Arapaho National Recreation Area

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|- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Location: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Nearest city: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Coordinates: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Area: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Established: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top" | Visitation: | (in ) |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Governing body: | |} The Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA) is a United States National Recreation Area that is located near the headwaters of the Colorado River in north central Colorado adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park. ANRA is under the jurisdiction of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest. ANRA contains five lakes in the upper Colorado River Valley:
*Lake Granby

*Shadow Mountain Lake

*Willow Creek Reservoir

*Monarch Lake

*Meadow Creek Reservoir

A sixth lake, Grand Lake, borders the recreation area on the north. Grand Lake is the largest natural lake in Colorado. Collectively, these six lakes are known as "The Great Lakes of Colorado."
The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail passes through the recreation area.

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[Arapaho National Recreation Area]

Arapaho National Recreation Area

National Recreation Areas of the United States
Administered by the National Park Service
Amistad | Big South Fork | Bighorn Canyon | Boston Harbor Islands | Chattahoochee River | Chickasaw | Curecanti | Delaware Water Gap | Gateway | Gauley River | Glen Canyon | Golden Gate | Lake Chelan | Lake Mead | Lake Meredith | Lake Roosevelt | Mississippi | Ross Lake | Santa Monica Mountains | Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity
Administered by other agencies
Arapaho | Flaming Gorge | Grand Island | Hells Canyon | Land Between The Lakes | Mount Baker | Mount Rogers | Oregon Dunes | Pine Ridge | Rattlesnake | Sawtooth | Smith River | Spring Mountains | Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks | White Rocks | Winding Stair Mountain

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