembling a team to help shape Colorado’s new state park. Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently published a questionnaire meant to recruit organizations and businesses “with direct knowledge and expertise for the project.” Respondents will be placed in interest groups that are expected to…
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Record visitation at Colorado state parks in 2020 spells ‘high-use’ fees
FRANKTOWN — Inside Castlewood Canyon State Park, where worldly troubles seem to float away with the creek and with the clouds out to snowcapped peaks beyond, a certain reality occurred to Trevor Girten. “Prices are only going up it seems,” he said Friday on his first hike of the new year. That was the case…
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Record visitation at Colorado state parks in 2020 spells ‘high-use’ fees
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Data confirms what the eye suggested at Colorado’s state parks in 2020: unprecedented visitation. Numbers were not yet final by the end of December, with counts still being logged from that month and some of November. But the 18.3 million visitors reported so far were up from the 14.8 million total in 2019 — a…
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Your 2021 Colorado bucket list for outdoor adventure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For better or for worse, the pandemic gave many of us more opportunities to achieve our outdoor goals. We crossed off much from our bucket lists in 2020. Yet still, Colorado never ceases to beckon. For your consideration this year: Pay respects to the ancestors…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife on lookout for next state park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While Coloradans have been granted a “sneak peek” of their 42nd state park — a small slice of Fishers Peak State Park in Trinidad was unveiled last month — they are now being asked to dream about the 43rd. Through a new online system, people…