Paradise Park Natural Area, Protected natural area in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States.
Paradise Park Natural Area spans 6,032 acres of alpine meadows, lakes, and spruce-fir forests in the upper Paradise Creek basin.
The National Park Service established Paradise Park Natural Area in 1983 to safeguard the native ecosystems within Rocky Mountain National Park.
The natural area functions as an outdoor research site for scientists studying Colorado River cutthroat trout populations and alpine ecosystems.
Visitors access the natural area through designated trailheads in Rocky Mountain National Park, with Grand Lake serving as the nearest town.
Paradise Creek maintains pure genetic lines of Colorado River cutthroat trout within its waters, contributing to species preservation efforts.
GPS coordinates: 40.19806,-105.71917
Latest update: March 8, 2025 09:21
Longs Peak
10.9 km
Grand Lake
9.7 km
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
12.6 km
Mount Meeker
11.2 km
Shadow Mountain Lake
11 km
Arapaho National Recreation Area
11.3 km
Andrews Glacier
10.4 km
Agnes Vaille Shelter
10.9 km
Tyndall Glacier
12.1 km
Flattop Mountain Trail
13.4 km
East Longs Peak Trail – Longs Peak Trail – Keyhole Route – Shelf Trail
13 km
East Inlet Trail
8.3 km
Taylor Peak
9.1 km
Mount Alice
6.6 km
Shadow Mountain Lookout
8.9 km
Shadow Mountain Trail
10.2 km
Kauffman House
10.2 km
Wild Basin Ranger Station
13 km
North Inlet Trail
10.4 km
Timber Creek Road Camp Barn
12.4 km
Tonahutu Creek Trail
10.5 km
Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin
6.9 km
Wild Basin House
13.1 km
Bluebird Lake
5.5 km
Ouzel Falls
10 km
Copeland Falls
12.8 km
Adams Falls
7.8 km
Chasm Meadow Patrol Cabin
12.3 kmReviews
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