Fishers Peak State Park, the 42nd state park in Colorado, is now open near Trinidad in Las Animas County. The 19,200-acre property was purchased in February 2019 through a collaboration between Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the City of Trinidad, The Nature Conservancy, the Trust for Public Land and Great Outdoors Colorado.
The complete development of the park is expected to be a multi-year process. The property connects grasslands to the east with foothills and mountains to the west, and serves as a wildlife corridor for species including elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, mountain lions and black bears.
CDOT will also be modernizing exit 11 on I-25 to ensure safe travel to access the park, according to CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew.