COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2014 Colorado State Recreation Lands inside: state wildlife areas, state trust lands, state Parks online brochure cpw.state.co.us 2014 Colorado State Recreation Lands t aBle oF Contents CP w oFFiCe loCations w hat’s new in 2014 ....................................... 1 cpw.state.co.us • How to make a hunting reservation ....................................1 ONL Y the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are • How to reserve a park campsite, yurt or cabin ..................1 related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our 42 parks locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. s tate wildlife areas ................................. 2-28 • What is an SWA? ......................................................................2 B Rush gRand junCtion montRose • SWA access rules ......................................................................2 122 E. Edison 711 Independent Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. • SWA properties and regulations ....................................3-28 Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Montrose, 81401 (970) 842-6300 (970) 255-6100 (970) 252-6000 s tate Fishing units ........................................ 3 ColoRado sPRings gunnison PueBlo • What is an SFU?.........................................................................3 4255 Sinton Road 300 W. New York Ave. 600 Reservoir Road Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 s tate trust lands (719) 227-5200 (970) 641-7060 Public access Program .......................... 29-43 denveR hot sulPhuR sPRings salida • What is the STL Public Access Program? ..........................29 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 • STL access rules ......................................................................29 Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 (970) 725-6200 (719) 530-5520 • STL public access properties and regulations ...........30-43 (303) 291-7227 duRango lamaR steamBoat sPRings 151 E. 16th St. 2500 S. Main St. 925 Weiss Dr. s tate Parks ............................................. 44-47 Lamar, 81052 Steamboat Springs, 80487 • Park access rules, park hours, fees and passes, Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 (719) 336-6600 (970) 870-2197 camping and reservations ...................................................44 • State parks property listings ........................................45-47 FoRt Collins meekeR 317 W. Prospect Road 73485 Hwy. 64 Fort Collins, 80526 Meeker, 81641 m aps ....................................................... 48-52 (970) 472-4300 (970) 878-6090 • SWA, STL and state parks lands - Northeast .................48 administRation • SWA, STL and state parks lands - Southeast .................49 glenwood sPRings monte vista 0722 S. Road 1 E. 1313 Sherman St., #618 • SWA, STL and state parks lands - Northwest ................50 0088 Wildlife Way Monte Vista, 81144 Denver, 80203 • SWA, STL and state parks lands - Southwest ................51 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (303) 297-1192 (970) 947-2920 (719) 587-6900 • Game Management Unit map ............................................52 l and index by County .......................... 53-58 li Fe haCk: BookmaRk this BRoChuRe on YouR smaRtPhone. bit.ly/coloradolands Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 cpw.state.co.us Editor: Amy Bulger Cover photo, snowshoer at Pearl Lake State Park © Tye Eyden Printed July 2014 by Publication Printers, Denver. 150,000 copies. Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Robert Broscheid a BBReviation keY The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission members are (as of July 2014): Bill Kane, chair- 4d w — 4-wheel-drive R d. — Road man • Christopher Castilian, secretary • Robert Bray, member • Jeanne Horne, member • Gaspar ATV — All-terrain vehicle Res. — Reservoir Perricone, member • Dale Pizel, member • James Pribyl, member • James Vigil, member • Dean Bm l — Bureau of Land s Fu — State Fishing Unit Wingfield, member • Michelle Zimmerman, member • Alexander Zipp, member • Mike King, Management STL — State Trust Land ex-officio member • John Salazar, ex-officio member Co./C os. — County/counties SWA — State Wildlife Area CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance CP w — Colorado US Fs / Fs — U.S. Forest with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title Parks and Wildlife Service II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title CR — County Road nwe /n /n — North, north- IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus GMU — Game west, northeast prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. Management Unit swe /s /s — South, south- h wY. — Highway NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are west, southeast j Ct. — Junction intended only as a guide. Colorado statutes and regulations are available for viewing at CPW offices e — ohv — Off-highway East and online at cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/Regulations.aspx. vehicle w — West 2014 Colorado State Recreation Lands on THE COVER A snowshoer departs from a whatE ’S N W2014 yurt at Pearl Lake State Park. » land oPenings... Nine new properties with a ends. Any other portable blind or stand for any other Photo by © Ty Eyden/CPW. variety of wildlife recreational opportunities open purpose must be removed at the end of the day. (This photo is supported by this year for public access. New State Wildlife Areas Blinds or stands do not reserve a hunting spot. In ad- funding from the Colorado (SWA) include: Brownlee II in Jackson County, Colo- dition, blinds and stands require clear marking with Tourism Office, a state agency.) row in Rio Blanco County, Sam Caudill in Garfield a hunter’s identification.See page 2 for instructions. County, Sikes Ranch in Baca and Las Animas coun- other photos, left to right: ties, and Urad Lake in Clear Creek County. » new Ponds, new hunts at tamaRaCk... CPW 1. Boys play at Chatfield State New State Trust Lands (STL) are: Overland Trail staff has worked to create new augmentation ponds Park’s swim beach, © CPW. in Logan County, Burchfield and Sikes Ranch in Baca and establish a new system for hunting Tamarack County, and Prospect in Weld County. SWA. In the past, three of four ponds were open to 2. Dad and daughter glass the See inside for individual property rules and details. hunting. To increase the quality of hunts and better plains, by Jim Bulger © CPW. manage the duck population and conservation, there 3. Fishing with dad, »u Yo R haBitat stamP dollaRs at woRk... are seven ponds that will be open on a rotating basis by © Ken Papaleo. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is currently working each day. These will be available to hunt through a 4. Waiting in the duck blind, on 12 land projects — conservation easements and new lottery reservation system. The new ponds and public access easements — being funded through hunt system will help maintain a quality hunting © Ducks Unlimited. the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program (a experience and improve waterfowl hunting on the 5. Taking the canoe to a partnership that combines hunter and angler Habitat rest of Tamarack SWA by increasing movement and favorite hunting spot, © CPW. Stamp funds and Great Outdoors Colorado funds). distribution of waterfowl on the property. See page 25 When completed, these acquisitions will protect for details. 54,000 acres of wildlife habitat and provide 49,278 acres of new public access for hunting, fishing and » tRiBute to Fallen oFFiCeR... The Wilbur Unit of download wildlife-related recreation activities. Oak Ridge SWA has been renamed the Jon Wangnild Unit in honor of a 10-year CPW officer who died in a MAPS ONLINE » land ClosuRes... A few properties have closed to horse accident in June 2013. State Wildlife Area maps and public access. These include Kodak Watchable Wild- life Area, Webster SWA and Carr Tract STL in Weld » Regulations Posted online... CPW reminds information: cpw.state.co.us/ County, Ward Road Pond SWA in Jefferson County, hunters that changes to regulations can sometimes oc- placestogo/parks/Pages/ West Bank SWA in Garfield County, and Julesburg cur after brochures are printed. To obtain updates, go wildlifeareamap.aspx SWA in Sedgwick County. to cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/Regulations.aspx. State Trust » hunting ReseRvation Changes... There are » haBitat stamPs aRe $10 and only one is required Lands maps: many changes for reserving waterfowl and small- per person per year for anyone 18-64. Stamps are cpw.state. game hunting spots on properties in Morgan and valid April 1-March 31. co.us/placesto Logan counties. If you plan on making a reservation, • You must purchase a stamp before buying or applying go/Pages/state check this brochure first to ensure you follow correct for a hunting or fishing license or a preference point. trustlands.aspx procedures. Properties affected include: Andrick • Anyone buying a one-day or additional-day license Ponds, Atwood, Brush, Brush Prairie Ponds, Elliott, for fishing and/or small game is exempt from buying Jackson Lake, Jean K. Tool, Red Lion and Tamarack the Habitat Stamp with the first two of these licenses. To learn about Ranch. See