Colorado

"Taylor Park Dam and reservoir are major features of the Uncomphagre Project. Recreation management at Taylor Park Reservoir is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service, Gunnison National Forest, 970-641-0471 or call 1-800-280 CAMP for camping reservations. Available fish species include rainbown, brown and cutthroat trout, mackinaw, kokanee, and northern pike."

"Bonny Dam and Reservoir are on the South Fork of the Republican River near Hale, Colorado just west of the Kansas border in Yuma County. Reservoir open 24 hours. Fair access roads. Available species include walleye, crappie, wipers (white bass/striped bass hybrids), white bass, northern pike, fresh waterdrum, large and smallmouth bass, bullheads, bluegill, and channel catfish. Reservoir has approximately 2,095 surface acres.

"Granby Dam and Lake Granby, features of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project are on the Colorado River near Granby, Colorado. Developments include 260 campsites and 3 boat-launch ramps. Total water surface available for recreation is approximately 7,250 surface acres. Primary recreation activities are power boating, fishing, and camping. Primary sport fish are rainbow trout, mackinaw trout, and salmon. Facilities closed in winter due to ice and snow conditions."

"Marys Lake Dikes, Colorado-Big Thompson Project, are 2 dikes on the shoreline of Marys Lake, 2 miles from Estes Park, Colorado. There is a concession-developed campground accommodating 270 campsites, including both RV sites with utility hookups and tent camping sites, has been constructed adjacent to the site. Access is good. Water surface available for recreation is approximately 42 acres. No boating is allowed.

A typical visit to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is about 1.5 - 2 hours. We recommend that all visitors begin their visit at the visitor center.

At the visitor center, you will receive orientation information and you can see geologic exhibits and fossil displays. The bookstore and bathrooms are also located here.

Behind the visitor center is an outdoor exhibit area where you can see petrified redwood tree stumps and associated exhibits. In the summer, rangers give hourly talks in the amphitheater which is also in the outdoor exhibit area.

Rocky Mountain National Park is 416 square miles of rock-ribbed wildness and is the highest national park in the US, with elevations from 7860' to 14,259'. There are more than sixty peaks over 12,000'. More than one-third of the park is above treeline (11,200-11,500'), and tundra is a primary protected resource of the park.

If you are looking for a great experience on your mountain bike, check out the San Juan Hut Systems (www.sanjuanhuts.com)Hut-To-Hut Mountain Bike routes from Telluride, Colorado to Moab, Utah and Durango, Colorado to Moab, Utah.

April 19 -27, 2008 is National Park Week.

Specific Activities at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area during National Park Week include:

April 22 “Who Goes There?” lesson for 1st grade
April 22: “The Continuous Cycle” for 2nd grade
April 22: “Dams and Hydroelectric Power” for 3rd grade
April 22: “Die, Adapt, or Move” lesson for 4th grade
April 23: “Watersheds” lesson for 5th grade

April 19 -27, 2008 is National Park Week.

Specific Activities at Rocky Mountain National Park during National Park Week include:

April 26: Skins and Skulls Program- Ranger Led Talk at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center

For more details about the activities taking place at this National Park, visit the Rocky Mountain National Park website.

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