Colorado public hunting land
Start with Colorado Parks and Wildlife for current hunting rules, licenses and access information in Colorado.
Official Colorado resources
Planning a hunt in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Where to Hunt resources should be used alongside the current hunting regulations. Keep the game-management unit, land manager and individual property distinct in your notes; they answer different questions.
When comparing public ownership with your intended route, check the road approach as carefully as the destination. If a plan uses a CPW property or a special access opportunity, open its current details rather than assuming all state-colored land has the same entry conditions. Keep a second route available for closures or inaccessible gates.
Check the property and the route
Read the property's current rules, closures and permit requirements. Confirm parking and every part of the approach; a public parcel can be surrounded by private land. A road or path visible on imagery is not proof of public access. Resolve uncertain boundaries with the managing agency.
Use with Free Hunting Map
Open Layers and enable relevant PAD-US public-land manager categories. Compare topo and aerial imagery, mark verified parking and save notes for the spots you plan to check. PAD-US is a planning aid, not a legal boundary or hunting-permission map; parcel coverage in the app is limited to Wisconsin.
View your approach at the zoom levels you need and test the cached map offline before leaving. Keep official property maps and rules with your trip materials.
Open the map