Visit These 6 National Parks In Colorado Without Leaving Your House

When you hail from Colorado, you may not do well when having to be cooped up in one place for too long. Sound familiar? While we may not be able to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors as often as we like, there is a solution, which comes via these amazing Colorado national parks that have webcams 24/7:

1. Blue Mesa Reservoir and Elk Creek Campground (Gunnison)

Bradley Gordon/Flickr Are you an avid camper? If so, there is no doubt that you have visited Blue Mesa Reservoir and the Elk Creek Campground, which is one of the most scenic spots to pitch a tent in the Centennial State. Can’t camp anytime soon? Then check out this Elk Creek webcam footage. Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado 81230, USA

Rocky Mountain National Park

Daniel/Flickr There is no park in Colorado that is more iconic than Rocky Mountain National Park. Do you want to check out current weather and conditions and try to spot wildlife around the area? Thanks to the National Park Service’s website, you can! Estes Park, CO 80517, USA

Pikes Peak (Colorado Springs)

Jason Velocity/Flickr Billed as being the highest summit along the Front Range, Pikes Peak is a popular place for driving, hiking, and - surprisingly - eating delicious homemade doughnuts. While you can’t order a doughnut (or 10) form the comfort of your own home, you can still check out the conditions atop Pikes Peak via this webcam. Pikes Peak, Colorado 80809, USA

Dinosaur National Monument (Dinosaur)

Matthew Dillon/Flickr Located along the Colorado/Utah border, Dinosaur National Monument is home to a whopping 800 paleontological sites AND scenic views as far as the eye can, the latter of which can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home! Dinosaur National Monument, 11625 E 1500 S, Jensen, UT 84035, USA

Mesa Verde National Park

Tjflex2/Flickr Once home to the Ancestral Puebloan, Mesa Verde is home to an incredible 4,300 sites (and counting) that date back hundreds of years! While the entire park is not available via webcam, you can still watch the Spruce Tree House (pictured) as much as you want. Mesa Verde National Park, CO 81330, USA

Great Sand Dunes National Park

BFS Man/Flickr Have you ever visited the Great Sand Dunes and wished you never had to leave? Thanks to the National Park Service and its - you guessed it! - handy, dandy webcams, you don’t have to! You’re welcome. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA

To discover even more of our favorite Centennial State parks, check out These 10 State Parks In Colorado Will Knock Your Socks Off. Isn’t Colorado just the most magical place? We sure think so. What are your favorite hikes in this beautiful state? Tell us about them in the comments. Oh, and we love pictures!

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The OIYS Visitor Center

National Parks to Visit in Colorado January 17, 2022 Tori Jane What are some fun things to do outside in Colorado? Colorado is an outdoorsy person’s dream come true. It is outrageously beautiful, with a vast variety of landscapes and biomes to enjoy. Essentially, if you can daydream it, you can do it in this beautiful state; the hiking here is world-class and second to none, and Colorado is home to more than 17,000 trails, including 5,683 miles of hiking trails. Colorado has several “14’ers”, meaning mountains whose summits are greater than 14,000 feet in elevation. They’re a challenge, but a beloved one. You can also go camping, or spend time at any of our amazing lakes, rivers, or quarries. Spend time at an outdoor nature park, or maybe an arboretum or botanical garden. Even when there’s snow on the ground, it’s never a bad time to go outside – there is plenty of skiing, snowboarding, sledding, and tubing to be done! What are some of the best state parks in Colorado? Colorado’s got its fair share of state parks – amazingly, there are 42 of them at the time of this writing! There are also four National Parks as well, like the famous Rocky Mountain National Park. Some of the most beloved and popular state parks in Colorado include State Forest State Park, which spans more than 70,000 amazing acres and boasts 95 miles of amazing hiking trails. We also love Rifle Falls State Park, which is perfect if you’re a fan of waterfalls (who says you shouldn’t go chasing those, anyway?) and epic limestone caves. Eldorado Canyon State Park is wonderful and, in our opinion, grossly underrated. There are 11 miles of trails here, and the mountain climbing is amazing! There are more than 1,000 rock climbing routes, so make sure to pack your good shoes for that one. For more of our favorite state parks, check this article out!

1. Blue Mesa Reservoir and Elk Creek Campground (Gunnison)

Rocky Mountain National Park

Pikes Peak (Colorado Springs)

Dinosaur National Monument (Dinosaur)

Mesa Verde National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Bradley Gordon/Flickr

Are you an avid camper? If so, there is no doubt that you have visited Blue Mesa Reservoir and the Elk Creek Campground, which is one of the most scenic spots to pitch a tent in the Centennial State. Can’t camp anytime soon? Then check out this Elk Creek webcam footage.

Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado 81230, USA

Daniel/Flickr

There is no park in Colorado that is more iconic than Rocky Mountain National Park. Do you want to check out current weather and conditions and try to spot wildlife around the area? Thanks to the National Park Service’s website, you can!

Estes Park, CO 80517, USA

Jason Velocity/Flickr

Billed as being the highest summit along the Front Range, Pikes Peak is a popular place for driving, hiking, and - surprisingly - eating delicious homemade doughnuts. While you can’t order a doughnut (or 10) form the comfort of your own home, you can still check out the conditions atop Pikes Peak via this webcam.

Pikes Peak, Colorado 80809, USA

Matthew Dillon/Flickr

Located along the Colorado/Utah border, Dinosaur National Monument is home to a whopping 800 paleontological sites AND scenic views as far as the eye can, the latter of which can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home!

Dinosaur National Monument, 11625 E 1500 S, Jensen, UT 84035, USA

Tjflex2/Flickr

Once home to the Ancestral Puebloan, Mesa Verde is home to an incredible 4,300 sites (and counting) that date back hundreds of years! While the entire park is not available via webcam, you can still watch the Spruce Tree House (pictured) as much as you want.

Mesa Verde National Park, CO 81330, USA

BFS Man/Flickr

Have you ever visited the Great Sand Dunes and wished you never had to leave? Thanks to the National Park Service and its - you guessed it! - handy, dandy webcams, you don’t have to! You’re welcome.

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA

The OIYS Visitor Center

National Parks to Visit in Colorado

January 17, 2022

Tori Jane

What are some fun things to do outside in Colorado? Colorado is an outdoorsy person’s dream come true. It is outrageously beautiful, with a vast variety of landscapes and biomes to enjoy. Essentially, if you can daydream it, you can do it in this beautiful state; the hiking here is world-class and second to none, and Colorado is home to more than 17,000 trails, including 5,683 miles of hiking trails. Colorado has several “14’ers”, meaning mountains whose summits are greater than 14,000 feet in elevation. They’re a challenge, but a beloved one. You can also go camping, or spend time at any of our amazing lakes, rivers, or quarries. Spend time at an outdoor nature park, or maybe an arboretum or botanical garden. Even when there’s snow on the ground, it’s never a bad time to go outside – there is plenty of skiing, snowboarding, sledding, and tubing to be done! What are some of the best state parks in Colorado? Colorado’s got its fair share of state parks – amazingly, there are 42 of them at the time of this writing! There are also four National Parks as well, like the famous Rocky Mountain National Park. Some of the most beloved and popular state parks in Colorado include State Forest State Park, which spans more than 70,000 amazing acres and boasts 95 miles of amazing hiking trails. We also love Rifle Falls State Park, which is perfect if you’re a fan of waterfalls (who says you shouldn’t go chasing those, anyway?) and epic limestone caves. Eldorado Canyon State Park is wonderful and, in our opinion, grossly underrated. There are 11 miles of trails here, and the mountain climbing is amazing! There are more than 1,000 rock climbing routes, so make sure to pack your good shoes for that one. For more of our favorite state parks, check this article out!

The OIYS Visitor Center

Colorado is an outdoorsy person’s dream come true. It is outrageously beautiful, with a vast variety of landscapes and biomes to enjoy. Essentially, if you can daydream it, you can do it in this beautiful state; the hiking here is world-class and second to none, and Colorado is home to more than 17,000 trails, including 5,683 miles of hiking trails. Colorado has several “14’ers”, meaning mountains whose summits are greater than 14,000 feet in elevation. They’re a challenge, but a beloved one. You can also go camping, or spend time at any of our amazing lakes, rivers, or quarries. Spend time at an outdoor nature park, or maybe an arboretum or botanical garden. Even when there’s snow on the ground, it’s never a bad time to go outside – there is plenty of skiing, snowboarding, sledding, and tubing to be done!

What are some of the best state parks in Colorado?

Colorado’s got its fair share of state parks – amazingly, there are 42 of them at the time of this writing! There are also four National Parks as well, like the famous Rocky Mountain National Park. Some of the most beloved and popular state parks in Colorado include State Forest State Park, which spans more than 70,000 amazing acres and boasts 95 miles of amazing hiking trails. We also love Rifle Falls State Park, which is perfect if you’re a fan of waterfalls (who says you shouldn’t go chasing those, anyway?) and epic limestone caves. Eldorado Canyon State Park is wonderful and, in our opinion, grossly underrated. There are 11 miles of trails here, and the mountain climbing is amazing! There are more than 1,000 rock climbing routes, so make sure to pack your good shoes for that one. For more of our favorite state parks, check this article out!