Yampa River State Park

{{short description|State park in Colorado, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Yampa River State Park

| iucn_category =

| photo = Yampa River State Park boat ramp.JPG

| photo_caption = A boat ramp on the Yampa River at the park

| map = USA Colorado

| map_width = 260

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| location = Routt & Moffat Counties, Colorado, US

| nearest_city = Craig, Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|40|29|27|N|107|18|46|W|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|3112|acre}}

| established = 1998

| visitation_num = 177,816

| visitation_year = 2021

| visitation_ref = {{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Colorado State Parks Region Annual Visitation Report |url=https://ccionline.org/download/2023_priorities/State-Park-attendance-2019-to-2021.pdf |website=Colorado Counties, Inc.}}

| governing_body = Colorado Parks & Wildlife

}}

Yampa River State Park is a Colorado state park located along the Yampa River in Routt and Moffat Counties in northwestern Colorado in the United States.

Features

Yampa River State Park provides 13 access points for boaters along {{convert|134|mi|km}} of the Yampa River from Hayden to the eastern boundary of Dinosaur National Monument. Walkways and hiking trails explore the river's canyons and riparian zones, surrounding rock formations, and natural habitats. A visitor center with a nature trail is located {{convert|17|mi|km}} east of Craig.

=Campgrounds=

A main campground is adjacent to the visitors center. This campground has 50 campsites including 35 RV electric sites, 10 tent sites, and five sites for group camping. The park also includes less developed campsites near many of the river access points

References

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{{cite web |url=http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/yampariver |title=Yampa River State Park |publisher=Colorado Parks & Wildlife |access-date=June 21, 2013}}

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