Staunton State Park
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Staunton State Park is a Colorado State Park
under development in Park
and Jefferson
counties west of Conifer
, Colorado
. The 3652 acres (14.8 km²) site includes dramatic rock outcroppings, several streams and a waterfall. It is estimated that the park will be opened for public use in 2012.
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....
under development in Park
Park County, Colorado
Park County is the 17th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named after the large geographic region known as South Park, which was named by early fur traders and trappers in the area. The geographic center of the State of Colorado is...
and Jefferson
Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County , whose slogan is the "Gateway to the Rocky Mountains", is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Located along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, Jefferson County is adjacent to the west side of the state capital, Denver....
counties west of Conifer
Conifer, Colorado
Conifer is an unincorporated town in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Conifer is located along U.S. Route 285 in the foothills West of Denver. The Conifer Post Office has the ZIP Code 80433.-History:...
, 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 3652 acres (14.8 km²) site includes dramatic rock outcroppings, several streams and a waterfall. It is estimated that the park will be opened for public use in 2012.