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What Is Sweetwater Lake, A ‘Hidden Gem' That's Soon-To-Be Colorado's 43rd State Park?

The park should be open to visitors by summer 2022.

By Jesse Sarles, CBS Denver:

(CBS4) – Coloradans who are eager to visit a scenic part of the state they haven’t seen before have reason to be excited about a surprising announcement made this fall. In late October a happy Gov. Jared Polis declared that Colorado will be getting a new state park. Sweetwater Lake — which Colorado Parks and Wildlife describes in a news release as a “hidden gem” — will soon become Colorado’s newest state park.

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The announcement was made by the governor on Oct. 21 at the lake in western Colorado. He said the park should be open to visitors by the summer of 2022.

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