Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Colorado

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Colorado: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 5 areas listed.

National Forests 2
Routt National Forest
Routt, Moffat, Jackson, Grand County · 1,125,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Routt National Forest covers 1.125 million acres of the Park Range and Gore Range in northwest Colorado, featuring dense...
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Gunnison National Forest
Gunnison, Delta, Montrose, Saguache County · 1,665,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Gunnison National Forest encompasses 1.665 million acres of high Colorado Rockies terrain, including the West Elk and La...
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BLM Land 1
Pawnee National Grassland
Weld County · 193,060 acres
🦌 Hunting Free Access
Pawnee National Grassland covers 193,060 acres of shortgrass prairie in northeastern Colorado's Weld County, one of the...
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State WMAs 2
Rio Grande State Forest
Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache County · 226,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Rio Grande State Forest encompasses 226,000 acres of high-elevation terrain in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colora...
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Bonny Lake State Wildlife Area
Yuma County · 13,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Bonny Lake State Wildlife Area encompasses 13,000 acres of shortgrass prairie, cottonwood gallery forest, and reservoir...
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