BLM Colorado

The Andy Senti Public Information Center in the BLM Colorado State Office is a great place to find resources and information about your public lands. Staff can assist you with research and interpretation of BLM records and answer general questions about all BLM programs. We also offer maps of public lands in Colorado and a wide array of publications and brochures to help you plan your next trip outside and are open to the public Monday-Friday from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.

Volunteers are vital to BLM Colorado. Every year, thousands of volunteers donate their time, skills, and services to help us manage public land. For National Volunteer Week we are highlighting some of the important projects completed by volunteers in 2020.

The Bureau of Land Management Northwest, Southwest and Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Councils will meet jointly and individually next month. All meetings will be held virtually on the Zoom platform in accordance with CDC guidelines.

The joint meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2021. Individually the Southwest RAC will meet on May 25, the Northwest RAC will meet on May 26 and the Rocky Mountain RAC will meet on May 27. All meetings are open to the public, will begin at 10 a.m. and adjourn at 3 p.m.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced April 15 as the opening date for the North Sand Hills Special Recreation Management Area. Located in Jackson County, approximately 11 miles northeast of Walden, North Sand Hills SRMA is Colorado's only open sand dune area for Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) recreation.

Wolford Mountain Special Recreation Management Area also opens on April 15. The public lands within the Wolford Mountain area offer a wide variety of recreational opportunities including hiking, wildlife viewing, picnicking, sightseeing, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, mountain biking, camping, OHV trails and vehicle touring.

BLM Colorado implements seasonal closures across the state to reduce disturbance to wintering wildlife during the most stressful time of year. Closing areas to human activity is important to allow deer and elk to conserve energy and survive the winter. Learn about what areas are closed for each Field Office by visiting the Seasonal Closures page for more information. 

Fire management in Colorado is an interagency partnership among federal, state and local entities.  BLM-managed lands within Colorado are broken into four Interagency Fire Management Units: Northwest Colorado Fire Unit in Craig, Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Unit in Grand Junction, Southwest District Fire Unit in Montrose and Front Range District Fire Unit in Canon City.