| Eleven Mile State Park | |
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.jpg) Eleven Mile Canyon | |
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| Location | Park County, Colorado, United States |
| Nearest city | Lake George, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38°56′08″N 105°30′03″W / 38.93556°N 105.50083°W |
| Area | 7,662 acres (31.01 km2) |
| Created | 1970 |
| Operated by | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
| Visitors | 406,483 (in 2021) [1] |
Eleven Mile State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Park County, 11 miles (18 km) south of Lake George, Colorado, United States. Established in 1970, the 7,662-acre (31.01 km2) park surrounds 3,405-acre (13.78 km2), 5.5 miles (8.9 km) long Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir. The reservoir itself was completed in 1932 by Denver Water. [2] [3] Facilities include a marina, a visitors center and over 300 campsites. There are 5 miles (8.0 km) of trails available for hikers and bicyclists. Fish species include cutthroat, rainbow, brown trout and northern pike. Eleven Mile Reservoir is famous for the thriving Kokanee salmon population found in the river current along the north side of the reservoir known as the Dream Stream. This reservoir is also known for being very windy in the afternoon. A required daily vehicle park pass can be obtained at the entrance of the park. Daily species possession limits are as follows: trout, 4 total, two over 16" and two under 16", or four under 16"; salmon, 10; pike and crawdads, unlimited. Cottontail rabbit, white-tailed jackrabbit, coyote, muskrat and ground squirrels are commonly seen in the park. Mule deer, pronghorn, porcupine, badger, black bear and elk are seen occasionally. [4]
References
- ^ "Colorado State Parks Region Annual Visitation Report" (PDF). Colorado Counties, Inc. 2023.
- ^ Rappold, R. Scott (September 14, 2016). "Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir". OutThere Colorado. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir". Denver Water. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Laura King Van Dusen, "Forty-Six Years in Howbert: 1887-1933: Former Ranching, Railroading Community Covered by Eleven-Mile Reservoir", Historic Tales from Park County: Parked in the Past ( Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2013), ISBN 978-1-62619-161-7, pp. 97-104.
- "Eleven Mile State Park". Colorado State Parks. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010.
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