Crawford 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 ...

that encompasses Crawford Reservoir located about south of the town of Crawford in Delta County,

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. The north rim of the

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is an American national park located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service. There are two primary entrances to the park: the south rim entrance is located east of Montrose, while ...

is about southwest and Delta is about west on Highway 92.Linda Murdock, author of All Things Colorado and Almost Native How to Pass as a Coloradan The park was established in 1964 on the shore of Crawford Reservoir, a lake with boat ramps and a swimming beach. Other facilities include camp sites, picnic sites and a visitors center. The park has of trails available to both hikers and bicyclists. Plant communities include pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush and small areas of west slope grassland. Wetland and riparian areas are around the reservoir and below the dam. Crawford State Park and Reservoir

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* State parks of Colorado Protected areas established in 1964 Protected areas of Delta County, Colorado Protected areas of Montrose County, Colorado 1964 establishments in Colorado {{Colorado-protected-area-stub