Oxbow State Wildlife Area
State wildlife / game area · Colorado
Oxbow State Wildlife Area is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 394 acres in Otero County, Colorado (State wildlife / game area), managed by a Colorado state agency (PAD-US category: state fish and wildlife agency). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 394 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Colorado state agency (PAD-US category: state fish and wildlife agency) Listed in PAD-US as: Colorado Parks & Wildlife |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Conservation Area Local designation: State Wildlife Area |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Otero County |
| Reference point | 38.04201, -103.40987 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 Parks and Wildlife
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Las Animas SFU State wildlife / game area · 59 acres · 7.2 mi
- Purgatoire River State Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 914 acres · 9.7 mi
- Holbrook Reservoir State Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 762 acres · 11 mi
- Rocky Ford State Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 1,102 acres · 13.6 mi
- Blue Lake State Trust Lands State wildlife / game area · 27,738 acres · 15.4 mi
- Blue Lakes State Trust Lands State wildlife / game area · 12,137 acres · 16.2 mi
- Keller Lease State Trust Lands State wildlife / game area · 1,522 acres · 16.2 mi
- Timpas Creek State Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 107 acres · 17 mi
- Melon Valley State Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 276 acres · 17.2 mi
- Higbee Canyon State Trust Lands State wildlife / game area · 643 acres · 18.2 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Oxbow State Wildlife Area” 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.