Navajo State Park - Colorado

Address:1526 County Road 982
Arboles, Colorado

Formed after the construction of the Navajo Dam across the San Juan River, Navajo State Park is a 15,000-acre reservoir that extends into New Mexico. The Park is home to sagebrush shrubland and western slope grasslands, which decorate the surroundings. The activities here are largely water-based; the reservoir is home to record-size northern pike and catfish for visiting fishermen and the waters are inviting to jet and water skiers. For those who prefer fun on land, there are plenty of trails here for hiking amidst the foxes, deer, grouse and turkeys. Campgrounds are open both in the winter and summer and yurts and cabins are available as well.

Boaters and campers enjoy the park year-round. Houseboaters and other power boaters cruise some of the 15,000 surface-acres of the giant reservoir. Daily and seasonal slip and mooring ball rentals and gasoline for boats are available at the park's Two Rivers Marina. Navajo's campgrounds have 137 campsites; all sites are open year-round. Fishing enthusiasts catch crappie, large-mouth and small-mouth bass, northern pike, trout, bluegill and catfish in the reservoir.