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Lathrop State Park, Walsenburg, CO

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Sports & Outdoors

Lathrop State Park

A 1,451-acre Colorado state park near the Spanish Peaks, known for its two lakes, boating, fishing, and golf course frontage.

70 County Road 502, Walsenburg, CO 81089 · Walsenburg, CO

About Lathrop State Park

Lathrop State Park is a 1,451-acre park in southern Colorado, framed by the Spanish Peaks and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Its two reservoirs, Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake, support boating, angling, and wildlife viewing. Visitors can hike or bike prairie trails, camp, picnic, and enjoy mountain views. The park is also notable for bordering a golf course, which the park says is unique among Colorado state parks. Its nature includes pinyon-juniper woodland, grasslands, and wetlands that attract migratory birds and raptors. The park was Colorado's first state park, opened in 1962.

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