Steamboat_Lake_State_Park

Steamboat Lake State Park

Steamboat Lake State Park

State park in Colorado, United States

Steamboat Lake State Park is a Colorado state park located in Routt County 27 miles (43 km) north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and near the community of Hahns Peak Village. The 2,820-acre (1,140 ha) park land west of Hahns Peak was acquired in 1966.[2] It and the 1,101 acres (446 ha) reservoir was opened to the public in 1972.[3][2] As of 2021 park facilities include a visitors center, Marina,[2] boat ramps, campsites, Cabins, picnic sites and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) of hiking trails. Plant communities include sagebrush shrubland, quaking aspen and lodgepole pine forests, willow carr and marsh. Commonly seen mammalian wildlife species include mule deer and red fox. The reservoir attracts many species of shorebirds and waterfowl, including sandhill cranes that nest in the wetland areas.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Colorado State Parks Region Annual Visitation Report" (PDF). Colorado Counties, Inc. 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Steamboat Lake State Park". Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Springhorn, Anne (October 1972). "Embers: News and Events for Campers". Better Camping. 13 (10). Woodall Publishing Co: 15. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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