Contact Name: Jennifer Churchill

Contact Phone: 303-291-7234

DENVER – Due to the historic flooding of the last five days, several

parks and wildlife areas, as well as forest access is closed until

further notice.

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Northeast region parks closed:

Eldorado Canyon State Park

Jackson Lake State Park

St. Vrain State Park

Northeast region state wildlife areas and state trust lands closed:

Atwood SWA & STL

Big Thompson Ponds SWA

Boyd Ponds SWA

Bravo SWA including the Scalva Parcel

Brower SWA

Brush SWA

Centennial Valley SWA

Cottonwood SWA

Dune Ridge SWA

Eagle Canyon STL

Elliott SWA

Ford Bridge STL

Forks SWA

Frank SWA

Jean K. Tool SWA|

Julesburg SWA

Knudson SWA

Messex SWA

Mitani Tokuyasu SWA

Mt. Evans SWA

Nakagawa SWA

Narrows SWA

Overland Trail SWA

Pony Express SWA

Red Lion STL

Sedgwick Bar SWA

Simpson Ponds SWA

Tamarack SWA

Watson Lake SWA

Webster SWA

Trail map Links

Limited access:

Ralston Creek SWA (parking lot washed out—hunters can park at Golden

Gate Canyon State Park).

CPW recommends that hunters not cross the South Platte to go hunting, as

additional flood waters are anticipated and may close roads that are

currently open. Storm Mountain access road is closed except for

emergency purposes by order of Larimer County and Highway 5 in Clear

Creek County is being closed on and off at various spots.

US Forest Service ALERT! Road Status Uncertain in Some Areas, Travel

Discouraged

Due to heavy rains and saturated soils the Arapaho and Roosevelt

National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland officials are

discouraging all travel and activities on the Boulder, Canyon Lakes and

Clear Creek Ranger Districts and the Pawnee National Grassland until

further notice. The current condition of roads is unknown.

The Forest has 230 miles of roads across the hardest hit areas on the

Boulder and Canyon Lakes Ranger Districts. Forest officials will be

assessing damage. Some road or area closures are expected. Use caution

on any travel in areas affected by recent rains.

For additional information on accessing Forest Service lands, please

visit: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/arp/hunting

If a customer holding a license in a GMU that is inaccessible and the

season has not yet started, they may return their license to us prior to

the start of the season get a refund or have their preference points

reinstated. They may either bring their licenses into an office or have

it postmarked PRIOR to the start of the season.

For any customers who are trapped by the water or who cannot get to

their homes, CPW is following our standard disaster procedure--if the

hunter wants to return a license, please contact us and return the

license as soon as possible. If the license is destroyed, we will, of

course, work with hunters to get them a refund, preference point

reinstatement, or a replacement.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages 42 state parks, more than 300 state

wildlife areas, all of Colorado's wildlife, and a variety of outdoor

recreation. For more information go to cpw.state.co.us

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http://wildlife.state.co.us/NewsMedia/PressReleases

For more information about Division of Wildlife go to:

http://wildlife.state.co.us.