Steamboat Lake State Park

Steamboat Lake State Park
Location	Routt County, Colorado, USA
Nearest city	Steamboat Springs, CO
Coordinates	40°48′31″N 106°57′09″W
Area	2,820 acres (11.4 km2)
Established	1967
Governing body	Colorado State Parks

Steamboat Lake State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Routt County 27 miles (43 km) north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The 2,820-acre (11.4 km²) park established west of Hahn's Peak in 1967 includes a 1,101 acres (4.46 km²) reservoir. Park facilities include a visitors center, marina, boat ramps, campsites, cabins, picnic sites and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) of hiking trails. Plant communities include sagebrush shrubland, quaking aspen and lodgepole pine forests, willow carr and marsh. Commonly seen mammalian wildlife species include mule deer and red fox. The reservoir attracts many species of shorebirds and waterfowl, including sandhill cranes that nest in the wetland areas.

References

• "Steamboat Lake State Park". Colorado State Parks.