Chico Basin
State trust / land board land · Colorado
Chico Basin is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 59,862 acres in El Paso County, Pueblo County, Colorado (State trust / land board land), managed by a Colorado state agency (PAD-US category: state land board). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 59,862 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Colorado state agency (PAD-US category: state land board) Listed in PAD-US as: Colorado State Land Board |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Resource Management Area Local designation: State Land Board Stewardship Trust Land |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Restricted access PAD-US definition: “requires a special permit from the owner for access, a registration permit on public land … or has highly variable times when open to use (e.g. seasonal Wildlife Refuge closure).” |
| County | El Paso County, Pueblo County |
| Reference point | 38.44087, -104.42366 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 1 PAD-US record combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: Colorado State Land Board. We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
State trust lands are managed to earn revenue; public access and hunting rules vary widely by state and may require a permit.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Chico River Addn. 1 State trust / land board land · 281 acres · 4.4 mi
- Chico River Addn. 2 State trust / land board land · 405 acres · 6.5 mi
- Chico Basin-Frost State trust / land board land · 13,443 acres · 9.5 mi
- Turkey Track Ranch State Trust Lands State wildlife / game area · 8,899 acres · 15.5 mi
- Runyon/Fountain Lakes State Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 82 acres · 16 mi
- Bohart-Chico Basin State trust / land board land · 29,274 acres · 17.3 mi
- Pueblo Reservoir State Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 11,341 acres · 25.5 mi
- Saint Charles State Trust Lands State wildlife / game area · 12,576 acres · 25.9 mi
- Arkansas River State trust / land board land · 362 acres · 29 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Chico Basin” in Colorado combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.