Colorado State Highway 300

State Highway 300
State Highway 300
	Map of Lake County in central Colorado with SH 300 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CDOT
Length	3.356 mi (5.401 km)
Major junctions
West end	Leadville National Fish Hatchery
East end	US 24 southwest of Leadville
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Lake
Highway system
	Colorado State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

State Highway 300 (SH 300) is a 3.356-mile (5.401 km) state highway in Lake County, Colorado, United States, that connects the Leadville National Fish Hatchery with U.S. Route 24 (US 24) southeast of Leadville.

Route description

Eastbound on along SH 300 at the Leadville National Fish Hatchery, September 2022

SH 300 begins at the Leadville National Fish Hatchery. From its western terminus, it actually heads very briefly west, before turning to a southerly course for about 1.1 miles (1.8 km). The highway then runs east for the remaining 1.9 miles (3.1 km) of its route, crossing the Arkansas River just before reaching its eastern terminus. SUH 300 ends at a T intersection with US 24, southeast of Leadville. (US 24 heads north to Leadville and south to Buena Vista.)

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lake County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	CR 5A east (County Road 5A)	East beyond western terminus
	0.000	0.000	Leadville National Fish Hatchery	Western terminus
	3.356	5.401	US 24 north – Leadville, I-70 US 24 south – Buena Vista, Poncha Springs	Eastern terminus;T intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi