Colorado Parks and Wildlife proposing changes to commercial use fees and regulations on CPW properties; public invited to learn and share feedback

Joey Livingston
Statewide Public Information Officer
303-345-4658 / [email protected]

Event at Lory State Park - CPW/© Verdon Tomajko

DENVER - Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is proposing changes to commercial use fees and regulations on CPW properties. The public is invited to learn more and share feedback on draft changes through the Engage CPW webpage and by attending an informational virtual meeting on May 20.

Authorized commercial agreements and permits at CPW properties may be impacted by the creation of a standardized fee structure, as well as administrative and regulatory changes. Impacted agreements could include Commercial Use and Special Use Agreements for State Wildlife Areas and Special Use and Special Activity Permits at State Parks. Approved changes would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025 at the earliest.

CPW encourages interested parties to familiarize themselves with available content on the Engage CPW webpage and attend a virtual informational meeting on Monday, May 20 at 6 p.m. MT. Participants will be able to ask questions and learn more about the proposed changes and how it may impact their commercial use experience. Please register for the virtual meeting using this link.

Why is CPW proposing changes?

To provide a consistent and transparent process statewide for all Commercial Use Activities on CPW owned and managed properties.
To provide standardized statewide forms to make the process easier for activity and event permittees.
To provide a statewide standardized fee structure for Commercial Use within CPW.
To rewrite CPW Commercial Use regulations and internal policies to reflect our merged agency.
To increase consistency by clarifying and further defining terms related to Commercial Use.

The public feedback period on Engage CPW will close on June 3. CPW staff will then finalize proposed changes to be considered by the Parks and Wildlife Commission for approval later this year. Any public comments after June 3 should be directed to the Parks and Wildlife Commission.

Learn more about the Parks and Wildlife Commission and CPW’s regulation creation process.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 43 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.