No matter what time of year you visit, there is always something to do - from hiking and biking in the summer to snowmobiling and skiing in the winter.
The Royal Gorge Field Office manages a broad range of fossil resources in eastern Colorado. One can find fossils ranging from the Ordovician Harding Formation to the Cretaceous Vermejo Formation. Learn all about fossils in this five-part series.
Colorado's 8.3 million acres of BLM public lands, along with 27 million acres of mineral estate, are concentrated primarily in the western portion of the State. The lands range from alpine tundra, colorful canyons, and mesas in the southwest, to rolling sage-covered hills in the northwest. These public lands play a vital role in providing open space and contribute to Colorado's quality of life.