James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park
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The James M. Robb – Colorado River 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 ...
along the
Colorado River The Colorado River ( es, Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. s ...
in Mesa County near Grand Junction,
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
. The park established in 1994 has five distinct sections providing access to the river. The Island Acres segment has campsites and a swim beach. The Fruita segment also has campsites. The other three segments, Corn Lake, Connected Lakes and the Colorado River Wildlife Area are for day use only. Corn Lake, Connected Lakes and Fruita have boat ramps. The downriver float trip between Corn Lake and Connected Lakes is about , as is the trip between Connected Lakes and Fruita. Both trips include some class II rapids.


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Official websiteOverview map showing all five park sections
{{DEFAULTSORT:James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park State parks of Colorado Protected areas established in 1994 Protected areas on the Colorado River Protected areas of Mesa County, Colorado 1994 establishments in Colorado