TRINIDAD – Gov. Jared Polis says Fisher’s Peak and the former ranch land surrounding it will become Colorado’s newest state park.
Polis’ office said in a statement The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land plan to transfer the 30-square-mile property near Trinidad to public ownership.
Polis plans to sign an executive order during a ceremony Thursday, with the goal of opening access to the public by 2021.
Trinidad Mayor Phil Rico tells the Gazette that access to the 9,633-foot Fisher’s Peak has long been a dream among residents.
The Trust from Public Land and the Nature Conservancy last year pledged the $25 million needed to buy the former Crazy French Ranch after the state put down an initial $14.5 million.
It will be Colorado’s 42nd state park.
