Description: Fairplay Colorado information, history, activities, and events. A great place to live, play and mine!
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" Trout Fishing Capital of Colorado "
Fairplay was founded in 1867 and it's elevation is 9,957 feet. There are 678 people within the city limits and about 1,500 more in outlying areas. Fairplay is the Park County Seat and the center of our government. Included in the town is a school, library, post office, motels and hotels, grocery store, many restaurants, several gas stations, a bank, numerous small businesses, and a beautiful Recreation Center with a skate board park. Fairplay's major event is our Burro Days (the Burro Race) . The area is g
The multiple forks of the South Platte River, along with the many streams and creeks, make South Park the "Trout Fishing Capital of Colorado "!! South Park also has several very popular lakes including Spinney Reservoir, Eleven-Mile Reservoir, Tarryall Reservoir , Jefferson Lake, and Antero Reservoir. The " Fairplay Beach" (pictured above) is a popular part of the Middle Fork of the South Platte River for adults and youngsters alike to fly fish. You're almost guaranteed to catch at least one in our many riv