Celebrate colorado public lands day

May 17, 2025

Get connected to fellow public lands advocates in your community. We’ll keep this page updated, so if you don’t see an event near you, please check back soon! 

  • Colorado Springs

    May 17th | 9:00-11:15AM

    Wild Connections and the Pikes Peak Sierra Club Group invite you to celebrate Public Lands Day by helping cleanup Fountain Creek, adjacent to the El Pomar Youth Sports Center. RSVP required!

  • Denver

    May 17th | 10:00AM-12:00PM

    Join The Wilderness Society at the State Capitol for a rally to protect public lands here in Colorado and across the country!

  • Dolores County

    May 17th | 10:00AM–1:00PM

    Join the Dolores River Boating Advocates for a volunteer day at the Bradfield Bridge. Stay for lunch to get involved in efforts to protect the Dolores Canyons. Bring sack lunches, snacks and drinks provided!

  • Durango

    May 17th | 10:00AM-2:00PM

    Join us for a Public Lands Volunteer Fair at the Durango Nordic Center. Learn about volunteer opportunities from more than a dozen outdoor-based area nonprofits. We'll have food, information, games, and prizes!

  • Georgetown

    May 21st | 2:30 & 5:00PM

    Join the Continental Divide Trail Coalition for a hike and cleanup day along the CDT. Start at the Herman Gulch Trailhead, then meetup after at Cabin Creek Brewing in Georgetown. Come for any part!

  • Grand Junction

    May 17th | 5:30-7:00PM

    Join Conservation Colorado at the Copper Club Brewing Company in Fruita for beers, bands, and a stand for public lands. Families welcome!

  • Gunnison

    May 16th – 18th

    Join Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers at I Bar Ranch for live music, prizes, onsite camping, food, beverages, bonfires and camaraderie.

  • Ridgway

    May 17th | 4:30 & 6:00PM

    Join Montrose & Ouray Counties Indivisible for a public lands rally across from Cimarron Coffee. Stay for a potluck dinner at the Decker Room to listen to a world-class panel talk about what you can do to help.