Welcome to Colorado

Colorado is the highest state in the country — its average elevation is over a mile above sea level, and it has more than 50 peaks that top 14,000 feet, more than any other state. Denver even sits exactly one mile high. But the biggest surprise is not a mountain at all. Tucked against the snowy Sangre de Cristo range is Great Sand Dunes National Park, home to the tallest sand dunes in North America — 750 feet of sand you can climb, sled, and sandboard, with a snowmelt creek at the base. Add the Rocky Mountains, hot springs, aspen gold in fall, and some of the best road trip drives anywhere, and Colorado is high country at its finest. Below you will find every Colorado map, trip, guide, and hidden gem we have.

• Nickname: The Centennial State
• State flower: Rocky Mountain columbine
• State bird: Lark bunting
• State tree: Colorado blue spruce
• State animal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
• State gemstone: Aquamarine