Badger Flats STL: hunting rules and access
Badger Flats STL is 3,570 acres of State Trust Land in Colorado, in game management units 50 and 581. CPW lists bear, deer, elk and small game for it, and prints no restrictions of its own for the property beyond who may enter.
| Kind | State Trust Land |
|---|---|
| Game management unit | 50, 581 |
| Size | 3,570 acres |
| Coordinates | 39.0135, -105.4340 (middle of the boundary CPW maps) |
| Map | Open Badger Flats STL on the map |
| Among CPW properties in unit 50 | 4th largest of 11 by the acres on CPW's pages, 8% of their 43,735 acres together |
| Among CPW properties in unit 581 | 3rd largest of 10 by the acres on CPW's pages, 15% of their 23,208 acres together |
| CPW's page read | October 8, 2026 |
State Trust Land is closed to the public unless CPW leases it, and this parcel is open only on the terms printed below. How the kinds of public land differ.
What CPW lists for hunting here
Bear, Deer, Elk, Small game.
A species on this list is one CPW names for the property. It still needs an open season, the right license for the unit, and nothing in the restrictions below against it on your dates.
Who may enter
Everyone age 16 years or older MUST have a valid hunting or fishing license to access a state trust land.
Restrictions on CPW's page for this property
None printed on the property's page.
In CPW's regulations
The regulations for CPW properties carry no section of their own for this one. The rules that apply to every State Trust Land still apply.
Read it at the source before you go
The rules above are CPW's words, copied from CPW's page for Badger Flats STL as it read on October 8, 2026 and from the regulations for CPW properties. CPW can change them or close the property at any time, signs on the ground count, and a rule that names a season moves with that season each year.
Units 50 and 581, around Badger Flats STL
- Elk in unit 50, 2024: 850 hunters in all seasons took 273 elk, 32% success (2023: 29% from 655 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 704 hunters, 36%. Unit 50 elk by season
- Deer in unit 50, 2024: 220 hunters in all seasons took 74 deer, 34% success (2023: 26% from 277 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 144 hunters, 47%. Unit 50 deer by season
- Unit 50: 500 square miles in Park County, 22.1% national forest and 9.6% BLM land, from 8,400 to 10,700 feet.
- Elk in unit 581, 2024: 1,521 hunters in all seasons took 196 elk, 13% success (2023: 11% from 1,609 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 1,124 hunters, 15%. Unit 581 elk by season
- Deer in unit 581, 2024: 572 hunters in all seasons took 292 deer, 51% success (2023: 49% from 540 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 450 hunters, 57%. Unit 581 deer by season
- Unit 581: 688 square miles in Park, Teller and Fremont Counties, 11.1% national forest and 21.3% BLM land, from 5,400 to 10,000 feet.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife survey estimates for the whole unit, private land included. They are not figures for this property, and whether elk or deer may be hunted here is in CPW's list above.
2026 elk and deer rifle hunt codes for units 50 and 581
| Season | 2026 dates | Legal shooting light here, opening day | Elk codes | Deer codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st rifle | Oct 14 to Oct 18 | 6:40 AM to 6:54 PM | E-F-059-O1-R cow E-M-050-O1-R bull E-M-059-O1-R bull | |
| 2nd rifle | Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 6:51 AM to 6:41 PM | E-F-050-O2-R cow E-F-059-O2-R cow E-M-000-U2-R bull E-M-050-O2-R bull | D-F-058-O2-R doe D-M-049-O2-R buck D-M-050-O2-R buck |
| 3rd rifle | Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 6:06 AM to 5:24 PM | E-F-050-O3-R cow E-F-059-O3-R cow E-M-000-U3-R bull E-M-050-O3-R bull | D-F-058-O3-R doe D-M-049-O3-R buck D-M-050-O3-R buck |
| 4th rifle | Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 6:18 AM to 5:15 PM | E-F-050-O4-R cow E-F-059-O4-R cow E-M-050-O4-R bull E-M-059-O4-R bull |
A code valid in the unit is not permission to hunt this property: the property's own list and restrictions decide that. Legal light is half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset at the coordinates above, on the Colorado clock; the state's printed table is the rule. Archery, muzzleloader, late and private-land codes are on the unit pages: unit 50 elk, unit 50 deer, unit 581 elk, unit 581 deer.
Nearest CPW properties to Badger Flats STL
| Property | Distance | Direction | Mapped acres | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleven Mile STL | 8.1 miles | west | 2,863 | 58, 581 |
| Charlie Meyers SWA | 9.3 miles | west | 1,082 | 58 |
| Saddle Mountain STL | 12.3 miles | south | 666 | 581 |
| Three Mile Mountain STL | 14.0 miles | south-west | 1,282 | 58 |
| Spinney STL | 14.4 miles | west | 3,578 | 50, 58, 581 |
Straight-line miles between the middles of the boundaries CPW maps, not road miles. A property can be much nearer at its edge.
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