Visitor Center Opens This Weekend At Staunton State Park

CONIFER, Colo. (CBS4) - A visitor center at Staunton State Park is scheduled to open this weekend. Staunton is one of the state of Colorado's newest parks, located just south west of Conifer.

It has great hiking trails and incredible scenery, including Elk Falls.

???? Staunton State Park is set to celebrate its sixth birthday on Saturday, which is also Colorado Public Lands Day (???? https://t.co/AYmmR7WYNr)

It's new visitor center will open to the public on Sunday.

It's going to be a great weekend at @COParksWildlife's newest state park. pic.twitter.com/lnzXVVE9bF
— CPW NE Region (@CPW_NE) May 14, 2019

The park opened almost exactly six years ago.

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