Fisher's Peak & Area Around It Will Become Colorado State Park

TRINIDAD, Colo. (AP) - Gov. Jared Polis says Fisher's Peak and the former ranchland surrounding it will become Colorado's newest state park. Polis' office said in a statement The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land plan to transfer the 30-square-mile property near Trinidad -- formerly known as Crazy French Ranch -- to public ownership.

Polis plans to sign an executive order during a ceremony on Thursday, with the goal of opening access to the public by 2021.

Trinidad Mayor Phil Rico tells the Gazette that access to the 9,633-foot Fisher's Peak has long been a dream among residents.

The Trust from Public Land and the Nature Conservancy last year pledged the $25 million needed to buy the former Crazy French Ranch after the state put down an initial $14.5 million.

It will be Colorado's 42nd state park.

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