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Christmas and New Years Office Closure

Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices will be closed on December 24, December 25, December 26 and January 1. 
Skiing at Steamboat Lake State Park

Plan your next Colorado adventure!

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

Reserve your campsite today!

Skiing at Steamboat Lake State Park

Skiing at Steamboat Lake State Park

Skiing at Steamboat Lake State Park

Plan your next Colorado adventure!

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

Reserve your campsite today!
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Don't forget your license!

Big Game Hunting License Opportunities

Purchase a Colorado Big Game Hunting License

Check the list of remaining big game limited licenses.

View the Leftover (Reissue) License List Learn about available license options

Video: 2025 Colorado Outdoors Magazine Photo Issue

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Colorado Outdoors Magazine Photography Issue

Check out the video preview of the 2025 Photo Issue of Colorado Outdoors Magazine!

The 2025 Colorado Outdoors Photo Issue is here and brimming with stunning photos of Colorado's diverse wildlife, landscapes and recreation. Get your copy today!

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You Can Help

Be a Pain in the ANS!

Colorado's beer industry could be impacted by Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS).

Learn how you can help.

State Wildlife Action Plan

The State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) is an expansive resource on the status of some wildlife populations in Colorado, with an emphasis on individual species and their habitats. The insights found in the SWAP will help CPW forge new partnerships, strengthen old ones and inform policy, keeping Colorado a hotbed of biodiversity.

Learn more about the plan
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Colorado Outdoors Podcast

Podcast Episode 2.16: Big-game hunting chat with Andy Holland

In this episode, we also talk about CPW’s new bison management planning effort, upcoming changes to the 2028 big-game draw and what factors into big-game license setting in Colorado.

We also dive a bit into current trends in hunting and try to get into the mind of an elk.

Listen to the latest episode. Subscribe Today

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

Waterfowl hunters like me? We’re a pain in the ANS.

Wherever you like to waterfowl hunt, remembering to clean, drain and dry your gear will protect the waters that support the habitat Colorado’s game species rely on. 

Learn how to clean your gear
Bison

2025 Protect Wild Bison Act (SB25-053)

Parks and Wildlife Commission approves dual classification for bison

At its November meeting in Sterling, Colo., the Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved regulations giving bison a dual legal classification as both livestock and wildlife in Colorado, following the direction of the 2025 Protect Wild Bison Act (SB25-053).

Proposed CPW regulations are designed to implement SB25-053. CPW is not proposing regular bison hunting seasons at this time.

More information on bison management
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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).

Download the Guide

Video: Colorado’s Outdoors Strategy

Colorado’s Outdoors Strategy

Colorado’s Outdoors Strategy, one of the first of its kind in the United States, is the state's conservation, outdoor recreation, and climate resilience strategy. It advances coordination, tools, and funding to align, prioritize, and implement strategic actions on the landscape for conservation, outdoor recreation, and climate resilience.   

Colorado’s Outdoors Strategy News Release
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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.

Park Finder

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.

Park Finder

Plan your next adventure

Camping and Lodging

Colorado's state parks manage more than 4,000 campsites throughout the state. Weekdays offer your pick of prime campsites, cabins, or yurts and allow you to explore and discover Colorado’s diverse landscapes and attractions.

Get started!
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Colorado Outdoor Magazine Photography Issue

Special Edition

Colorado Outdoors Magazine

2025 Photography Issue — View the contents.

The 2025 Colorado Outdoors Photo Issue is here and brimming with stunning photos of Colorado's diverse wildlife, landscapes and recreation. Get your copy today!

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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.​

Plan your next adventure!

Upcoming Events

A CPW employee holds a recycled Christmas tree that is being turned into fish habitat.

Dec

26

Christmas Tree Recycling Drop-Off

Friday, Dec 26 - Sunday, Jan 11

Highline Lake State Park

Recycle your Christmas tree into fish habitat for the park!

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A CPW employee holds a recycled Christmas tree that is being turned into fish habitat.

Dec

26

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Christmas Tree Recycling Drop-Off

Friday, Dec 26 - Sunday, Jan 11

Highline Lake State Park

Recycle your Christmas tree into fish habitat for the park!

View & Register
A group of children wearing crafted wings

Dec

27

Creature Feature

Saturday, Dec 27

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Come learn about Colorado's wildlife and make a take-home craft.  This event is located at the Visitor Center Conference room.  ...

View Details
A group of children wearing crafted wings

Dec

27

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Creature Feature

Saturday, Dec 27

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Come learn about Colorado's wildlife and make a take-home craft.  This event is located at the Visitor Center Conference room.  ...

View & Register
Cheyenne Mountain State Park - Meadow Nature Walk

Dec

28

Meadow Nature Walk

Sunday, Dec 28

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

The meadow nature walk is a relatively short guided nature walk where you can learn about the ecology of meadows and open spaces...

View Details
Cheyenne Mountain State Park - Meadow Nature Walk

Dec

28

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Meadow Nature Walk

Sunday, Dec 28

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

The meadow nature walk is a relatively short guided nature walk where you can learn about the ecology of meadows and open spaces...

View & Register
A CPW employee holds a recycled Christmas tree that is being turned into fish habitat.

Dec

26

Christmas Tree Recycling Drop-Off

Friday, Dec 26 - Sunday, Jan 11

Highline Lake State Park

Recycle your Christmas tree into fish habitat for the park!

View Details
A CPW employee holds a recycled Christmas tree that is being turned into fish habitat.

Dec

26

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Christmas Tree Recycling Drop-Off

Friday, Dec 26 - Sunday, Jan 11

Highline Lake State Park

Recycle your Christmas tree into fish habitat for the park!

View & Register
A group of children wearing crafted wings

Dec

27

Creature Feature

Saturday, Dec 27

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Come learn about Colorado's wildlife and make a take-home craft.  This event is located at the Visitor Center Conference room.  ...

View Details
A group of children wearing crafted wings

Dec

27

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Creature Feature

Saturday, Dec 27

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Come learn about Colorado's wildlife and make a take-home craft.  This event is located at the Visitor Center Conference room.  ...

View & Register
Cheyenne Mountain State Park - Meadow Nature Walk

Dec

28

Meadow Nature Walk

Sunday, Dec 28

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

The meadow nature walk is a relatively short guided nature walk where you can learn about the ecology of meadows and open spaces...

View Details
Cheyenne Mountain State Park - Meadow Nature Walk

Dec

28

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Meadow Nature Walk

Sunday, Dec 28

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

The meadow nature walk is a relatively short guided nature walk where you can learn about the ecology of meadows and open spaces...

View & Register
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Snow better way to explore than with a Keep Colorado Wild Pass

Buy a $29 Keep Colorado Wild Pass with your next vehicle registration to help fund more accurate avalanche forecasts in Colorado, plus you get state park entry. 

Learn more

English

¿Revisas los pronósticos de avalanchas de Colorado antes de tus aventuras invernales, como lo hace Sierra? Dale las gracias a la ciencia de la nieve por esta información. Ayuda a financiar el Centro de Información de Avalanchas en Colorado cuando compres tu pase de Keep Colorado Wild de $29 con el registro de tu auto.