Gypsum Ponds SWA: hunting rules and access
Gypsum Ponds SWA is 90 acres of State Wildlife Area in Eagle County, Colorado, in game management unit 35. CPW lists 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 | Eagle |
| Game management unit | 35 |
| Size | 90 acres |
| Coordinates | 39.6523, -106.9307 (middle of the boundary CPW maps) |
| Map | Open Gypsum Ponds SWA on the map |
| 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
Waterfowl.
Fishing, as CPW lists it: Fishing Opportunities, Coldwater Lake, 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. Open for public access sunrise to sunset; no time restrictions for hunters and anglers.
- B. Parking and public access allowed through designated areas as posted only.
- C. Launching and take out of vessels prohibited.
- D. Dogs prohibited March 15-July 15. When allowed, dogs must be under control and on leash by handler, except service animals or when actively hunting, training for hunting or during licensed field trials.
In CPW's regulations
- a. Public access is prohibited between sunset and sunrise, except while hunting or fishing.
- b. Parking and public access is allowed through designated points as posted only.
- c. Launching and take out of vessels prohibited.
- d. Dogs are prohibited from March 15 through July 15.When allowed dogs must be kept under control on a physical leash by the handler at all times except as authorized in #900(C)(15).
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 Gypsum Ponds 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 35, around Gypsum Ponds SWA
- Elk in unit 35, 2024: 1,008 hunters in all seasons took 168 elk, 17% success (2023: 13% from 993 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 703 hunters, 20%. Unit 35 elk by season
- Deer in unit 35, 2024: 1,013 hunters in all seasons took 442 deer, 44% success (2023: 39% from 870 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 852 hunters, 49%. Unit 35 deer by season
- Unit 35: 268 square miles in Eagle County, 0% national forest and 69% BLM land, from 6,300 to 10,500 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 35
| Season | 2026 dates | Legal shooting light here, opening day | Elk codes | Deer codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st rifle | Oct 14 to Oct 18 | 6:47 AM to 7:00 PM | E-E-035-O1-R either-sex E-F-035-O1-R cow | |
| 2nd rifle | Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 6:58 AM to 6:46 PM | E-F-035-O2-R cow E-F-036-O2-R cow E-M-000-U2-R bull | D-F-035-O2-R doe D-M-035-O2-R buck |
| 3rd rifle | Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 6:13 AM to 5:29 PM | E-F-035-O3-R cow E-F-036-O3-R cow E-M-000-U3-R bull | D-F-035-O3-R doe D-M-035-O3-R buck |
| 4th rifle | Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 6:26 AM to 5:20 PM | E-E-036-O4-R either-sex E-F-035-O4-R cow E-F-036-O4-R cow | D-M-035-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 35 elk, unit 35 deer.
Nearest CPW properties to Gypsum Ponds SWA
| Property | Distance | Direction | Mapped acres | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Man's Gulch STL | 6.2 miles | south-west | 697 | 44 |
| Basalt SWA | 19.2 miles | south | 4,678 | 47, 444 |
| Basalt SWA - Schuck Unit | 19.8 miles | south | 95 | 47, 444 |
| Sam Caudill SWA | 22.4 miles | south-west | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Terrell SWA | 22.6 miles | south-west | 9 | 43 |
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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