Staunton State Park, State park west of Conifer, Colorado, United States

Staunton State Park is a Colorado state park 6 miles west of Conifer, covering 3,908 acres in Park and Jefferson counties. It opened on May 18, 2013, and contains rock outcroppings, several streams and a waterfall. The photograph shows a paved two-lane road curving past a stop sign, with a forested mountain slope of gray rock and green conifer trees behind it.

The land was originally part of a working ranch and was managed in the early 1900s. Frances Hornbrook Staunton later gave a significant portion to the state of Colorado as a gift.

The park carries the name of Frances H. Staunton, who donated the original 1,720 acres on the condition that the land be kept in perpetuity for public benefit as a natural wilderness-type park. The Staunton Ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its rustic architecture and for containing the area's only sawmill.

The park is accessible by road, and visitors should know that trails at different elevations have varying demands. Proper gear and plenty of water are important, especially for longer hikes in the hilly terrain.

The park holds the area's only sawmill, part of the Staunton Ranch listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 for its rustic architecture and its record of homesteading, ranching and summer-resort use.