Lathrop State Park Camping
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Lathrop State Park
Lathrop State Park
Lathrop State Park
Lathrop State Park
Lathrop State Park
Lathrop State Park
Lathrop State Park is a Colorado state park located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Walsenburg. The state purchased the property in 1962 and opened Colorado's first state park here later that same year. It is named after Harold Lathrop, the first director of state parks. The park features two lakes, Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake, that offer fishing for tiger muskie (46-inch, 25-pound examples have been caught here), rainbow trout, bass, catfish, northern pike, blue gill, saugeye, and wipers.
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This park is less of a destination, and more of a stopping point on the way to somewhere else. I was happy about the sites having electric hookups, but the amenities after that aren't so great. The showers are coin operated($0.50 for 4 minutes) and they don't have a proper showerhead on them. It was like standing under a low pressure water hose. At least the water was hot. Also, on top of the campsite fee, you have to buy a daily pass for the park, at $10. So, after reserving a campsite online for just over $38, the bill comes out to $48 + the dollar or so I spent on a shower. A few pros: the sites are all about a mile away from the highway(US-160) so there isn't much noise at night. The sites mostly have juniper trees, which are about 10ft tall and offer some privacy and shade.
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