camping

Plan your next adventure!

Camping reservations can be made year-round and a maximum of six months before your arrival date.

camping

camping

camping

Plan your next adventure!

Camping reservations can be made year-round and a maximum of six months before your arrival date.

Video: Anglers like me? We’re a pain in the ANS.

Protect our Waters

Be a pain in the ANS!

Invasive mussels, plants, and other invertebrates are a growing threat to our state's incredible water resources. Help protect what we love and always clean, drain, and dry your gear between each and every use. When you go fishing, there’s more than just a big one on the line. The future of Colorado’s water is in our hands (and on our boots).

Be a pain in the ANS and stop aquatic invaders in their tracks!

Colorado Outdoor Magazine Annual State Park Issue - cover image

Special Edition

Colorado Outdoors Magazine's Annual State Park Issue

The 2025 Colorado state parks issue is full of ideas for recreating in our beautiful state. Read about the Keep Colorado Wild Pass, the Dark Sky Movement, Colorado's moths and butterflies, and much more. View the contents.

Wolf runs across a snow-covered field in British Columbia as a helicopter flies overhead during capture operations in January 2025.

Wolf runs across a snow-covered field in British Columbia as a helicopter flies overhead during capture operations in January 2025.

Wolf Update

CPW concludes second year of gray wolf capture and release efforts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) completed capture and release work for the second gray wolf reintroduction season in support of the Colorado Gray Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. Fifteen wolves were translocated from the central interior of British Columbia to Colorado. 

Rancher with cattle

Featured Resource

Wolf-Livestock Conflict Minimization Program Guide

The Wolf-Livestock Conflict Minimization Program Guide provides information on a variety of tools and methods available for livestock producers to employ in efforts to reduce the likelihood of wolf-livestock conflicts and establishes a framework for CPW’s response, along with available support from other state, federal and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

2024 Colorado Outdoors Photo Issue

Special Issue

2024 Colorado Outdoors Photo Issue

The 2024 Colorado Outdoors Photo Issue is here and brimming with stunning photos of Colorado's diverse wildlife, landscapes and recreation. Get your copy today!

Kayaking at Ridgway State Park

Find the Perfect Park and Get Outside

Wherever you go in Colorado, there’s a state park waiting to welcome you. Colorado’s state parks are as diverse as the state itself, and they offer something for everyone. From Eastern Plains parks at 3,800 feet to high-mountain parks at 9,500, the network of state parks offers a wealth of activities for busy people of all ages, or the chance to do nothing at all.

Ridgway State Park

Kayaking at Ridgway State Park

Ridgway State Park

Find the Perfect Park and Get Outside

Wherever you go in Colorado, there’s a state park waiting to welcome you. Colorado’s state parks are as diverse as the state itself, and they offer something for everyone. From Eastern Plains parks at 3,800 feet to high-mountain parks at 9,500, the network of state parks offers a wealth of activities for busy people of all ages, or the chance to do nothing at all.

Bear

From the Newsroom

CPW offers $1 million in grants to reduce human-bear conflicts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recently opened a new round of grant funding to provide local Colorado communities with resources to reduce human-bear conflicts through the Human-Bear Conflict Reduction Community Grant Program. The application deadline is May 30, 2025.

Something for Everyone

You can play on land or on water. On a high peak or on the prairie. In the country or the city. In spring, summer, winter or fall.​

Upcoming Events

Apr

19

Weekend Birding Walk

Saturday, Apr 19

Barr Lake State Park

Join volunteer naturalists for a walk in the park!

Apr

19

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Weekend Birding Walk

Saturday, Apr 19

Barr Lake State Park

Join volunteer naturalists for a walk in the park!
A trail cuts through a high desert and disappears over a hill.

Apr

19

Ride the Reimagined Paths at Mack Mesa

Saturday, Apr 19

Highline Lake State Park

Are you ready to shred the trails? We are! Grab your bike and come mountain bike with us to explore the new trail section of the Highline Lake Trail.
A trail cuts through a high desert and disappears over a hill.

Apr

19

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Ride the Reimagined Paths at Mack Mesa

Saturday, Apr 19

Highline Lake State Park

Are you ready to shred the trails? We are! Grab your bike and come mountain bike with us to explore the new trail section of the Highline Lake Trail.

Apr

19

Archery Program

Saturday, Apr 19

Cherry Creek State Park

Come out and enjoy a fun and educational archery program at Cherry Creek State Park!

Apr

19

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Archery Program

Saturday, Apr 19

Cherry Creek State Park

Come out and enjoy a fun and educational archery program at Cherry Creek State Park!

Apr

19

Weekend Birding Walk

Saturday, Apr 19

Barr Lake State Park

Join volunteer naturalists for a walk in the park!

Apr

19

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Weekend Birding Walk

Saturday, Apr 19

Barr Lake State Park

Join volunteer naturalists for a walk in the park!
A trail cuts through a high desert and disappears over a hill.

Apr

19

Ride the Reimagined Paths at Mack Mesa

Saturday, Apr 19

Highline Lake State Park

Are you ready to shred the trails? We are! Grab your bike and come mountain bike with us to explore the new trail section of the Highline Lake Trail.
A trail cuts through a high desert and disappears over a hill.

Apr

19

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Ride the Reimagined Paths at Mack Mesa

Saturday, Apr 19

Highline Lake State Park

Are you ready to shred the trails? We are! Grab your bike and come mountain bike with us to explore the new trail section of the Highline Lake Trail.

Apr

19

Archery Program

Saturday, Apr 19

Cherry Creek State Park

Come out and enjoy a fun and educational archery program at Cherry Creek State Park!

Apr

19

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Archery Program

Saturday, Apr 19

Cherry Creek State Park

Come out and enjoy a fun and educational archery program at Cherry Creek State Park!
Family climbing up large rock

Keep Colorado Wild Pass — Explore S’more

Get a $29 Keep Colorado Wild Pass with your next vehicle registration to create sweet summer memories. The pass gives you entry to all state parks and supports wildlife conservation. 

State Parks & Recreation—Your pass helps manage Colorado’s 42 state parks, including keeping them clean and building new trails and facilities.

Backcountry Safety—Your pass supports the volunteer and equipment needs of search and rescue professionals across Colorado and avalanche safety programs through the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. 

Wildlife Conservation—Additional money raised not used for state parks and outdoor safety will be used to support the State Wildlife Action Plan, which helps fund wildlife and habitat conservation work for the 960 species that CPW manages.

Local Communities—Your pass supports our natural resources and helps grow outdoor accessibility and educational programs in local communities.