State guide

Public land that may allow hunting in Colorado

595 named public land units in Colorado from PAD-US 4.1: 504 state wildlife & game areas, 17 forests & grasslands, 9 wildlife refuges & WPAs, 10 BLM units, 2 lake & reservoir project lands, 52 state trust / land board tracts, 1 other public land units. The largest are White River National Forest, San Juan National Forest, Rio Grande National Forest.

  • 595listed areas
  • 24.3Macres (approx.)
  • 504state wildlife & game areas
2026 deer season opening dates by state. For Colorado, check the agency link below.

Regulations & licenses: Colorado Parks and Wildlife

This site does not list seasons, bag limits, license or permit rules. Those change every year and differ by area. Check them with the state agency before you go, and confirm the specific area is open to the hunting you plan.

Check regulations with Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Where the listed areas are

State wildlife & game areas (504)Forests & grasslands (17)Wildlife refuges & WPAs (9)BLM public land (10)Lake & reservoir project land (2)State trust land (52)Other public land (1)

One dot per area at its reference point; larger dots are larger areas. Outline: U.S. Census Bureau.

Acres by land type

Forests & grasslands14.5M acBLM land8.4M acState wildlife areas1.1M acState trust land228K acRefuges & WPAs172K acLake & reservoir13K acOther1,113 ac

Approximate acres for the portion of each unit inside Colorado.

Photos from Colorado public lands

All photo credits

Public-domain photos by U.S. federal agencies, taken in the place named on each card.

All 595 areas, largest first

Acreage is calculated from simplified PAD-US boundaries for the portion inside Colorado. “Access” is the PAD-US public access field, not a statement about hunting. National wildlife refuges are generally coded “restricted” in PAD-US because of seasonal or area closures.

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