Memorial Day Office Closure

Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices will be closed for the state holiday, Monday, May 25. To honor military members for their service CPW offers active duty military and veteran benefits to enjoy fishing, hunting and state parks.

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.

Find an Event

See Colorado Parks and Wildlife current events below.

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

Filterable Event List

A low-angle, close-up photograph of a dark greenish-brown crawfish with large textured claws resting on a wet rock along a muddy shoreline.

Aug

7

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The Crawdaddy Diaries: Crawfish 101

Aug 7, 2026 · 1:00pm

Ridgway State Park

Are you ready to lift up rocks and peek into the hidden world thriving right beneath your feet? Join Park Naturalist Shelby...

Education
A low-angle, close-up photograph of a dark greenish-brown crawfish with large textured claws resting on a wet rock along a muddy shoreline.

Aug

7

The Crawdaddy Diaries: Crawfish 101

Aug 7, 2026 · 1:00pm

Ridgway State Park

Are you ready to lift up rocks and peek into the hidden world thriving right beneath your feet? Join Park Naturalist Shelby...

Education
A colorful hummingbird with a vibrant blue throat and green crown hovers mid-air as it dips its beak into a cluster of purple and pink penstemon flowers against a soft, blurred background.

Aug

8

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Jewels of the Air: The Hummingbird’s Secret Mission

Aug 8, 2026 · 9:00am

Ridgway State Park

Get ready to learn about nature’s most dazzling aerial acrobats in action! Join the experts from the Black Canyon Audubon...

Education
A colorful hummingbird with a vibrant blue throat and green crown hovers mid-air as it dips its beak into a cluster of purple and pink penstemon flowers against a soft, blurred background.

Aug

8

Jewels of the Air: The Hummingbird’s Secret Mission

Aug 8, 2026 · 9:00am

Ridgway State Park

Get ready to learn about nature’s most dazzling aerial acrobats in action! Join the experts from the Black Canyon Audubon...

Education

Aug

8

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Persse Place Open House

Aug 8, 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

Aug

8

Persse Place Open House

Aug 8, 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

Aug

8

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Beginner Archery Class at Mueller

Aug 8, 2026 · 10:00am

Mueller State Park

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

Aug

8

Beginner Archery Class at Mueller

Aug 8, 2026 · 10:00am

Mueller State Park

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

Aug

8

Registration Required:

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Star Party at Mueller

Aug 8, 2026 · 8:30pm

Mueller State Park

See the beauty of the night sky through telescopes.

Stargazing

Aug

8

Star Party at Mueller

Aug 8, 2026 · 8:30pm

Mueller State Park

See the beauty of the night sky through telescopes.

Stargazing

Aug

9

Registration Required:

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Public Archery Lessons at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Aug 9, 2026 · 8:50am

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

This lesson covers archery safety, range safety, bow basics, proper stance, aiming, and arrow release.

Education

Aug

9

Public Archery Lessons at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Aug 9, 2026 · 8:50am

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

This lesson covers archery safety, range safety, bow basics, proper stance, aiming, and arrow release.

Education

Aug

9

Registration Required:

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Public Archery Lessons at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Aug 9, 2026 · 10:50am

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

This lesson covers archery safety, range safety, bow basics, proper stance, aiming, and arrow release.

Education

Aug

9

Public Archery Lessons at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Aug 9, 2026 · 10:50am

Cheyenne Mountain State Park

This lesson covers archery safety, range safety, bow basics, proper stance, aiming, and arrow release.

Education
Family helping each other to climb up large rock within the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area.

Aug

11

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Junior Rangers

Aug 11, 2026 · 9:30am

Staunton State Park

Junior Rangers offers a fun hands-on program where kids explore the outdoors and learn about nature and how Bigfoot Leaves No...

Family helping each other to climb up large rock within the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area.

Aug

11

Junior Rangers

Aug 11, 2026 · 9:30am

Staunton State Park

Junior Rangers offers a fun hands-on program where kids explore the outdoors and learn about nature and how Bigfoot Leaves No...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Logo with words Habitat Partnership Program Meeting

Aug

12

Upper Yampa River HPP Meeting: August 12, 2026

Aug 12, 2026 · 5:30pm

The purpose of the Habitat Partnership Program (HPP) is to reduce wildlife conflicts, particularly those associated with forage...

Commission and Committee Meeting