Navajo State Park

Navajo State Park
Navajo Lake at sunset from Rosa Campground
Map showing the location of Navajo State Park
Map showing the location of Navajo State Park
LocationArchuleta / La Plata counties, Colorado, United States
Nearest cityArboles, Colorado
Coordinates37°00′32″N 107°24′31″W / 37.00889°N 107.40861°W / 37.00889; -107.40861
Area5,087 acres (2,059 ha)
Established1964
Visitors379,545 (in 2021)[1]
Governing bodyColorado Parks and Wildlife

Navajo State Park is a state park of Colorado, USA, on the north shore of Navajo Lake. Touted as Colorado's answer to Lake Powell, this reservoir on the San Juan River begins in Colorado's San Juan Mountains and extends 20 miles (32 km) into New Mexico. Its area is 15,000 acres (6,100 ha), and it has 150 miles (240 km) of shoreline in two states. Park activities include boating, houseboating, fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing.[2] There is a New Mexico state park at the southern end of the lake.

  1. ^ "Colorado State Parks Region Annual Visitation Report" (PDF). Colorado Counties, Inc. 2023.
  2. ^ "Navajo State Park". Colorado State Parks. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2011.