National Parks

Plan a Colorado vacation to discover your public land, much of which can be found inside beautiful Colorado National Parks.

Family fishing in Rocky Mountain National Park

Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park

An elk rests near Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Alamosa

Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, CO

Painted Wall in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose

Mesa Verde National Park in Southwest Colorado

Stream fishing in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park

Mesa Verde National Park's Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's dark reaches, near Montrose, CO

Hiking in Great Sand Dunes National Park

Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

A scenic overlook in Rocky Mountain National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose, CO

The Star Dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park Near Alamosa

Sandboarding at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Great Sand Dunes National Park Near Alamosa

Great Sand Dunes National Park Near Alamosa

Mesa Verde National Park, just 35 miles west of Durango

Some of the nation’s most remarkable natural landmarks are found within the boundaries of Colorado's four National Parks.

• Crystal-clear lakes and gushing waterfalls in Rocky Mountain National Park

• Relics of ancient inhabitants in Mesa Verde National Park

• The highest sand dunes in North America at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

• The distinctive marbled cliff face of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Make use of an America the Beautiful annual pass to gain access to the 2,000 National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands in the United States.