Check Out a Colorado State Parks Pass!
08/01/22
Have you always wanted to check out Colorado’s State Parks? Now you can with your library card!
The Summit County Libraries are thrilled to be participating in the #CheckOutColorado State Parks library loan program, the result of a partnership between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Education State Library. Each library location has two park pass hang-tags that grant one car FREE access to any Colorado State Park. The pass comes with an adventure backpack and can be checked out for up to seven days.
This is a wonderful opportunity to see one (or more!) of Colorado’s 42 state parks. Hike or bike the multi-use trails, find wildlife in their natural surroundings, visit a nature center or bring a picnic. With a license or camping reservation, you can try fishing or camp out overnight.
Find a park nearby or scout one out for a road trip use:
There are over 700 miles of maintained trails for hiking and biking in our state parks, not to mention fishing, boating, paddle boarding and so much more to experience with your family. Our #CheckOutColorado backpacks will get you started!
Each backpack contains:
- 1 state park pass hang-tag
- 1 set of binoculars
- 1 Colorado Wildlife Guide
- 1 Colorado Trees and Wildflower Guide
- 1 Guide to Your 42 State Parks
- 1 Leave No Trace™ card
- 1 activity ideas list
- 1 program evaluation card
If you are ready to #CheckOutColorado State Parks, head over to one of Summit County Libraries three locations – Main in Frisco, North in Silverthorne, or South in Breckenridge – to check out a backpack today and head out for an adventure!
Share a photo with #CheckOutColorado on Twitter or Instagram
For more information go to http://cpw.state.co.us/Pages/LibraryBackpack.aspx.
Quatro Pasos Para Adventurarse
- Sacar un Pase de Parques Estatales y una mochila de la biblioteca.
- Usar el pase para entrar en un Parque Estatal de forma GRATUITA.
- Usar la mochila para explorar un Parque Estatal y ver qué puede aprender.
- Compartir un foto con un hashtag #CheckOutColorado en Twitter y Instagram.
Puede caminar o andar en bicicleta por los senderos, encontrar vida silvestre en su entorno natural, visitar un centro de naturaleza o traer un picnic. Con una licencia o reserva de campo, puede intentar pescar o acampar de noche.
Para planear su viaje, use:
Cómo Utilizarlo
El pase del parque es bueno para entrar en cualquier Parque Estatal de Colorado por hasta siete días. El pase es una etiqueta colgante para el espejo retrovisor y debe ser visible en el automóvil del usuario de la biblioteca. El pase no da ningún descuento para acampar, programas, licencias, etc. La mochila incluye binoculares, una guía de observación de vida silvestre, una guía de aves de Colorado, una guía de identificación de árboles y flores silvestres, una guía de estrellas, un folleto del parque, varias listas de actividades sugeridas y los principios éticos de Sin Dejar Huellas.