Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists Crawford State Park as open daily from 5am to 10pm and describes a 337-acre park around a 400-acre reservoir.[2]

CPW says Crawford has 66 campsites across two campgrounds and offers year-round camping. A reservation is required to camp, and campers must also have a valid vehicle pass. The campgrounds include level parking, restrooms, water and other developed amenities.[2]

What that means for stargazing

The direct source does not currently advertise Crawford as a dedicated public astronomy site. More importantly, its ordinary park hours end at 10pm. That makes a reserved campsite the clearest source-supported way to remain in the park for later-night observing rather than assuming day-use parking remains available indefinitely.[2]

Sources

  1. [1]

    Photo: Colorado Parks and Wildlife — Crawford State Park

  2. [2]

    Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Crawford State Park and Camping & Lodging — cpw.state.co.us/state-parks/crawford-state-park

  3. [3]

    State Dark Sky certification program

  4. [4]

    Light Pollution Map — NASA Black Marble / VIIRS sky brightness