Steamboat Lake State Park: Difference between revisions

'''Steamboat Lake State Park''' is a [[Colorado State Parks|Colorado State Park]] located in [[Routt County, Colorado|Routt County]] {{convert|27|mi|km}} north of [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado|Steamboat Springs]], [[Colorado]]. The {{convert|2820|acre|km2|adj=on}} park established west of Hahn's Peak in 1967 includes a {{convert|1101|acre|km2}} reservoir. Park facilities include a visitors center, marina, boat ramps, campsites, cabins, picnic sites and {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} of hiking trails. Plant communities include [[sagebrush]] [[shrubland]], [[Populus tremuloides|aspen]] and [[lodgepole pine]] forests, [[willow]] [[Carr (topography)|carr]] and marsh. Commonly seen wildlife species include [[mule deer]] and [[red fox]]. The reservoir attracts many species of shorebirds and waterfowl, including [[sandhill crane|sandhill cranes]] that nest in the wetlands areas.