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 close-up photograph captures the profile of a wild brown mustang with a white stripe down its face and a windswept mane, standing in a sunny desert landscape of sagebrush and distant hills.

Jul

11

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Untamed: Mustangs in Spring Creek Basin

Jul 11, 2026 · 7:00pm

Ridgway State Park

Ready to hear the thunder of hooves and meet the true icons of the American West? Dust off your boots and join author and wild...

Education
A close-up photograph captures the profile of a wild brown mustang with a white stripe down its face and a windswept mane, standing in a sunny desert landscape of sagebrush and distant hills.

Jul

11

Untamed: Mustangs in Spring Creek Basin

Jul 11, 2026 · 7:00pm

Ridgway State Park

Ready to hear the thunder of hooves and meet the true icons of the American West? Dust off your boots and join author and wild...

Education

Jul

14

Registration Required:

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Junior Rangers

Jul 14, 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...

Jul

14

Junior Rangers

Jul 14, 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...

CWC Meeting Logo

Jul

15

Colorado Wildlife Council/Hunter & Angler Subcommittee Meeting: July 15th, 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · 10:00am

The Colorado Wildlife Council was created in state law by the Colorado legislature in 1998. The council’s mission is to educate...

Commission and Committee Meeting
Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting Logo

Jul

16

Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting: July 16-17, 2026

Jul 16, 2026 · 8:30am

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is a citizen board, appointed by the Governor, which sets regulations and policies...

Commission and Committee Meeting
An angler leans over to pick up a closed-face spincast rod.

Jul

16

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Learn to Fish Clinic

Jul 16, 2026 · 9:30am

Mueller State Park

Want to try fishing, but unsure where to start? Join this class and learn to fish. No experience required.

An angler leans over to pick up a closed-face spincast rod.

Jul

16

Learn to Fish Clinic

Jul 16, 2026 · 9:30am

Mueller State Park

Want to try fishing, but unsure where to start? Join this class and learn to fish. No experience required.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Logo with words Habitat Partnership Program Meeting

Jul

17

Larimer County Habitat Partnership Program Meeting- July 17, 2026

Jul 17, 2026 · 8:00am

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

Commission and Committee Meeting
bobcat

Jul

17

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Critter Talk

Jul 17, 2026 · 7:00pm

Trinidad Lake State Park

Join us for this popular, family-friendly program and discover the incredible wildlife of our area!

bobcat

Jul

17

Critter Talk

Jul 17, 2026 · 7:00pm

Trinidad Lake State Park

Join us for this popular, family-friendly program and discover the incredible wildlife of our area!

An illustrated poster for "STARLIT TRAILS: A Twilight Nature Hike & Stargazing Talk" on July 17th, showing a group of hikers and a park ranger pointing at constellations and the Milky Way above a mountain valley.

Jul

17

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"Starlit Trails" Nature Hike at Ridgway State Park!

Jul 17, 2026 · 7:30pm

Ridgway State Park

Experience the magic of twilight and the wonder of the night sky in one unique event! Join us on July 17th for "Starlit Trails,"...

Stargazing
An illustrated poster for "STARLIT TRAILS: A Twilight Nature Hike & Stargazing Talk" on July 17th, showing a group of hikers and a park ranger pointing at constellations and the Milky Way above a mountain valley.

Jul

17

"Starlit Trails" Nature Hike at Ridgway State Park!

Jul 17, 2026 · 7:30pm

Ridgway State Park

Experience the magic of twilight and the wonder of the night sky in one unique event! Join us on July 17th for "Starlit Trails,"...

Stargazing

Jul

17

Registration Required:

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Star Party at Mueller

Jul 17, 2026 · 9:00pm

Mueller State Park

See the beauty of the night sky through telescopes.

Stargazing

Jul

17

Star Party at Mueller

Jul 17, 2026 · 9:00pm

Mueller State Park

See the beauty of the night sky through telescopes.

Stargazing