Mancos State Park

Mancos State Park is a Colorado state park. It is located near Mesa Verde National Park, the West Mancos Trail and the San Juan Skyway.[1] The park is known to have been a dwelling place for Ancestral Puebloans. They lived in the Four Corners area in ancient times from AD 1 to 1300. It was also later controlled by the Spanish for 200 years from the 17th to the 19th century.

Mancos State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Jackson Gulch Reservoir and the La Plata Mountains in Mancos State Park
Map showing the location of Mancos State Park
Map showing the location of Mancos State Park
Location of Mancos State Park in Colorado
LocationMancos, Montezuma, Colorado, United States
Coordinates37°24′1″N 108°16′12″W
Area553 acres (224 ha)
Established1987
Governing bodyColorado Parks and Wildlife

In 1948 the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation commissioned the Jackson Gulch Dam, and it was officially included as a part of the Colorado state parks in 1987.[1]

References

  1. "Mancos". Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2018.


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