Douglas Reservoir State Wildlife Area closed temporarily
Kara Van HooseNortheast Region Public Information Officer
303-829-7143 / [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2023
Douglas Reservoir State Wildlife Area closed temporarily
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. – The Douglas Reservoir State Wildlife Area will be closed temporarily until a new lease is signed between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the property owners. Negotiations have been ongoing for months, but the renewed lease was not finalized before the previous agreement expired on October 31. Due to safety and liability concerns, CPW properties require active leases for recreation operations to resume. The SWA will reopen when the new lease is complete.
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.