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Featured Colorado locations are listed below, and shown on the Colorado map. Alternatively, see the listings of all national parks and monuments in Colorado.

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BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON National Park - spectacular sheer-walled canyon

COLORADO National Monument - eroded red rock cliffs and deep canyons, south of the Colorado River near Grand Junction

DINOSAUR National Monument - fossilized bones and remote canyons (described in the Utah section)

FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS National Monument - petrified sequoia stumps and other fossils, in the Rocky Mountain foothills

GREAT SAND DUNES National Park and Preserve - miles of wind-blown dunes

HOVENWEEP National Monument - ancient ruins in wooded mesa/canyon country (described in the Utah section)

MESA VERDE National Park - many well-preserved Anasazi cliff dwellings

ROCKY MOUNTAIN National Park - most accessible section of the central Rockies, featuring glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, and the highest paved highway in Colorado

Mesa VerdeSpruce Tree House

Other Places

ARAPAHO National Recreation Area - five scenic lakes in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, along the upper Colorado River

GARDEN OF THE GODS - jagged red rocks near Colorado Springs

INDEPENDENCE PASS - the highest paved pass in Colorado, in the middle of the Rocky Mountains

MAROON BELLS - jagged red peaks in the Rocky Mountains near Aspen

PIKES PEAK - 14,110 foot summit, the most visited mountain in the USA

RIFLE FALLS State Park - unusual triple waterfall in the remote northwest

SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS - rocky summits, canyons, historic towns and old mines

Pikes PeakView from the summit