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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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The southern Tenmile Range has a new plan for its crowded trailheads
Heavy use of the Quandary, McCullough Gulch, Spruce Creek, and Blue Lakes areas led the Forest Service and partners to adopt an access plan, so trailhead rules and facilities here are changing.
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Wild horses live in the Little Book Cliffs, northeast of Grand Junction
The Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range is BLM land a few miles from Grand Junction where free-roaming wild horses share canyon country with elk, deer, and bears.
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Bald eagles winter along the Arkansas River at Pueblo
Bald eagles gather along the open water of the Arkansas River and Lake Pueblo in winter, making the cold months a good time for respectful eagle watching near the city.
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Highland Mary Lakes climbs from Cunningham Gulch to the Continental Divide
The Highland Mary Lakes Trail near Silverton starts up Cunningham Gulch, enters the Weminuche Wilderness, and connects to the Continental Divide Trail in open alpine basins.
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Hubbard Mesa near Rifle is BLM land set aside for off-road riding
Hubbard Mesa near Rifle is a mapped BLM Open Area where OHV travel is allowed inside the boundary, subject to posted closures and rules.
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The Pawnee Bird Tour is a self-guided drive across the grassland
The Pawnee Bird Tour is a marked self-guided driving route on grassland county roads in Weld County, built around the area's well-known birdlife.
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Gunnison sage-grouse live near Poncha Pass and need their space in spring
A small population of the threatened Gunnison sage-grouse lives in the Poncha Pass area at the north end of Saguache County, where their spring breeding grounds are sensitive to disturbance.
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Mill Creek Campground is a developed base on the Lake Fork
The BLM's Mill Creek Campground sits along the Lake Fork of the Gunnison southwest of Lake City, with a short season, bear-aware storage, and access to the high peaks and byway.
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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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Denver's parks come with prairie dogs, geese, foxes, and coyotes
City parks and open spaces in Denver host wildlife like prairie dogs, Canada geese, red foxes, and coyotes, and the city asks residents not to feed them.
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Eleven Mile Canyon cuts through Pikes Peak granite below the dam
Below Eleven Mile Reservoir near Lake George, the South Platte carved a steep canyon through Pikes Peak granite, now a forest recreation area on an old railroad grade with a day-use fee.
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Mount Garfield is a steep, sun-baked climb above the Grand Valley
The Mount Garfield trail near Palisade climbs sharply up the Book Cliffs with little shade, so heat and footing are the real concerns on this short but strenuous hike.
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The Adobe Badlands near Delta are a clay moonscape best seen in dry weather
The Adobe Badlands northeast of Delta are eroded Mancos Shale with fossils and big views, but they have no trails or water, and the BLM warns the clay soils are difficult to cross when wet.
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The Gore Range and Wheeler trails are Summit County's long ridge walks
The Gore Range Trail and the Wheeler National Recreation Trail are long, high routes near Copper Mountain that connect to the Eagles Nest Wilderness and the Continental Divide Trail.
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The North Fruita Desert (18 Road) is a BLM mountain-bike area with a real campground
North of Fruita, the BLM's 18 Road trail system draws mountain bikers, and its campground is a designated, fee site rather than free camp-anywhere land.
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The Saguache Creek public land near Moffat is open seasonally
The Saguache Creek state trust land near Moffat is leased to Colorado Parks and Wildlife for seasonal public access with a license requirement.
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You still need a fishing license at Denver's city lakes
Colorado's fishing license rules apply at Denver's urban lakes and rivers just as they do in the mountains; anyone 16 or older needs a license.
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Daniels Park is Denver's wide-open park out on the plains
Daniels Park is a Denver Mountain Park down in Douglas County, set on open high plains with long views of the mountains and a second city bison herd.
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Denver keeps a bison herd you can see from I-70 at Genesee
The City and County of Denver maintains a small bison herd at Genesee Park, visible from Interstate 70 in the foothills west of the city.
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