James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park
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The James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park is a Colorado State Park
along the Colorado River
in Mesa County
near Grand Junction
, Colorado
. The 890 acres (3.6 km²) park established in 1994 has five distinct sections providing access to the river. The Island Acres and Fruita segments have campsites and swim beaches. The other three segments, Corn Lake, Connected Lakes and the Colorado River Wildlife Area are for day use only. Corn Lake, Connected Lakes and Fruita have boat ramps. The downriver float trip between Corn Lake and Connected Lakes is about 10 miles (16.1 km), as is the trip between Connected Lakes and Fruita. Both trips include some class II rapids.
Colorado State Parks
Colorado State Parks manages the Colorado state parks system. The system administers 42 parks.-History:*1937. The state legislature appointed a land board to create the first State Parks Board....
along the Colorado River
Colorado River
The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
in Mesa County
Mesa County, Colorado
Mesa County is the fourth most extensive and the eleventh most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado in the United States. The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including Grand Mesa. The county population was 146,723 at the 2010 United States Census. The...
near Grand Junction
Grand Junction, Colorado
The City of Grand Junction is the largest city in western Colorado. It is a city with a council–manager government form that is the county seat and the most populous city of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. Grand Junction is situated west-southwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. As...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The 890 acres (3.6 km²) park established in 1994 has five distinct sections providing access to the river. The Island Acres and Fruita segments have campsites and swim beaches. The other three segments, Corn Lake, Connected Lakes and the Colorado River Wildlife Area are for day use only. Corn Lake, Connected Lakes and Fruita have boat ramps. The downriver float trip between Corn Lake and Connected Lakes is about 10 miles (16.1 km), as is the trip between Connected Lakes and Fruita. Both trips include some class II rapids.