Colorado federal hunting ground

36 federal units with hunting (forests, grasslands, BLM, refuges, NPS units and military land) and 12 park service units closed to hunting.

Units NPS units Military Hunting gear

36Units

12NPS closed

Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture (Public Domain Mark 1.0)

Rules on Colorado federal land

Forest Service and BLM land are open under Colorado licenses and seasons. Refuges open only designated areas under 50 CFR 32.25. National Park Service units are closed to hunting under 36 CFR 2.2 unless a statute allows it: in Colorado, Curecanti National Recreation Area (36 CFR 7.51) and the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve are the two exceptions; hunting is not permitted in Great Sand Dunes National Park. Military land: Fort Carson and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site use the Fort Carson iSportsman system (account, briefings, recreation permit, firearm registration and daily check-in). The U.S. Air Force Academy (CPW GMU 512) runs its own lotteries and a GMU 512 draw.

From USFS, BLM, USFWS (50 CFR 32.25), NPS (36 CFR 2.2 and 7.51), Fort Carson iSportsman and USAF Academy pages Checked November 5, 2026.

Colorado federal units with hunting

Place	Kind	County	Acres	GMUs
Alamosa	Refuge	Alamosa, Conejos	11,760	80, 83
Arapaho National Forest	National forest	Grand, Clear Creek +6	720,567	17, 18, 27 +
Arapaho	Refuge	Jackson	26,344	6, 16, 17 +
Colorado River Valley	BLM field office	Garfield, Eagle +4	567,000	15, 22, 23 +
Grand Junction	BLM field office	Mesa, Garfield +2	1,000,000	21, 30, 31 +
Gunnison	BLM field office	Gunnison, Hinsdale +4	600,000	54, 55, 64 +
Kremmling	BLM field office	Jackson, Grand +3	381,806	6, 7, 8 +
Little Snake	BLM field office	Moffat, Routt +1	1,300,000	1, 2, 3 +
Royal Gorge	BLM field office	Fremont, Park +23	600,000	9, 20, 29 +
San Luis Valley	BLM field office	Saguache, Conejos +3	500,000	68, 79, 80 +
Tres Rios	BLM field office	San Miguel, Montezuma +5	600,000	70, 71, 72 +
Uncompahgre	BLM field office	Montrose, Delta +4	680,000	52, 53, 60 +
White River	BLM field office	Rio Blanco, Moffat +1	1,000,000	10, 11, 12 +
Baca	Refuge	Saguache, Alamosa	84,039	82, 791
Browns Park	Refuge	Moffat	12,574	1, 201
land in Colorado	BLM	Moffat, Rio Blanco +49	8,300,000	1, 2, 3 +
Comanche National Grassland	National grassland	Baca, Otero +1	443,642	130, 135, 136 +
Curecanti	NPS recreation area	Gunnison, Montrose	41,054	54, 63, 64 +
Fort Carson	Military	El Paso, Pueblo +1	136,376	59, 591
Grand Mesa National Forest	National forest	Mesa, Delta +1	345,933	40, 41, 52 +
Sand Dunes Preserve	NPS preserve	Saguache, Alamosa	40,818	82
Gunnison National Forest	National forest	Gunnison, Saguache +3	1,666,609	53, 54, 55 +
Manti-La Sal National Forest	National forest	Montrose, Mesa	27,051	60
Monte Vista	Refuge	Rio Grande, Alamosa	15,799	80
Pawnee National Grassland	National grassland	Weld	192,949	87, 88, 89 +
Pike National Forest	National forest	Park, Douglas +4	1,097,266	46, 49, 50 +
Pinon Canyon	Military	Las Animas	229,545	135, 142, 147
Rio Grande National Forest	National forest	Saguache, Mineral +6	1,839,118	66, 68, 76 +
Rocky Flats	Refuge	Jefferson	6,560	38
Roosevelt National Forest	National forest	Larimer, Boulder +2	814,417	7, 8, 19 +
Routt National Forest	National forest	Routt, Jackson +4	1,125,628	4, 5, 6 +
San Isabel National Forest	National forest	Chaffee, Lake +8	1,108,474	37, 48, 49 +
San Juan National Forest	National forest	Archuleta, La Plata +7	1,866,191	70, 71, 73 +
Air Force Academy	Military	El Paso	17,544	512
Uncompahgre National Forest	National forest	Montrose, Mesa +6	952,961	61, 62, 65 +
White River National Forest	National forest	Eagle, Pitkin +7	2,289,637	12, 23, 24 +

Colorado park service units closed to hunting

Place	Kind	County	Why not hunting land	Source
Florissant Fossil Beds NM	National Monument	Teller	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Black Canyon NP	National Park	Montrose	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Colorado NM	National Monument	Mesa	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Dinosaur NM	National Monument	Moffat	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Great Sand Dunes NP	National Park	Saguache, Alamosa	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Mesa Verde NP	National Park	Montezuma	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Hovenweep NM	National Monument	Montezuma	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Yucca House NM	National Monument	Montezuma	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Rocky Mountain NP	National Park	Larimer, Grand, Boulder	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Amache NHS	National Historic Site	Prowers	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Bent's Old Fort NHS	National Historic Site	Otero	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source
Sand Creek Massacre NHS	National Historic Site	Kiowa	National Park Service unit closed to hunting	source

Military hunting land in Colorado

Installation	Kind	County	Acres	GMUs
Fort Carson	Military	El Paso, Pueblo +1	136,376	59, 591
Pinon Canyon	Military	Las Animas	229,545	135, 142, 147
Air Force Academy	Military	El Paso	17,544	512

Hunting is prohibited in the Fort Carson Outdoor Recreation Management areas and in training areas with an active golden eagle eyrie. Downrange areas open only on posted days and blocks, subject to training.

Federal land landscapes

Snow-covered Rocky Mountain peaks rising above a line of pines in Colorado

Green meadow below a snowy mountain range under sweeping clouds in Colorado

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