COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE

​​​​Application, licensing, inspection, regulation, and statutes documents for river outfitters in the State of Colorado are listed below. For additional information, call (303) 791-1954.

River Outfitter Licensing Statutes and Regulations 

• River Outfitter Licensing Statutes​
  (Click the + next to Title 33. Parks and Wildlife, then open Outdoor Recreation > Article 32. River Outfitters) ​
  
• River Outfitter Licensing Regulations​
  

River Outfitter License Application

• River Outfitter License Application
• Application Demonstration with Instructions​​​​​

* Note: This application may be used as either manual or electronic entry, but must still be signed and mailed in. If you need the application in MS Word format, please e-mail the request to Grant.Brown@state.co.us.

River Outfitter Records

• Guide Records Checklist
  

• Minimum Guide Qualifications

• In-State Missing Guide Record Affidavit

• Out-of-State Trained Guide Form - NOTE: This is only acceptable for guides who received adequate training outside of Colorado. Guides trained in Colorado in 1985 or later must have a completed Minimum Guide Qualification form. 

• AHRA Guide Qualification Forms: Pine Creek, Numbers, Royal Gorge
  

• On-River Log Form

• Outfitters Boat Incident Report

• Outfitters Land Accident Report
  

Inspections

• River Safety Inspections
• ​Outfitter Records Inspections​

Memorandums of Understanding

• CROA, BLM & State Park​​s MOU​
• BLM, USFS, Office of Outfitters Reg, DOW & State Parks MOU​​