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State Legislature passes State Park and <br />Recreation program legislation <br />Governor Stephen McNichols appoints first <br />state parks and recreation board. <br />Harold Lathrop becomes first State Park Director <br />First State Park budget is $39,192 (including <br />$20,000 for construction of “wayside” parks <br />Gov. McNichols signs a 25-year lease with the <br />Army Corps of Engineers for the Cherry <br />Creek Recreation Area <br />Cherry Creek State Park welcomes its first <br />official visitor on June 17; first year visitation <br />was 168,000 <br />Annual operating budget is $41,566; money <br />comes from the sale of State Land Board <br />lands <br />Parks Board petitions the Highway Department <br />to take over “wayside” parks <br />1955 <br />1957 <br />1957 <br />1957-1958 <br />1959 <br />1959 <br />1959 <br />1959 <br />1950-1959 <br />Cherry Creek State Park, Est. 1959 <br />Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Est. 1960 <br />Castlewood Canyon State Park, Est. 1964