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Outdoors and wildfire
Hunting and fishing rules, trails, rivers, camping, winter sports, dark skies, and wildfire risk and defensible space — the public-land side of Colorado life.
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Outdoors and wildfire - June 10, 2026
The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area runs right through Chaffee County
The stretch of the Arkansas River through Salida and Buena Vista is a managed state recreation area run jointly by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and federal agencies, with its own access points and rules.
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The Arkansas River below Pueblo Dam runs cold and fast
The tailwater stretch of the Arkansas River just below Pueblo Dam is popular for fishing and tubing, but releases can make it very cold and high, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife sometimes restricts use.
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The Arkansas River starts in Lake County and is Gold Medal water
The Arkansas River begins near Leadville and flows into the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, a long stretch of Colorado Gold Medal trout water co-managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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The backcountry off Berthoud Pass is avalanche terrain
The slopes around Berthoud Pass draw backcountry skiers and riders into real avalanche country, where the CAIC forecast is part of the plan.
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The Bonita Peak Superfund cleanup near Silverton, explained calmly
Old mines around Silverton drain metals into the upper Animas River, and the area is a federal Superfund site under long-term cleanup.
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The Boulder Creek Path is the town's front porch on the water
A 5.5-mile creekside path threads downtown Boulder, the library, and city parks, carrying commuters, tubers, and anglers from the canyon mouth out past 55th Street.
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The Cache la Poudre is a federally designated Wild and Scenic River
The Cache la Poudre River, which runs out of the mountains through Larimer County and Fort Collins, carries a national Wild and Scenic River designation that shapes how the canyon is managed.
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The Cherry Creek Regional Trail follows the creek past 17 Mile House Farm Park
The Cherry Creek Regional Trail runs along Cherry Creek through Arapahoe County, with trailheads including the historic 17 Mile House Farm Park, linking the metro to the open country to the south.
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The Clear Creek Trail is slowly opening through the canyon
Jeffco's Clear Creek Trail, once called Peaks to Plains, is a paved path being built in segments up Clear Creek Canyon to connect Golden with the high country.
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The Comanche National Grassland is public land you can walk in Baca County
A large share of Baca County's open country is federal grassland managed by the Forest Service, with its own access rules and a ranger office in Springfield.
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The Conejos River carries special fishing rules, not the statewide default
Parts of the Conejos River are managed with artificial-flies-only and a small, large-size trout limit, so the rules differ from general Colorado fishing and change by stretch of river.
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The Crags Trail: Teller County's granite window onto Pikes Peak
A short, family-friendly hike from Crags Campground near Divide threads granite spires below Pikes Peak, and the same trailhead launches the strenuous back route toward the summit.
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The Crestone Group: a wall of serious 14ers above town
A tight cluster of fourteeners rises straight off the valley floor above Crestone, free to admire from town and a real objective for prepared climbers.
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The DeCaLiBron 14ers above Alma share one trailhead at Kite Lake
Four high peaks above Alma — Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross — are reached from the Kite Lake trailhead, but the Mount Bross summit has been on private land with restricted access.
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The Devil's Backbone is a tilted rock fin west of Loveland
Devil's Backbone Open Space protects a hogback, a wall of sedimentary rock that the same forces that built the Rockies tipped on edge, and it is a popular trail area close to town.
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The Dolores River Canyon is public land with its own rules
Below McPhee Dam the Dolores River cuts a deep canyon on BLM-managed public land that includes a wilderness study area, and how you can use it is set by the agency, not by general access.
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The Dolores River State Wildlife Area is not a park
Along the Dolores River, a State Wildlife Area offers fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing, but it is managed for wildlife and adults need a license or SWA pass to be there.
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The Dominguez-Escalante NCA carries the Gunnison River past Montrose
The lower Gunnison River north of Montrose runs through the BLM's Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, a red-rock float and hiking area that spans Montrose, Delta, and Mesa counties.
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The Dream Stream below Spinney is Gold Medal water with strict rules
The South Platte between Spinney Mountain and Eleven Mile reservoirs — the 'Dream Stream' in the Charlie Meyers State Wildlife Area — is Gold Medal, flies-and-lures, catch-and-release water with specific rules.
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The Eagle River SWA fishing leases are public access, not a park
The Eagle River State Wildlife Area is a set of leased fishing-access stretches with its own rules, including a license or SWA pass requirement and posted designated areas.
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The easy ways up Pikes Peak: the highway, the cog, and a permit to book ahead
Most people reach the 14,115-foot Pikes Peak summit by car or cog railway, and the summer drive past Mile 7 now needs a timed-entry permit booked in advance.
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The Flat Tops above Glenwood hide a rare karst world of caves
The limestone of the Flat Tops near Deep Creek, reached by Coffee Pot Road above Glenwood Springs, is rare karst country with sinkholes, fissures, and deep caves, best enjoyed from the surface with a little planning.
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The Flat Tops Wilderness has different rules than a regular trail
Part of the Flat Tops Wilderness reaches into northern Garfield County, and designated wilderness comes with its own access and use rules that differ from ordinary national forest land.
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The Fryingpan below Ruedi Dam is a cold-water trout fishery with its own rules
The Fryingpan River below Ruedi Dam is Gold Medal water famous for big trout, and it carries special flies-and-lures rules you should check before casting.
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