Colorado by the Numbers: Parks, Forests, Recreation

• Colorado Division of Wildlife provides data on the big game, small game, turkey, and waterfowl hunting seasons. Information varies by hunt. Can include waterfowl counts, summaries of recent elk, deer, antelope, bear, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, and desert bighorn sheep hunting seasons.
• Colorado State Parks features information about state parks including reservations, maps, trail guides, geology and environment, activities, regulations, and other information.
• Lands Managed by Federal Agencies
• Lands Managed by Federal Agencies Where Hunting is Not Allowed
• National Forests in Colorado
• National Forests and Grasslands includes names and acreages of lands in Colorado.
• National Park Service Public Use Statistics Office provides data on recreation visits by state and a decade-by-decade summary of visits to National Parks. In addition, the site provides access to Statistical Abstracts for selected years in .pdf format. The abstracts include data on: Recreation Visits by State, Recreation Visits by Region and Population Center, Recreation Visits/Visitor Days by Park, Overnight Stays by Park , Buses by Park, Recreation Visits/Visitor Days by Park and by State, and Overnight Stays by State. Select the "Index" for access to data.
• National Park Service Units in Colorado. These currently include: Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site; Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park; Colorado National Monument; Curecanti National Recreation Area; Dinosaur National Monument; Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Great Sand Dunes National Monument; Hovenweep National Monument; Mesa Verde National Park; Rocky Mountain National Park; Yucca House National Monument.
• Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation 1991
• Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation 1996
• Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation 2001
• Expenditures for Wildlife-Associated Recreation
• Recreational Use of Federal and State Public Lands
• Recreation.Gov provides a searchable database of recreational opportunities on federal lands. Choose a state and recreation activity. The database will generate a list of relevant parks, forests, and other facilties. The individual entries include a description of the site, link to the agency which manages it, links to interactive mapping from the National Atlas and a current weather report.
• Public Lands in Colorado by Countries in 2002
• Roadless Areas "are National Forest System lands that have remained generally unroaded for a variety of reasons—inaccessibility, rugged terrain, or environmental sensitivity." The site includes background materials. Maps for the entire state and invididual areas are available online.
• Wilderness Areas