Outdoors Expo

CPW Events

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

Are you looking for a Hunter Education Course, Boating Safety Course, Clinic, or Seminar​?​​

Outdoors Expo

CPW Events

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

Are you looking for a Hunter Education Course, Boating Safety Course, Clinic, or Seminar​?​​

May

26

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Fly Fishing 101

Monday, May 26

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will host an introduction to fly fishing clinic just outside the town of Bailey, CO on May 26. Twenty adult beginners (Sixteen years and older) will spend half the day in classroom instruction, followed by hands-on application of these skills at a nearby river and ponds. Students will learn how to select the correct fly for the conditions and time of year, read the water, and improve their casting technique. The classroom sessions of the day will cover fish identification, rules and regulations, aquatic biology, fly selection, knot-tying, and general equipment setup and selection. All fly fishing equipment required for the class will be provided, however, if students have their own equipment that they would like to bring this is also acceptable but not necessary.

May

26

Fly Fishing 101

Monday, May 26

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will host an introduction to fly fishing clinic just outside the town of Bailey, CO on May 26. Twenty adult beginners (Sixteen years and older) will spend half the day in classroom instruction, followed by hands-on application of these skills at a nearby river and ponds. Students will learn how to select the correct fly for the conditions and time of year, read the water, and improve their casting technique. The classroom sessions of the day will cover fish identification, rules and regulations, aquatic biology, fly selection, knot-tying, and general equipment setup and selection. All fly fishing equipment required for the class will be provided, however, if students have their own equipment that they would like to bring this is also acceptable but not necessary.
Four children around a bench with their hands raised, facing a CPW volunteer. They are taking the Junior Ranger oath.

May

26

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Junior Ranger Walk

Monday, May 26

Lathrop State Park

Earn your Junior Ranger badge as we walk along the Hogback Trail and learn about Leave No Trace.
Four children around a bench with their hands raised, facing a CPW volunteer. They are taking the Junior Ranger oath.

May

26

Junior Ranger Walk

Monday, May 26

Lathrop State Park

Earn your Junior Ranger badge as we walk along the Hogback Trail and learn about Leave No Trace.
A dark sky full of small stars with a white streak in the middle.

May

26

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Night Sky Walk

Monday, May 26

Mueller State Park

Enjoy the peace and beauty of the night sky on this slow paced walk.
A dark sky full of small stars with a white streak in the middle.

May

26

Night Sky Walk

Monday, May 26

Mueller State Park

Enjoy the peace and beauty of the night sky on this slow paced walk.
Wilson's Warblers are the most commonly caught species at the Barr Lake Banding Station. Photo by Susan Rosine of Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

May

27

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Birding 101

Tuesday, May 27

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Meet at the Reverend's Ridge Amphitheater with the Evergreen Audubon Society to learn about birds and go on a short walk. 
Wilson's Warblers are the most commonly caught species at the Barr Lake Banding Station. Photo by Susan Rosine of Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

May

27

Birding 101

Tuesday, May 27

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Meet at the Reverend's Ridge Amphitheater with the Evergreen Audubon Society to learn about birds and go on a short walk. 
Sims Fayola Foundation's Fayola Man Summer Leadership Academy learned to fish at Staunton State Park

May

27

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Learn to Fish at Staunton State Park

Tuesday, May 27

Staunton State Park

Learn to fish at Staunton State Park with CPW staff and volunteers.  All equipment will be provided if you don't have your own. Clinic will be held at the Davis Ponds, no registration necessary, just drop by and give fishing a try anytime between 10am and 2pm.  Park pass fees apply and fishing licenses are required for anyone 16 or older.
Sims Fayola Foundation's Fayola Man Summer Leadership Academy learned to fish at Staunton State Park

May

27

Learn to Fish at Staunton State Park

Tuesday, May 27

Staunton State Park

Learn to fish at Staunton State Park with CPW staff and volunteers.  All equipment will be provided if you don't have your own. Clinic will be held at the Davis Ponds, no registration necessary, just drop by and give fishing a try anytime between 10am and 2pm.  Park pass fees apply and fishing licenses are required for anyone 16 or older.