Barr Lake State Park is a

Colorado state park The system of state parks in Colorado integrates outdoor recreation with tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there is one in development. Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year. Colorado ...

established in 1977 in Adams County near

Brighton, Colorado Brighton is a home rule municipality city located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Brighton is the county seat of Adams County and a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Ra ...

, USA. The park has of trails, including an trail that circles Barr Lake. Fishing and boating are allowed in the northern half of the park. The southern half is a wildlife refuge, with several wildlife viewing stations and a nature center. Numerous bald eagles spend the winter at Barr Lake and one pair nests every year. The park is popular with birders; over 350 species have been observed. The headquarters of the

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies was first founded in 1988 as Colorado Bird Observatory and later changed to Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Its goal was to address bird conservation needs in the Western United States. Its headquarters are loc ...

is inside the park on the northwest side of the lake. Barr Lake is fed by the Burlington Ditch, which is diverted from the

South Platte River The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River. Flowing through the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska, it is itself a major river of the American Midwest and the American Southwest/ Mountain West. It ...

. The namesake Barr Lake derives its name from one Mr. Barr, a railroad official.

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U.S. Geological Survey Map
at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved December 5, 2022. {{authority control Protected areas of Adams County, Colorado State parks of Colorado Protected areas established in 1977 Nature centers in Colorado 1977 establishments in Colorado