Vega State Park is open year-round and hosts a variety of annual events including Cowboy Poetry on Aug. 6, Color Weekend on Sept. 24–25 and the Holiday Open House on Dec. 10–11.

VEGA STATE PARK — Ten years ago, the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation received more than 25 percent of its annual budget from general funds (state tax and income dollars ...

In the spirit of March Madness, Governor Jared Polis has unveiled a fun bracket competition on "X" to determine Colorado's best state park. With 42 state parks across the state, this year's ...

Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily A bill that would give members of the Southern Ute Indian and Ute Mountain Ute tribes free access to Colorado’s 43 state parks cleared its first vote Monday at the Capitol.

Staunton State Park visitation has grown by more than 130,000 over the past five years, according to the draft plan that was recently posted for public review. Officials have reported average ...

The state is so popular that over eight million people have already visited Colorado state parks this year, and it’s only a couple of days past the halfway point of 2025.