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Outdoors and wildfire
Hunting and fishing rules, trails, rivers, camping, winter sports, dark skies, and wildfire risk and defensible space — the public-land side of Colorado life.
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Outdoors and wildfire - June 10, 2026
Winter backcountry near Silverton means checking the CAIC avalanche forecast
The mountains around Silverton sit in the North San Juan avalanche zone, where the state avalanche center posts daily winter forecasts and backcountry travelers carry rescue gear.
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Winter in Chaffee County's high country means checking the avalanche forecast
The Sawatch Range above Chaffee County is avalanche terrain in winter, and the state's avalanche center publishes a daily forecast for this zone that backcountry travelers should read first.
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Wintering bald eagles hunt the fields above Stearns Lake on Broomfield's west edge
A flat 1.3-mile loop to Stearns Lake on Broomfield's western edge is one of the easier places near town to watch bald eagles hunt the open fields in winter.
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You can walk the Santa Fe Trail to Sierra Vista Overlook near Timpas
A marked section of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail runs from the Timpas area to Sierra Vista Overlook in the Comanche National Grassland, letting you walk the old route on foot.
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You can watch wild bison from your car at the Arsenal refuge
Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge in Commerce City has a bison herd and an 11-mile Wildlife Drive, with a firm rule to stay in your vehicle near the bison.
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You still need a fishing license at Denver's city lakes
Colorado's fishing license rules apply at Denver's urban lakes and rivers just as they do in the mountains; anyone 16 or older needs a license.
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Zapata Falls: a short hike, a rough road, and slick rocks
Zapata Falls is a waterfall tucked in the Sangre de Cristo foothills south of the Great Sand Dunes, reached by a rough gravel road and a short hike that ends with wading over slippery rocks.
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