John Martin Reservoir State Park | |
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Location | Bent County, Colorado, USA |
Nearest city | Las Animas, CO |
Coordinates | 38°04′29″N 102°55′50″W / 38.07472°N 102.93056°W |
Area | 13,176 acres (53.32 km2) |
Established | 2001 |
Visitors | 293,698 (in 2021)[1] |
Governing body | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
John Martin Reservoir State Park is a state park in Colorado.[2] It contains John Martin Reservoir, which is the second largest body of water in Colorado by capacity.[3] It is also known for being a prime birdwatching location.[4] Bent County, Colorado has been documented to have over 400 different species of birds.[5] The namesake reservoir of the park is created by a 118-foot tall (36 m) and 2.6-mile long dam (4.2 km), which goes by the name of John Martin Dam.[6]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials released thirty black-footed ferrets into a prairie dog colony in the nearby Southern Planes Preserve in 2022.[7]