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Colorado Although they are different in almost every respect, Colorado's ten national parks and monuments have one thing in common: they're timeless. From prairie to desert to mountain to lake, these special places preserve the eternal beauty of Colorado's people and places.
Ten things to do in Colorado's National Parks - Raft through the slick rock maze of Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument.
- Hike barefoot with a love one at Great Sand Dunes National Park.
- Find ancient petroglyphs and rock art on the spruce tree house loop trail at Mesa Verde National Park.
- Keep your eyes peeled for bald eagles, bighorn sheep, rutting elk, moose, beavers, and other alpine wildlife at Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Walk through a petrified forest at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
- Bicycle the 233 mile rim rock road for views of the geologic wonders at Colorado.
- Learn how to jerk meat and clean hides at Brent's Old Fort Nation Historic Site.
- Windsurf, water ski, sail, or fish Colorado's largest body of water at Curecanti National Recreation Area.
- Descend to the floor of a mile-deep gorge and fish for gold medal trout at the black canyon of the Gunnison national park.
- Last but not least, have the time of your life!
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