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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!

Hiking at Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Hikers cross a bridge on a trail at Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Hiking at Golden Gate Canyon 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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List Now Available

Leftover (Remaining) and Reissued Licenses

Colorado big-game hunters, this year, leftover licenses and any reissued licenses go on sale August 5th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time. 

The list of leftover limited licenses is now available! Licenses can include deer, elk, pronghorn, and bear licenses.

More About Leftover and Reissued Licenses View Available License List

Video: Paddleboarders—Be a Pain in the ANS

You can help!

Protect where you paddle and Be a Pain in the ANS this summer!

Help keep our lakes and rivers clean, healthy and accessible. By practicing clean, drain, dry with your paddleboarding gear you keep everyone afloat, and stop the spread of aquatic invaders. Don’t let aquatic nuisance species sink your summer, Be a Pain in the ANS!

Learn how you can help.
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Honoring Our Military

Free Admission for active duty, veterans or National Guard to all State Parks in August

Active duty, veterans or National Guard members are admitted free into state parks  for the month of August if they have the August Military Pass.

  • Any state park office or CPW office can issue the free pass with proof of military service.
  • Passes become available on August 1.
  • All other applicable park fees (i.e. camping or fishing) still apply.
Learn more about free admission.
Staunton Track-Chair

Staunton Track-Chair

Live Life Outside

CPW Track-Chair Program

CPW’s Track-Chair Program provides opportunities for people with disabilities to live life outside and to share outdoor experiences with friends and family.

Learn more about this exciting opportunity.
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Colorado Angler Survey Summary Report

Fishing Report

Colorado Angler Survey Summary Report

This study assessed anglers’ fishing behaviors and experiences in Colorado, evaluated their attitudes
towards fish management, and examined fishing pressure throughout the state. This survey was also
intended to identify any changes over time in the preferences of those fishing in Colorado’s waters. The results
of this study will ultimately be used to inform future fish hatchery and fish management plans for the state of
Colorado.

View the Angler Report Report Summary
Photo credit: Western Bluebird by iNaturalist users Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago.

Your Voice Matters

CPW seeks your feedback on the State Wildlife Action Plan

The 2025 SWAP provides guidance for Colorado wildlife over the next ten years and is now available for public review. Submit comments now through Aug. 8, 2025.

Your engagement is not just important, it's powerful. Public engagement is vital to the success of the SWAP because it helps ensure that the species included in the updated plan are consistent with the expectations of Colorado’s wildlife conservation community and stakeholders.

Learn how you can help. Share your feedback!
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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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Special Edition

Colorado Outdoors Magazine's Annual Fishing Guide

The Colorado Outdoors Fishing Guide is a special annual edition of Colorado Outdoors magazine. View the contents.

Purchase your copy! Subscribe for $13/year

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

Aug

2

Junior Rangers: Fishin’ Fun!

Saturday, Aug 2

Lake Pueblo State Park

Join us for a Junior Rangers youth fishing clinic at West Fishing Area, located on the north shore of the reservoir.

View Details

Aug

2

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Junior Rangers: Fishin’ Fun!

Saturday, Aug 2

Lake Pueblo State Park

Join us for a Junior Rangers youth fishing clinic at West Fishing Area, located on the north shore of the reservoir.

View & Register
Ridgway staff teaching archery to two youth, with mountain view in distance.

Aug

2

Archery Day

Saturday, Aug 2

Ridgway State Park

Sharpen your aim at Ridgway State Park's introductory archery program! Learn basic skills in a fun, safe environment.

View Details
Ridgway staff teaching archery to two youth, with mountain view in distance.

Aug

2

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Archery Day

Saturday, Aug 2

Ridgway State Park

Sharpen your aim at Ridgway State Park's introductory archery program! Learn basic skills in a fun, safe environment.

View & Register

Aug

2

Campfire Hootenanny

Saturday, Aug 2

Lake Pueblo State Park

Meet us at the Amphitheater near the Northern Plains Campground for a Campfire Hootenanny with storyteller Reid Miller.

View Details

Aug

2

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Campfire Hootenanny

Saturday, Aug 2

Lake Pueblo State Park

Meet us at the Amphitheater near the Northern Plains Campground for a Campfire Hootenanny with storyteller Reid Miller.

View & Register

Aug

2

Junior Rangers: Fishin’ Fun!

Saturday, Aug 2

Lake Pueblo State Park

Join us for a Junior Rangers youth fishing clinic at West Fishing Area, located on the north shore of the reservoir.

View Details

Aug

2

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Junior Rangers: Fishin’ Fun!

Saturday, Aug 2

Lake Pueblo State Park

Join us for a Junior Rangers youth fishing clinic at West Fishing Area, located on the north shore of the reservoir.

View & Register
Ridgway staff teaching archery to two youth, with mountain view in distance.

Aug

2

Archery Day

Saturday, Aug 2

Ridgway State Park

Sharpen your aim at Ridgway State Park's introductory archery program! Learn basic skills in a fun, safe environment.

View Details
Ridgway staff teaching archery to two youth, with mountain view in distance.

Aug

2

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Archery Day

Saturday, Aug 2

Ridgway State Park

Sharpen your aim at Ridgway State Park's introductory archery program! Learn basic skills in a fun, safe environment.

View & Register

Aug

2

Campfire Hootenanny

Saturday, Aug 2

Lake Pueblo State Park

Meet us at the Amphitheater near the Northern Plains Campground for a Campfire Hootenanny with storyteller Reid Miller.

View Details

Aug

2

Registration Required:

Event participants must register

Campfire Hootenanny

Saturday, Aug 2

Lake Pueblo State Park

Meet us at the Amphitheater near the Northern Plains Campground for a Campfire Hootenanny with storyteller Reid Miller.

View & Register
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Keep Colorado Wild Pass — Opens more than state park gates

Explore every corner of Colorado’s state parks while giving back to search and rescue volunteers when you get a $29 Keep Colorado Wild Pass with your vehicle registration. The pass also helps fund state parks and recreation, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, wildlife conservation and outdoor education opportunities.

Learn more

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Al obtener un Pase Keep Colorado Wild de $29 con el registro de tu vehículo, tendrás acceso a todos los parques estatales de Colorado durante todo el año. Además, tu compra contribuye a apoyar a los voluntarios de búsqueda y rescate, programas de educación al aire libre, el Centro de Información sobre Avalanchas de Colorado, la conservación de la vida silvestre y mucho más.