River

Management Agencies

Agencies working on River Management

Authority over different river segments in Colorado sits with different regulatory entities which typically include Colorado State Parks and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service or U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Know which agency oversees the river you want to raft and contact it for conditions and other guidance. Contact information for the governing agencies on raftable Colorado rivers can be found below.

River(s) Oversight Agency Address City State Zip Contact Person Phone Email
Animas River U.S. Forest Service - Bayfield Field Office PO Box 439 Bayfield CO 81122 Mike Herin (970) 884-1404 mjherin@fs.fed.us
Arkansas River Colorado State Parks - Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area 307 W Sackett St Salida CO 81201 John Kreski (719) 539-7289 john.kreski@state.co.us
Blue River U.S. Forest Service - Blue River Field Office PO Box 620 Silverthorne CO 80498 Jackie Brown (970) 468-5400 jbrown05@fs.fed.us
Cache la Poudre River U.S. Forest Service - Fort Collins Field Office 2150 Centre Ave Bldg E Ft. Collins CO 80526 Jon Halverson (970) 295-6723 jhalverson@fs.fed.us
Clear Creek Clear Creek County Special Projects with Planning/Zoning PO Box 2000 Georgetown CO 80444 Lisa Leben (303) 679-2434 lleben@co.clear-creek.co.us
Colorado River - Kremmling to State Bridge U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Kremmling Field Office PO Box 68 Kremmling CO 80459 Terri Parvin (970) 724-3027 tparvin@blm.gov
Colorado River - State Bridge to Glenwood Canyon U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Colorado River Valley Field Office 2300 River Frontage Rd Silt CO 81652 Kim Miller (970) 876-9075 kmmiller@blm.gov
Colorado River - Glenwood Canyon U.S. Forest Service - Glenwood Canyon Field Office PO Box 720 Eagle CO 81631 Janie Pardo (970) 827-5178 jpardo@fs.fed.us
Colorado River - Loma, CO to Westwater, UT U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Moab Field Office 82 E. Dogwood Ste G Moab UT 84532 Jennifer Jones (435) 259-2136 jljones@blm.gov
Dolores River U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Dolores Field Office 29211 Hwy. 184 Dolores CO 81323 - (970) 882-7296 -
Eagle River U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Colorado River Valley Field Office 2300 River Frontage Rd Silt CO 81652 Kim Miller (970) 876-9075 kmmiller@blm.gov
Green River U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Dolores Field Office 4545 Hwy 40 Dinosaur CO 81610 Kelley Kager (970) 374-3020 kelly_kager@nps.gov
Lower Gunnison River, including Gunnison Gorge U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Uncompahgre Field Office 2465 South Townsend Ave Montrose CO 81401 Edd Franz (970) 240-5309 edd_franz@blm.gov
Lake Fork Gunnison River U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Gunnison Field Office 216 N. Colorado Gunnison CO 81230 Sally Thode (970) 641-0471 Sally_Thode@blm.gov
North Platte River U.S. Forest Service - North Platte Field Office South Hwy 130, PO Box 249 Saratoga WY 82331 Diana Hood (307) 326-2532 dlhood@fs.fed.us
Piedra River U.S. Forest Service - Bayfield Field Office PO Box 439 Bayfield CO 81122 Mike Herin (970) 884-1404 mjherin@fs.fed.us
Rio Grande River U.S. Forest Service - Divide Ranger District PO Box 270 Creede CO 81130 Jody Fairchild (719) 658-2556 jfairchild@fs.fed.us
Roaring Fork River No single oversight agency - call a commercial outfitter for river conditions www.croa.org - - - - - -
San Juan River No single oversight agency - call a commercial outfitter for river conditions www.croa.org - - - - - -
San Miguel River U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Uncompahgre Field Office 2465 South Townsend Ave Montrose CO 81401 Edd Franz (970) 240-5309 edd_franz@blm.gov
Taylor River U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Gunnison Field Office 650 South 11th Street Gunnison CO 81230 Ray Rossman (970) 641-4435 rrossman@fs.fed.us
Uncompahgre River U.S. Bureau of Land Management - Uncompahgre Field Office 2465 South Townsend Ave Montrose CO 81401 Edd Franz (970) 240-5309 edd_franz@blm.gov
Yampa River U.S. National Park Service - Dinosaur National Monument 4545 Hwy 40 Dinosaur CO 81610 Kelley Kager (970) 374-3020 kelly_kager@nps.gov
River Management Agencies