Trinidad Lake State Park  

  Back country hikers love the trails around Trinidad Lake!

Trinidad Lake State Park lies in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southeastern Colorado. The lake is a few miles west of Interstate 25.

 

 

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The biggest attraction to this state park is 700 surface-acre Trinidad Lake. The entire park encompasses 2,300 acres. The lake has a campground with 62 modern sites. Each site has a table, grill and access to water, toilets, laundry facilities and showers. Electrical hookups are available at 49 sites in the campground.

Most visitors to Trinidad Lake State Park come to participate in water sports. Boating, water skiing, sailboarding and jet skiing, are permitted on Trinidad Lake. Fishing is popular and the lake is stocked with rainbow and brook trout, largemouth bass, channel catfish, walleye, crappie, bluegill and wipers. Several maintained trails within the park provide terrain for hikers, walkers and mountain bikers. Interpretive programs are provided throughout the summer months. During the winter visitors can enjoy ice fishing and cross-country skiing.

To get there drive three miles west of Trinidad on Colorado Highway 12, the "Scenic Highway of Legends."

To Contact the Park Write or Call:
Trinidad Lake State Park
32610 Highway 12
Trinidad, CO 81082
(719) 846-6951

  
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