Frantz Lake SWA: hunting rules and access

Frantz Lake SWA is 25 acres of State Wildlife Area in Chaffee County, Colorado, in game management unit 56. CPW lists no hunting for it, and its rules for the property run to 9 lines: 4 on its page for the property and 5 in its regulations.

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

CPW's page for this property lists no hunting opportunities.

Fishing, as CPW lists it: Fishing Opportunities, Coldwater Lake.

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. Vessel use prohibited, except hand-launched vessels propelled by hand, wind or electric motor.
• B. Hunting and the discharge of firearms or bows prohibited.
• C. Water contact activities allowed.
• D. Bicycles and dogs allowed. Dogs must be under control and on leash by handler at all times.

In CPW's regulations

• a. Vessel use is prohibited, except for hand-launched vessels that are propelled by hand, wind or electric motor.
• b. Hunting and the discharge of firearms or bows is prohibited.
• c. Water contact activities are allowed.
• d. Bicycles are allowed.
• e. Dogs are allowed but must be kept under control on a physical leash by the handler at all times.

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 Frantz Lake SWA 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 56, around Frantz Lake SWA

• Elk in unit 56, 2024: 421 hunters in all seasons took 99 elk, 24% success (2023: 21% from 423 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 279 hunters, 27%. Unit 56 elk by season
• Deer in unit 56, 2024: 344 hunters in all seasons took 111 deer, 32% success (2023: 37% from 298 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 274 hunters, 33%. Unit 56 deer by season
• Unit 56: 238 square miles in Chaffee County, 59.5% national forest and 5.8% BLM land, from 7,100 to 13,400 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 56

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 56 elk, unit 56 deer.

Nearest CPW properties to Frantz Lake SWA

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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