Wildlife of Steamboat and Pearl Lake State Parks

Steamboat Lake and Pearl Lake State Parks are located in Routt County, 27 miles north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Steamboat Lake State Park is 2,820-acre (1,140 ha), established west of Hahns Peak in 1967, including a 1,101 acres (446 ha) reservoir. Park facilities include a visitors center, marina, boat ramps, campsites, cabins, picnic sites and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) of hiking trails. Plant communities include sagebrush shrubland, quaking aspen and lodgepole pine forests, willow carr and marsh. The reservoir attracts many species of shorebirds and waterfowl, including sandhill cranes that nest in the wetland areas. less ↑