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Colorado Parks and Wildlife closes shooting range at Basalt State Wildlife Area due to extreme fire danger
Rachael GonzalesNorthwest Region Public Information Officer
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife closes shooting range at Basalt State Wildlife Area due to extreme fire danger
Aug. 8, 2025
BASALT, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has temporarily closed the shooting range at Basalt State Wildlife Area. This closure will take effect on Friday, Aug. 8 and remain in place until further notice.
Stage 2 fire restrictions are currently in effect in Eagle County and White River National Forest (WRNF). Working with our partners at WRNF, Roaring Fork Fire Rescue, and Eagle and Pitkin counties, CPW has decided to temporarily close the shooting range due to heightened fire danger.
“Over the last few years, our staff has worked on mitigation efforts to reduce the risk of a wildfire at the shooting range,” said Area Wildlife Manager Matt Yamashita. “This includes improving safety berms as well as mitigating vegetation that could potentially fuel wildfires near the wildlife area. After collaborating with our local and federal partners, and taking into account the extreme fire danger in the Roaring Fork Valley, we feel temporarily closing the range is the right decision at this time.”
Basalt State Wildlife Area remains open to the public; this closure only applies to the shooting range. CPW reminds the public that recreational shooting outside of the range is prohibited.
For more information on the Basalt SWA shooting range or to find shooting ranges throughout the state, visit the Shooting Range Finder page on our website.
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.
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