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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A woman in a sun hat is looking at a tall pine tree and gesturing towards it with her hands.

May

22

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Pine Needle Basket Making

May 22, 2026 · 3:00pm

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Take pine needles and turn them into something beautiful! 

A woman in a sun hat is looking at a tall pine tree and gesturing towards it with her hands.

May

22

Pine Needle Basket Making

May 22, 2026 · 3:00pm

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Take pine needles and turn them into something beautiful! 

Woman running with trash bag and grabbers on a paved trail

May

22

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Chatfield Clean-Up Day

May 22, 2026 · 5:00pm

Chatfield State Park

Come out to our monthly park clean up!

Woman running with trash bag and grabbers on a paved trail

May

22

Chatfield Clean-Up Day

May 22, 2026 · 5:00pm

Chatfield State Park

Come out to our monthly park clean up!

May

22

Registration Required:

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Sounds of the Night Hike

May 22, 2026 · 7:30pm

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Learn about animals that thrive at night on this 1 mile hike.

Guided Hike or Walk

May

22

Sounds of the Night Hike

May 22, 2026 · 7:30pm

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Learn about animals that thrive at night on this 1 mile hike.

Guided Hike or Walk
plenaire painting

May

23

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Watercolor Class

May 23, 2026 · 9:00am

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Start your morning with learning how to watercolor at one of the ponds in the Park!

plenaire painting

May

23

Watercolor Class

May 23, 2026 · 9:00am

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Start your morning with learning how to watercolor at one of the ponds in the Park!

May

23

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Persse Place Open House

May 23, 2026 · 9:30am

Roxborough State Park

Come out and tour the historical Persse Place and learn about life at Roxborough way before it became a state park!

Education

May

23

Persse Place Open House

May 23, 2026 · 9:30am

Roxborough State Park

Come out and tour the historical Persse Place and learn about life at Roxborough way before it became a state park!

Education

May

23

Registration Required:

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Archery at Mueller

May 23, 2026 · 10:00am

Mueller State Park

Learn the skill of archery! All equipment and instruction provided.

May

23

Archery at Mueller

May 23, 2026 · 10:00am

Mueller State Park

Learn the skill of archery! All equipment and instruction provided.

Park Staff looking at a map.

May

23

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Nature Journaling With Apps

May 23, 2026 · 10:00am

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Learn to use apps to identify plants, animals, journal and contribute to science globally on this 2 mile hike.

Guided Hike or Walk
Park Staff looking at a map.

May

23

Nature Journaling With Apps

May 23, 2026 · 10:00am

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Learn to use apps to identify plants, animals, journal and contribute to science globally on this 2 mile hike.

Guided Hike or Walk
A close-up selfie shows a smiling man with a beige vest, glasses, and a green cap being licked on the cheek by a golden retriever that is leaning out the open car window.

May

23

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Pet Adoption Event: Second Chance Humane Society

May 23, 2026 · 12:00pm

Ridgway State Park

Find Your New Best Friend by the Water!  Looking to add a little extra joy, love, and wagging tails to your life? Join us for a...

Events and Festivals
A close-up selfie shows a smiling man with a beige vest, glasses, and a green cap being licked on the cheek by a golden retriever that is leaning out the open car window.

May

23

Pet Adoption Event: Second Chance Humane Society

May 23, 2026 · 12:00pm

Ridgway State Park

Find Your New Best Friend by the Water!  Looking to add a little extra joy, love, and wagging tails to your life? Join us for a...

Events and Festivals
Sun is starting to rise over a forest of pine and aspen trees.

May

23

Registration Required:

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Sensory Hike

May 23, 2026 · 1:30pm

Mueller State Park

Use your senses to connect closer to nature on this 1 mile hike.

Guided Hike or Walk
Sun is starting to rise over a forest of pine and aspen trees.

May

23

Sensory Hike

May 23, 2026 · 1:30pm

Mueller State Park

Use your senses to connect closer to nature on this 1 mile hike.

Guided Hike or Walk