List of protected areas of Colorado

The United States federal government owns 36.23% of Colorado's total land area.

The United States Forest Service manages the two National Grasslands within Colorado.

The following areas are designated by the National Park Service, but reside on a variety of federal, state, county, city, town, and private lands.

The following three single-track mountain bike trails are maintained by the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and the Bureau of Land Management.

The following four bicycle touring routes through Colorado are regularly scouted by the Adventure Cycling Association.

A map showing the location of the U.S. State of Colorado.
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America .
The Great Kiva in Chimney Rock National Monument .
Colorado National Monument .
Steamboat Rock in Dinosaur National Monument .
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail .
The Dillon Pinnacles in Curecanti National Recreation Area .
Spanish Peaks as seen from the Santa Fe National Historic Trail .
Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and the Continental Divide in North America .
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 11 National Forests in red and the 2 National Grasslands in light green
Mount Elbert in the San Isabel National Forest .
Picketwire Canyon in Comanche National Grassland .
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 42 National Wildernesses in red
East Rim Arch in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness .
Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness .
Mystic Island Lake in the Holy Cross Wilderness .
The Lost Creek Wilderness .
The Dominguez–Escalante NCA .
The Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge .
The South Fork South Platte River in the South Park National Heritage Area .
The Colorado Chautauqua Auditorium.
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad .
The Tabor Grand Hotel in the Leadville Historic District .
The Garden of the Gods .
Hanging Lake .
Grays Peak National Recreation Trail approaching the summit
Mountain goats along the Mount Evans National Recreation Trail .
Mule deer along one of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails .
The Royal Gorge Bridge .
The Cache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River .
The Blanca Wetlands ACEC .
Eldorado Canyon State Park .
Fishers Peak State Park .
A yurt in Mancos State Park .
Roxborough State Park .
State Forest State Park .
DeWeese Reservoir State Wildlife Area .
The Arikaree River Natural Area .
Dinosaur tracks in the Dakota Hogback Natural Area .
The Garden Park Fossil Locality .
The Lake San Cristobal Natural Area .
The Mount Goliath Natural Area .
The Rabbit Valley Natural Area .
The Redcloud Peak Natural Area .
The Roxborough Natural Area .
The Slumgullion Earthflow Natural Area .
The Staunton Natural Area .
Exposed Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary at the Trinidad K-T Boundary Natural Area .
The Wheeler Geologic Natural Area .
A cyclist on the Kokopelli Trail in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area .
Hoosier Pass on the TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route .