Lathrop State Park

Lathrop State Park
Horseshoe Lake and the Spanish Peaks
LocationHuerfano County, Colorado, U.S.
Nearest cityWalsenburg, Colorado
Coordinates37°36′10″N 104°49′59″W / 37.60278°N 104.83306°W / 37.60278; -104.83306
Area1,594 acres (6.45 km2)
Established1962
Named forHarold Lathrop
Visitors121,000 (in 2023)
Governing bodyColorado Parks and Wildlife

Lathrop State Park is a Colorado state park located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Walsenburg. The state purchased the property in 1962 and opened Colorado's first state park here later that same year. It is named after Harold Lathrop, the first director of state parks. The park features two lakes, Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake, that offer fishing for tiger muskie (46-inch, 25-pound examples have been caught here), rainbow trout, bass, catfish, northern pike, blue gill, saugeye, and wipers.

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