A female Eleven Mile State Park staff member, sitting on a rock, assists a family in using binoculars for wildlife watching.

CPW Statewide Events

Colorado Parks and Wildlife regularly offers events, classes, and festivals for all our outdoor recreation enthusiasts.

A female Eleven Mile State Park staff member, sitting on a rock, assists a family in using binoculars for wildlife watching.

A female Eleven Mile State Park staff member, sitting on a rock, assists a family in using binoculars for wildlife watching.

A female Eleven Mile State Park staff member, sitting on a rock, assists a family in using binoculars for wildlife watching.

CPW Statewide Events

Colorado Parks and Wildlife regularly offers events, classes, and festivals for all our outdoor recreation enthusiasts.

Mule deer doe in Elkhead Reservoir State Park standing in yellow wild flowers, shrubs with grasslands and mountain in distance

Crossing Paths with Wildlife

In Colorado, you can meet wildlife wherever you go: state parks, cities and your own backyard. Wildlife viewing is an excellent pastime, but encounters with wildlife can sometimes be delicate situations, and it’s important to know what to do when you come across wildlife.

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See Colorado Parks and Wildlife current events below.

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Visitors at educational tables with red rocks in background

May

17

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Table Talk: Geology of Stone Tools

May 17, 2026 · 10:00am

Roxborough State Park

Join us as Roxborough volunteers present the Geology of Stone tools!

Education
Visitors at educational tables with red rocks in background

May

17

Table Talk: Geology of Stone Tools

May 17, 2026 · 10:00am

Roxborough State Park

Join us as Roxborough volunteers present the Geology of Stone tools!

Education
Spotted Owls, Dave Roelofs, BLM.

May

17

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Hooo Did I Eat? Owl Pellet Dissection

May 17, 2026 · 10:30am

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Learn about the world of Owls by digging into their pellets.

Spotted Owls, Dave Roelofs, BLM.

May

17

Hooo Did I Eat? Owl Pellet Dissection

May 17, 2026 · 10:30am

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Learn about the world of Owls by digging into their pellets.

Angler fly fishing in a river

May

18

Registration Required:

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Fly Fishing Basics Plus

May 18, 2026 · 9:00am

Mueller State Park

Have some experience fly fishing and want to learn more? This is the class for you. Registration required.

Angler fly fishing in a river

May

18

Fly Fishing Basics Plus

May 18, 2026 · 9:00am

Mueller State Park

Have some experience fly fishing and want to learn more? This is the class for you. Registration required.

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May

18

Outdoor Equity Grant Board - Application and Rubric Committee Meeting: May 18, 2026

May 18, 2026 · 10:30am

The board is responsible for the governance of the grant program and may award grants to applicants that will directly utilize...

Commission and Committee Meeting
Bird perched in a tree.

May

19

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Birding 101

May 19, 2026 · 8:30am

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Join the Evergreen Audubon Society on a short hike to learn how to ID birds in the park.

Bird perched in a tree.

May

19

Birding 101

May 19, 2026 · 8:30am

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Join the Evergreen Audubon Society on a short hike to learn how to ID birds in the park.

Fly Fishing

May

20

Registration Required:

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Fly Fishing Basics

May 20, 2026 · 10:00am

Mueller State Park

Learn how to fly fish! No experience or equipment required.

Fly Fishing

May

20

Fly Fishing Basics

May 20, 2026 · 10:00am

Mueller State Park

Learn how to fly fish! No experience or equipment required.

An old wooden barn surrounded by a wooden fence sits in front of a stand of pine trees. Next to it is a small log cabin.

May

20

Registration Required:

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Cheesman Ranch Hike

May 20, 2026 · 1:00pm

Mueller State Park

See the historic Cheesman Ranch and Dynamite Cabin on this 6.5 mile hike.

Guided Hike or Walk
An old wooden barn surrounded by a wooden fence sits in front of a stand of pine trees. Next to it is a small log cabin.

May

20

Cheesman Ranch Hike

May 20, 2026 · 1:00pm

Mueller State Park

See the historic Cheesman Ranch and Dynamite Cabin on this 6.5 mile hike.

Guided Hike or Walk
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May

21

Outdoor Equity Grant Program Board Meeting: May 21

May 21, 2026 · 8:00am

The board is responsible for the governance of the grant program and may award grants to applicants that will directly utilize...

Commission and Committee Meeting
Kids making crafts at state park event

May

21

Registration Required:

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Toddler Story Time

May 21, 2026 · 10:00am

Barr Lake State Park

Join us at Barr Lake's Nature Center for a story time program, including a craft, activity, and a snack! Each month will feature...

Kids making crafts at state park event

May

21

Toddler Story Time

May 21, 2026 · 10:00am

Barr Lake State Park

Join us at Barr Lake's Nature Center for a story time program, including a craft, activity, and a snack! Each month will feature...