Eldorado Canyon State Park

Colorado State Park

🔥 Burn ban in effect
Entrance fee$10–$15 / vehicle
Elevation5,800 - 8,800 ft
CampingDay use only
DirectionsOfficial Colorado Parks and Wildlife pagePark mapTrail map

About Eldorado Canyon State Park

Golden sandstone walls rise above South Boulder Creek in a canyon that puts 1.6 billion years of geology on display and draws climbers to its sheer faces. Seventeen miles of trail and shaded creekside picnic sites sit within sight of Boulder.

Things to do

Amenities & facilities

Entrance fee

$10–$15 per vehicle; $4 per person on foot or bicycle — Daily Vehicle Pass: $10-$15; Individual Daily Pass: $4

Hours

Timed entry reservations needed Saturdays, Sundays and summer holidays May 1 through October 1.

Park: Daily, sunrise to sunset

Visitor Center: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Thursdays.

Hours as published by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Check the official page before a long drive.

Contact

Phone303-494-3943

Address9 Kneale Road, Eldorado Springs, CO 80025

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