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 Lathrop SP - Walsenburg, CO Posted by:  beagle39z
N 37° 36.088 W 104° 50.012
13S E 514694 N 4161611
Colorado’s first state park, Lathrop State Park is 1,594 acres of recreational enjoyment nestled in the shadow of the Spanish Peaks in Southern Colorado.
Waymark Code: WM6D9J
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2009
Views: 4
The park’s two lakes offer a variety of boating and angling opportunities for all types of water recreation including: water skiing, power and sail boating, swimming, canoeing and kayaking.
Catfish, bass, walleye, trout and blue gill thrive in both lakes. Horseshoe Lake is known for its large tiger muskies.
Lathrop’s two campgrounds have 103 sites that can accommodate motor homes, trailers and tents, and offer either a basic or improved camping experience.
Lathrop is also the only Colorado State Park with a golf course: the 9-hole Walsenburg Golf Course.
Park Office
70 County Road 502
Walsenburg, CO 81089
Office Hours: 8-5:30 Saturday thru Thursday, 8-6:30 Friday
Park Hours: 5AM - 10PM, Fishing from shoreline 24 Hours
Fax: 719-738-2388
Phone: 719-738-2376
Park Type: Day Use and Overnight
Activities:
Biking, Birding, Camping, Boating, Education Programs, Fishing, Golfing, Group Camping, Hiking, Hunting, Jet Skiing, Picnicking, Swimming, Water Skiing, Visitor's Center and Winter Camping.
Background:
During the late 1600s, Spanish conquistadors entered New Mexico and enslaved numerous Native Americans. Many of the Indians were able to escape and fled to southern Colorado. In 1778, a battle was initiated between the Spanish troops and the Comanche Indians. After seven battles, which occurred only 20 miles north of Lathrop State Park, the Comanche Indians were defeated and the chief of the tribe was killed at the base of Greenhorn Mountain along the Greenhorn creek. Both the mountain and the creek were named after the chief.
Lathrop State Park was introduced as Colorado’s first state park in 1962 and was named after Harold W. Lathrop, who was the first director of the state parks and recreation board from 1957-1961. The park is 1,594 acres of recreational enjoyment with two lakes, Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake, which offer a variety of boating and angling opportunities. Visitors can also take advantage of the fantastic southern Spanish Peaks in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range while playing a round of golf, or hiking along prairie trails.
Date Established?: 1962
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Park Fees: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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