GOCO Grant Programs - Colorado State Parks

Attracting over 11 million visitors per year, Colorado's 41 State Parks are a vital cornerstone in Colorado's economy and quality of life, offering some of the highest quality outdoor recreation destinations in the state. GOCO funds have been essential to State Parks ability to enhance existing facilities, buy land and provide facilities at new State Parks, and to acquiring buffers to protect existing parks from encroaching development. State Parks has also used GOCO funds to improve the visitors experience by establishing visitor centers, expanding campgrounds and trails, and providing educational experiences for Colorado’s youth.

St. Vrain State Park - From the lush riparian habitats of Boulder Creek and the St. Vrain River, to the prairie ecosystem of Weld County and the nearby foothills of the Rockies, this park – formerly known as Barbour Ponds – is becoming a natural resource oasis for the quickly developing Front Range. GOCO funds helped State Parks add 490 acres to the park and it is now adding and upgrading facilities including modern camping facilities, trail additions and fishing piers. The park provides a warm water fishery within 20 miles of downtown Denver.
For more information, please visit: http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/StVrain/

Two Rivers Marina at Navajo State Park Marina in Archuleta County - Navajo State Park is Colorado's answer to Lake Powell with Navajo Reservoir extending for 35 miles south into New Mexico. For the first time since Navajo became a State Park in the 1960s, State Parks has developed new marina facilities with the help of GOCO funds. The marina store sells fuel, ice, tackle, and boating supplies. Most of the slips have electricity and water.
For more information, please visit: http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/Navajo/Marina/

Sylan Lake State Park/Eagle County - After GOCO helped add 1782 acres to this park along East and West Brush Creek through a Legacy project, it also provided funds for new facilities at the park including a visitor center, yurts, cabins, picnic areas, trails and fishing access points. The area was once slated to be part of the proposed Adams Rib ski area.
For more information, please visit: http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/SylvanLake/

Colorado Youth Corps - GOCO has awarded multiple grants to the Colorado Youth Corps (CYC) to help foster and strengthen youth conservation corps programs throughout the state. CYC provides youth with environmental education opportunities and meaningful seasonal and year-round employment. The program targets in-school and out-of-school youth, ages 16-25, to work on park and open space maintenance and improvement projects. In 2005 and 2006, crews worked at 28 State Parks and provided more than 17,000 hours of labor. Hundreds of youth around the state are becoming future land and resource stewards through CYC programs.
For more information, please visit: http://www.cyca.org/