These 11 National Parks and Monuments in Colorado Will Blow Your Mind

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Colorado is renowned for its stunning natural beauty and is home to four national parks, each offering unique landscapes and experiences. Let's find out 11 National Parks and Monuments in Colorado.

Each of these national parks in Colorado represents a distinct aspect of Colorado's natural beauty, from mountain peaks and ancient dwellings to vast sand dunes and deep canyons.

This is the most visited national park in Colorado, and for good reason.

Rocky Mountain National Park

#1

This UNESCO World Heritage Site preserves the culture and history of the Ancestral Puebloans, who lived here for over 700 years.

Mesa Verde National Park

#2

This park features one of the deepest and narrowest canyons in the world, carved by the Gunnison River over millions of years.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

#3

This park boasts the tallest sand dunes in North America, rising up to 750 feet above the valley floor.

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

#4

This monument showcases the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau, with red rock formations, canyons, mesas, and spires.

Colorado National Monument

#5

This trail follows the historic route of trade and commerce between Missouri and New Mexico, which was used from 1821 to 1880.

Santa Fe National Historic Trail

#6

This area surrounds three reservoirs that were created by damming the Gunnison River.

Curecanti National Recreation Area

#7

This monument contains the highest density of archaeological sites in the US, with over 6,000 recorded sites dating back to 10,000 BC. 

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

#8

This site commemorates the Japanese American internment camp that operated here from 1942 to 1945, during World War II.

Amache National Historic Site

#9

This monument preserves one of the richest fossil deposits in the world, with fossils of plants, insects, and animals that lived here 34 million years ago.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

#10

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This monument protects an area where the Green and Yampa rivers meet, and where fossils of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures are found.

Dinosaur National Monument

#11

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