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• One ticket could make you richer than Will Smith and Leo DiCaprio Play Video

  March 29, 2012 5:47 PM

  With a jackpot of over a half billion dollars and growing, ticket sales for the $540 million Mega Million lottery drawing are spiking. The lump sum cash equivalent would instantly establish a lucky ticket holder with a greater net worth than actors Will Smith ($188 million) and Leonardo DiCaprio ($200... more »

• Oil drilling considered at St. Vrain State Park

  December 10, 2011 3:51 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State Parks wants to open two oil wells at St. Vrain State Park near Longmont. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is looking at wells on the boundaries of the 604-acre park in northern Colorado. A spokesman... more »

• Free admission to state parks on Colorado Day

  July 26, 2011 4:18 PM

  Colorado State Parks will celebrate Colorado Day, Monday, Aug. 1, by offering free entrance at all 42 state parks. Colorado Day was created by the state legislature to mark the anniversary of statehood, granted in 1876 by President Ulysses S. Grant. Free entrance at the state parks is an annual... more »

• Colorado parks board OKs pact with artist Christo

  June 24, 2011 5:29 PM

  EAGLE, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Parks Board has approved an agreement for the artist Christo to pay $550,000 to state parks to carry out his Over the River project, which would suspend 5.9 miles worth of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. The agreement is... more »

• Plant a tree with just a few clicks of your mouse

  May 31, 2011 11:46 AM

  Help plant a tree in Colorado State Parks through the Odwalla Plant-a-Tree program, which gives residents and park visitors the opportunity to help plant a tree in a state park this summer, without sweating or getting dirty. Here's how it works: Odwalla will donate $1 toward the purchase... more »

• New specialty license plates now available at DMV

  January 3, 2011 7:56 PM

  The first weekday of the New Year means several brand-new specialty license plate options for Colorado drivers. VETERAN OF AFGHANISTAN WAR - Blue background with military medallion over outline of map of Afghanistan - Available to: members of the United States Armed Services between October 7, 2001, and the... more »

• Colorado may close state parks, lease for drilling

  January 1, 2011 5:38 PM

  DENVER (AP) - State parks in Colorado may be closed, while others could be opened up for oil and gas drilling to raise money for the cash-strapped parks system. Deep budget cuts to the parks system have prompted a five-year plan to close several parks to save money. The... more »

• State parks board considers higher fees

  September 16, 2010 10:28 AM

  The Colorado State Parks Board is considering raising fees for entrance passes, some campgrounds and other facilities to make up for declining state funding. The board is meeting Thursday in Basalt. Members are looking at raising the daily entrance fee by $1 and camping fees at a dozen... more »

• Colorado camp sites available for Labor Day Weekend

  August 31, 2010 10:45 AM

  Many of Colorado's state parks still have camp sites available for the Labor Day weekend. Arkansas Headwaters, Yampa River, Crawford, Eleven Mile and Mancos state parks are among the sites that still have spaces open all three days. But others are already full for the three-day weekend. They... more »

• Memorial Day Weekend campsites filling up

  May 18, 2010 10:29 AM

  It's still more than a week away, but if you're planning to go camping in a Colorado state park over the Memorial Day Weekend, you need to make a reservation. Some popular campsites are filling up. From high mountain lakes to the eastern plains, Colorado has 4,000 campsites, some... more »

• Colorado State Parks to raise some fees Jan. 1

  December 30, 2009 8:23 AM

  Fees at Colorado state parks for camping, reservations and boat registrations will increase Friday. But daily entry fees and the cost of annual passes will stay the same. Camping fees will rise by $2 per night and reservation fees will go up $2. Boat registration fees will rise by $10... more »

• State parks freebie on Veterans Day

  November 6, 2009 9:52 AM

  Colorado's 42 state parks are offering free admission to military veterans Wednesday for Veterans Day. Veterans who show a valid military service identification card at park gates can get in free, along with anyone else in their vehicles. Colorado state parks attract more than 11 million visitors per year. more »

• Morning bird walk Wednesday at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

  September 15, 2009 6:19 PM

  Experienced birder Charlie Campbell invites bird enthusiasts of all ability levels to join him for a morning stroll to view the bird activity at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Meet at Visitor Center at Cheyenne Mountain State Park Wednesday morning at 9 am. Bring binoculars, sturdy hiking shoes and water.... more »