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

9

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Basic Survival Skills for Kids

Friday, May 9

Mueller State Park

Kids learn simple tips to be prepared when spending time outdoors.

May

9

Basic Survival Skills for Kids

Friday, May 9

Mueller State Park

Kids learn simple tips to be prepared when spending time outdoors.
A woman in a sun hat is looking at a tall pine tree and gesturing towards it with her hands.

May

11

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Nature Journaling Workshop

Sunday, May 11

Mueller State Park

Slow down, observe and reflect in your surroundings. Learn the skill of nature journaling at the park and continue the practice anywhere.
A woman in a sun hat is looking at a tall pine tree and gesturing towards it with her hands.

May

11

Nature Journaling Workshop

Sunday, May 11

Mueller State Park

Slow down, observe and reflect in your surroundings. Learn the skill of nature journaling at the park and continue the practice anywhere.
A dark sky full of small stars with a white streak in the middle.

May

12

Registration Required:

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Full Moon Walk

Monday, May 12

Mueller State Park

Watch the full moon rise over Pikes Peak from Outlook Ridge Trail.
A dark sky full of small stars with a white streak in the middle.

May

12

Full Moon Walk

Monday, May 12

Mueller State Park

Watch the full moon rise over Pikes Peak from Outlook Ridge Trail.
Children wearing bike helmets staring down at a table full of craft supplies.

May

16

Registration Required:

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Nature Crafts

Friday, May 16

Mueller State Park

Fun crafts for kids!
Children wearing bike helmets staring down at a table full of craft supplies.

May

16

Nature Crafts

Friday, May 16

Mueller State Park

Fun crafts for kids!
Common Side-Blotched Lizard, NPS

May

17

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Kids to Parks Day: Junior Ranger Hike

Saturday, May 17

Highline Lake State Park

We are celebrating #KidsToParksDay, are you? Join us for a Junior Ranger hike and work toward earning your badge. We will meet at the Day Use Restroom building above the Lakeview Swim Beach. Don't forget water, hiking shoes, and weather appropriate clothing.
Common Side-Blotched Lizard, NPS

May

17

Kids to Parks Day: Junior Ranger Hike

Saturday, May 17

Highline Lake State Park

We are celebrating #KidsToParksDay, are you? Join us for a Junior Ranger hike and work toward earning your badge. We will meet at the Day Use Restroom building above the Lakeview Swim Beach. Don't forget water, hiking shoes, and weather appropriate clothing.
Fly Fishing

May

17

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Fly Fishing Basics

Saturday, May 17

Mueller State Park

Learn how to fly fish and test your skills at Dragonfly Pond.
Fly Fishing

May

17

Fly Fishing Basics

Saturday, May 17

Mueller State Park

Learn how to fly fish and test your skills at Dragonfly Pond.

May

23

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Knot Tying for Kids

Friday, May 23

Mueller State Park

Kids use their hand-eye coordination to practice tying knots.

May

23

Knot Tying for Kids

Friday, May 23

Mueller State Park

Kids use their hand-eye coordination to practice tying knots.

May

24

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Fishing Meetup at Mueller

Saturday, May 24

Mueller State Park

Join CPW and Trout Unlimited volunteers at Dragonfly Pond for a morning of fishing.

May

24

Fishing Meetup at Mueller

Saturday, May 24

Mueller State Park

Join CPW and Trout Unlimited volunteers at Dragonfly Pond for a morning of fishing.
A trail winds around a lake with mountains in the background

May

24

Registration Required:

Please register for this event.

Highline Birthday History Hike

Saturday, May 24

Highline Lake State Park

Where else would we spend Highline Lake's 58th birthday but on the trails! Join us on a 4-mile guided hike through the park's history. Not able to attend? Stop in the Visitor Center and grab a map to take a self-guided hike through the park. The guided hike will meet at the Visitor Center.
A trail winds around a lake with mountains in the background

May

24

Highline Birthday History Hike

Saturday, May 24

Highline Lake State Park

Where else would we spend Highline Lake's 58th birthday but on the trails! Join us on a 4-mile guided hike through the park's history. Not able to attend? Stop in the Visitor Center and grab a map to take a self-guided hike through the park. The guided hike will meet at the Visitor Center.