Office & Parks Winter Weather Closures
Due to expected extreme weather conditions, Denver Colorado Parks and Wildlife Headquarters (including the Call Center), Northeast Region and Littleton Offices, are closing at noon Friday, Nov. 8. Castlewood Canyon State Park is closed. Cherry Creek, Chatfield and Barr Lake Park visitor centers are closed.
Veteran's Day Office Closures
Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices, including park visitor centers, will be closed for the state holiday, Monday, Nov. 11.
Wherever you go in Colorado, there’s a state park waiting to welcome you. Search by activity, city, camping/lodging type or facilities available.
These state or privately owned lands offer state-managed, wildlife-related recreation to the public. While most activities focus on hunting and fishing, each SWA has different allowed activities based on location and available resources.
State Land Board owns 2.8 million acres of State Trust Lands. Through the State Trust Lands Hunting and Fishing Access Program, a lease agreement between the State Land Board and Colorado Parks & Wildlife, some of these are available for hunting and fishing. Signs at individual properties describe allowed uses, rules and time frames for use.
Browse waters or search by water type, activity or common fish species found. These include a new category of fishable waters that our talented team of fish management biologists identified and nominated based on their fish sampling records, creel surveys, and professional biological assessments. Waters are below the threshold to be considered Gold Medal, but they are recognized because of their fantastic and diverse fisheries.
Learn more about the 19 fish hatcheries CPW manages to enhance angling opportunities and assist in native species recovery efforts.
Colorado's Boatable Waters range from the 150-mile-long Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area to small mountain lakes and large reservoirs. The Google map shows non-motorized, electric and gasoline powered boating access. Clicking on a point will give associated property information including: boat ramps, aquatic nuisance species inspections, fish species stocked, fish species present and elevation and acreage. Note: To find a State Park lake or reservoir, use the Park Finder.
The Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) phone app offers the most comprehensive trail map available for the state. It is built atop data from over 230 trail managers and houses nearly 45,000 miles of trails. Be sure to use the new wildlife alert feature.
An embedded Google map has pins of all statewide Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices and state parks.
Find every map on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website using the Maps Library! Search over 900 map files by name, county, map type, file type or year. Locate GeoPDF maps that can be used on your smartphone.
