Browns Park SWA - Beaver Creek Unit: hunting rules and access
Browns Park SWA - Beaver Creek Unit is one of 4 parts of Browns Park SWA that CPW lists on one page (201 acres in all); CPW's map draws this part as 477 acres. It is a State Wildlife Area in Moffat County, Colorado, in game management unit 201. CPW lists deer, dove, dusky (blue) grouse, elk, pronghorn, rabbit and waterfowl for it, and its rules for the property run to 8 lines: 4 on its page for the property and 4 in its regulations.
| Kind | State Wildlife Area |
|---|---|
| County | Moffat |
| Game management unit | 201 |
| Size | 201 acres |
| Coordinates | 40.8789, -109.0320 (middle of the boundary CPW maps) |
| Map | Open Browns Park SWA - Beaver Creek Unit on the map |
| This part, as CPW maps it | 477 acres. The size above is CPW's figure for all 4 parts of Browns Park SWA |
| Among CPW properties in unit 201 | Browns Park SWA as a whole is the 2nd largest of 2 by the acres on CPW's pages, under 1% of their 25,940 acres together |
| CPW's page read | October 8, 2026 |
A State Wildlife Area has its own rules on top of the statewide season rules. How the kinds of public land differ.
What CPW lists for hunting here
Deer, Dove, Dusky (blue) grouse, Elk, Pronghorn, Rabbit, Waterfowl.
Fishing, as CPW lists it: Fishing Opportunities, Coldwater Stream.
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
A valid hunting or fishing license OR SWA pass is required for everyone 16 or older accessing this state wildlife area.
Restrictions on CPW's page for this property
- A. Calloway Unit closed to public access in posted area.
- B. Public access on the Wiggins Unit is allowed by foot or horseback only, except along the main road that runs E and W on the S end of the property.
- C. Camping allowed in Cold Springs Mountain Unit and W of Beaver Creek in the Beaver Creek Unit, except as posted.
- D. Fires allowed within a containment structure.
In CPW's regulations
- a. Public use is prohibited within the posted administrative area of the Calloway Unit.
- b. Public access on the Wiggins Unit is allowed by foot or horseback only except along the main road that runs east and west on the south end of the property.
- c. Camping is allowed in the Cold Springs Mountain Unit and west of Beaver Creek in the Beaver Creek Unit except as posted.
- d. Fires are allowed within a containment structure.
From CPW regulations, chapter W-9 (Wildlife Properties), 2 CCR 406-9, dated July 16, 2026.
Read it at the source before you go
The rules above are CPW's words, copied from CPW's page for Browns Park SWA - Beaver Creek Unit 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.
Unit 201, around Browns Park SWA - Beaver Creek Unit
- Elk in unit 201, 2024: 205 hunters in all seasons took 108 elk, 53% success (2023: 51% from 187 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 181 hunters, 49%. Unit 201 elk by season
- Deer in unit 201, 2024: 58 hunters in all seasons took 53 deer, 91% success (2023: 83% from 60 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 45 hunters, 96%. Unit 201 deer by season
- Unit 201: 240 square miles in Moffat County, 0% national forest and 70.5% BLM land, from 5,400 to 9,100 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 unit 201
| Season | 2026 dates | Legal shooting light here, opening day | Elk codes | Deer codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st rifle | Oct 14 to Oct 18 | 6:57 AM to 7:07 PM | E-F-201-O1-R cow | |
| 2nd rifle | Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 7:08 AM to 6:52 PM | E-F-002-O2-R cow E-F-201-O2-R cow | D-M-201-O2-R buck |
| 3rd rifle | Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 6:24 AM to 5:35 PM | E-F-002-O3-R cow E-F-201-O3-R cow | D-M-201-O3-R buck |
| 4th rifle | Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 6:37 AM to 5:25 PM | E-F-002-O4-R cow E-F-201-O4-R cow | D-M-201-O4-R buck |
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 201 elk, unit 201 deer.
Nearest CPW properties to Browns Park SWA - Beaver Creek Unit
| Property | Distance | Direction | Mapped acres | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Park SWA - Cold Springs Mountain Unit | 5.1 miles | north-east | 1,104 | 201 |
| Browns Park SWA - Wiggins Unit | 5.5 miles | north | 530 | 201 |
| Browns Park SWA - Calloway Unit | 5.6 miles | east | 120 | 201 |
| Browns Park STL | 6.9 miles | south-east | 1,310 | 1 |
| Cold Springs Mountain STL | 10.6 miles | east | 25,110 | 2, 201 |
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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