St. Vrain State Park - Colorado State Parks

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St. Vrain State Park - Colorado State Parks Ponds that are home to graceful Egrets, white Pelicans and Cormorants, invite visitors to observe and enjoy nature to the fullest.
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There are 87 campsites, 11 fishing/boating ponds, 7 miles of trails, wildlife/bird watching, and special events. Formerly named Barbour Ponds, this nature and people-friendly park offers 604 acres of land and 152 acres of water split among several ponds. It’s a great place for anglers, campers, photographers, birders, walkers and anyone who loves nature.

Still some carp creeping around in Sandpiper and Pelican. Help us remove them before we restock in a few weeks.
10/17/2026

Still some carp creeping around in Sandpiper and Pelican. Help us remove them before we restock in a few weeks.

10/16/2026

A moment of calm on Coot Pond.
The east side of the pond is closed where construction is happening; but the rest is open to fishing, hiking, birding, or relaxing.

10/14/2026

So weird driving through the South Side Campgrounds when they're totally empty. Hasn't been like that since the flood. Paving is already underway!
BTW this was sped up 4x, my golf cart can't go over 15mph.

Our paving project for the south campground begins this week.Crews will be dropping off heavy equipment at the Bald Eagl...
10/12/2026

Our paving project for the south campground begins this week.
Crews will be dropping off heavy equipment at the Bald Eagle Pond Day-Use Area, so that lot has been closed.
Tomorrow we will begin closing the section of trails along Coot and Bald Eagle near where construction will occur (see map for sections that can still be safely accessed during work).
Once the campsites 42-87 have been vacated, prior to 12:00 noon, work will begin.
All roads, trails, and shorelines directly adjacent to this area will be closed through November and potentially into December.
Pelican Pond will have a delayed closure, it would normally be November 1st, to accommodate the fewer available sites in November.

We have some updates on the paving project for the road and South Campgrounds!The project start date was pushed back by ...
09/28/2026

We have some updates on the paving project for the road and South Campgrounds!
The project start date was pushed back by 8 days, so there's now several more fall camping nights available for full hookup sites!
However; the project will now run 6 weeks later, so we will not have any full hookup sites from 10/13-12/18.
We have a few existing reservations for those dates that we will need to be transfered and/or refunded. So if that applies to you, please check your voicemail/email, and get back to us.

If you're going night fishing, the cats & 'eyes have been doing pretty well on Blue Heron Reservoir.
09/26/2026

If you're going night fishing, the cats & 'eyes have been doing pretty well on Blue Heron Reservoir.

Bunnies are so cute, it's a shame they eat their p**p...It's called caprophagy. The rabbits can't digest all of their fo...
09/25/2026

Bunnies are so cute, it's a shame they eat their p**p...
It's called caprophagy. The rabbits can't digest all of their food at once, since it is very fibrous plant material; but they have very strong gut bacteria that helps ferment it and break it down more prior to being expelled in sticky clumps, which are called cecotropes, that they eat right out of their own rear end most of the time. This allows them to get all of the nutrients from their food, which is especially important as the weather starts to cool and plants start to die off. Funny enough, they don't really eat carrots, because they mostly avoid root vegetables. In fact, if you have a pet rabbit, you should rarely ever give them carrots because they have really high levels of sugars which can be harmful to them...
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A lot of the cornfields around the park is getting harvested, so you will likely see much more of our critters than over...
09/24/2026

A lot of the cornfields around the park is getting harvested, so you will likely see much more of our critters than over the summer; such as whitetail, turkeys, harriers, and coyotes.

You know, some people may see a common grackle and say, "so, what, it's just a boring little blackbird," but I kinda lik...
09/23/2026

You know, some people may see a common grackle and say, "so, what, it's just a boring little blackbird," but I kinda like 'em. -SD

Oh, come on, can't you do that in frame!?
09/22/2026

Oh, come on, can't you do that in frame!?

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3785 County Road 24 1/2
Firestone, CO
80504

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