DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation
PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION
2 CCR 405-1
[Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.]
CHAPTER 1 - PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION LANDS
ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION LANDS AND WATERS
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PARK SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS
d.  In addition to the general land and water regulations, the following restrictions shall also apply:
10.  Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
(a)  	Except in established campgrounds where toilet facilities are provided, all overnight campers must provide and use a portable toilet device capable of carrying human waste out of the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. Contents of the portable toilet must be emptied in compliance with law and may not be deposited within the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, unless at a facility specifically designated by the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area.
(b)  	Building or tending fires is allowed pursuant to regulation #100b.7., except at the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area fire containers must have at least a two inch rigid side. Fire containers must be elevated up off the ground.  
(c)	Swimming is permitted in the Arkansas River from the confluence of the East Fork/Lake Fork of the Arkansas within the boundaries of the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. All persons under the age of 13 swimming in the Arkansas River within the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area must wear a properly fitting U.S. Coast Guard approved type I, III or V personal floatation device.

ARTICLE IV   -  RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO HUNTING, TRAPPING AND THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS ON PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION LANDS
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a.  It shall be unlawful:
WEAPONS, FIREARMS, AND FIREWORKS
1.  	To possess, carry, or discharge explosives, firearms and/or other weapons on parks and outdoor recreation lands or waters in any manner that violates Title 18, C.R.S., or any other applicable law.  The lawful carry of concealed handguns by persons in possession of a valid concealed handgun permit, together with valid photo identification, is permitted.  The possession or discharge of fireworks is prohibited.  The lawful possession and/or discharge of firearms on designated shooting ranges is permitted.  Other exceptions pertaining to the possession and/or discharge of firearms on parks and outdoor recreation lands or waters are as follows:
HUNTING/DOG TRAINING
(a)  	Shotguns loaded with birdshot or pistols loaded with blank charges may be used during authorized regattas and field trials or during the training of dogs on designated dog-training areas, except as follows:
(1)  	Only pistols or other mechanisms incapable of discharging live ammunition may be used at the dog training areas at Chatfield State Park and at Cherry Creek State Park.
(2)  	The use of live birds during the training of dogs is prohibited unless approved by the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation through the Special-Activities Permit.
BOW FISHING (Archery) and Spearfishing:
(b)  	Bows and arrows may be used on designated archery ranges or as a method of fishing in accordance with regulations issued by the Division of Wildlife.  Underwater spearfishing may be used as a method of fishing in accordance with regulations issued by the Division of Wildlife. Underwater spearfishing is prohibited within 100 feet of any marina, boat ramp, swim beach or dam infrastructure.
HUNT AREAS
(c)   	The following designated methods of hunting may be used in the following areas during hunting seasons that are authorized by the Wildlife Commission:
(1)  	During the  period beginning the Tuesday after Labor Day and continuing through the Friday prior to Memorial Day, only bows and arrows including crossbow and hand-held bow, unless otherwise restricted, and shotguns loaded with birdshot may be used for hunting during hunting seasons, and only in areas not posted as prohibiting such use, on:
(i)  Boyd Lake State Recreation Area
(ii)  Jackson State Recreation Area
(iii) Lothrop State Park west from a north-south line corresponding with      the existing barbed-wire fence between Horseshoe Lake and Martin Lake.
(iv)  Pueblo State Recreation Area
(v)  Stagecoach Reservoir State Recreation Area, western half of the reservoir
(vi)   Sweitzer State Recreation Area
(vii)  Highline Lake State Recreation Area
(viii)  Trinidad State Recreation Area
(ix)   Harvey Gap State Recreation Area
(x)  Eldorado Canyon State Park, western portion known as crescent meadows from the Tuesday after Labor Day through March 31, using a hand-held bow and shotguns loaded with birdshot.
(xi)  North Sterling Reservoir State Park
(xii)  Vega State Recreation Area
(2)  	Only shotguns loaded with birdshot may be used for waterfowl hunting during the regular waterfowl hunting seasons, in the areas and at the times posted, at Barr Lake State Park and at Corn Lake and Island Acres at James M. Robb State Park. 
(i)	All hunters must register prior to beginning hunting and check out at the conclusion of hunting, at the hunter registration area.