Paradise Park Natural Area
40°11′53″N 105°43′09″W / 40.19806°N 105.71917°W / 40.19806; -105.71917Area 6,032 acres (24.41 km2)[1] Established 1983[1] Governing body National Park Service Federal State
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Paradise Park Natural Area is a natural area in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, several miles east of Grand Lake. It protects the upper Paradise Creek basin, encompassing several alpine lakes, alpine meadows, and virgin spruce-fir forest. Paradise Creek contains pure strains of Colorado River cutthroat trout. The area is also adjacent to the Hell Canyon Natural Area in the Indian Peaks wilderness. [1]
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References
- ^ a b c "Colorado Natural Areas Program". Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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