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List of federal lands in Colorado
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This is a list of federal lands in the U.S. State of Colorado. The United States federal government owns 36.23% of Colorado's total land area. National Park System The National Park System includes 22 areas in Colorado. The National Park Service manages 18 of these 22 areas. National Parks The four National Parks within Colorado are: *Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park *Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve *Mesa Verde National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site *Rocky Mountain National Park National Monuments The eight National Monuments in Colorado are: *Browns Canyon National Monument *Canyons of the Ancients National Monument *Chimney Rock National Monument *Colorado National Monument *Dinosaur National Monument *Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument *Hovenweep National Monument *Yucca House National Monument National Historic Sites The three National Historic Sites within Colorado are: *Amache National Historic Site (authorized) *Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site *Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site National Recreation Areas The two National Recreation Areas within Colorado are:: *Arapaho National Recreation Area *Curecanti National Recreation Area National Historic Trails The four National Historic Trails that pass through Colorado are: *California National Historic Trail through Sedgwick County *Old Spanish National Historic Trail through southwestern Colorado *Pony Express National Historic Trail through Sedgwick County *Santa Fe National Historic Trail through southeastern Colorado National Scenic Trail The National Scenic Trail that passes through Colorado is: *Continental Divide National Scenic Trail along the Continental Divide of the Americas National Forests The United States Forest Service manages the 11 National Forests within Colorado. *Arapaho National Forest *Grand Mesa National Forest *Gunnison National Forest *Pike National Forest *Rio Grande National Forest *Roosevelt National Forest *Routt National Forest *San Isabel National Forest *San Juan National Forest *Uncompahgre National Forest *White River National Forest National Grasslands The United States Forest Service manages the two National Grasslands within Colorado. *Comanche National Grassland *Pawnee National Grassland Wilderness area There are 44 Wilderness areas within Colorado. The United States Forest Service manages 34, the National Park Service manages four, the Bureau of Land Management manages three, the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management jointly manage two, and the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service jointly manage one National Wilderness. *Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness *Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness *Buffalo Peaks Wilderness *Byers Peak Wilderness *Cache La Poudre Wilderness *Collegiate Peaks Wilderness *Comanche Peak Wilderness *Dominguez Canyon Wilderness *Eagles Nest Wilderness *Flat Tops Wilderness *Fossil Ridge Wilderness *Great Sand Dunes Wilderness *Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness *Gunnison Gorge Wilderness *Hermosa Creek Wilderness *Holy Cross Wilderness *Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness *Indian Peaks Wilderness *James Peak Wilderness *La Garita Wilderness *Lizard Head Wilderness *Lost Creek Wilderness *Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness *Mesa Verde Wilderness *Mount Evans Wilderness *Mount Massive Wilderness *Mount Sneffels Wilderness *Mount Zirkel Wilderness *Neota Wilderness *Never Summer Wilderness *Platte River Wilderness *Powderhorn Wilderness *Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness *Raggeds Wilderness *Rawah Wilderness *Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness *Sangre de Cristo Wilderness *Sarvis Creek Wilderness *South San Juan Wilderness *Spanish Peaks Wilderness *Uncompahgre Wilderness *Vasquez Peak Wilderness *Weminuche Wilderness *West Elk Wilderness National Conservation Areas The Bureau of Land Management manages the three National Conservation Areas within Colorado. *Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area *Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area *McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area National Wildlife Refuges The United States Fish and Wildlife Service manages the eight National Wildlife Refuges within Colorado. *Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge *Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge *Baca National Wildlife Refuge *Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge *Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge *Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge *Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge *Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge Military installations The major military installations in Colorado include: * Buckley Space Force Base ** Air Reserve Personnel Center * Fort Carson (U.S. Army) ** Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site * Peterson Space Force Base ** Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station * Pueblo Chemical Depot (U.S. Army) * Schriever Space Force Base * United States Air Force Academy Native American reservations The two Native American reservations remaining in Colorado are: *Southern Ute Indian Reservation — Southern Ute Indian Tribe (1873) *Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation — Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (1940) Other federal lands The Bureau of Land Management manages the extensive federal land holdings in western Colorado not managed by another federal agency. Areas of Critical Environmental Concern The Bureau of Land Management has designated 88 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in western Colorado. See Also
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