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