Roeber SWA: hunting rules and access
Roeber SWA is 11 acres of State Wildlife Area in Delta County, Colorado, in game management unit 53. CPW lists big game and bighorn 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 | Delta |
| Game management unit | 53 |
| Size | 11 acres |
| Coordinates | 38.8271, -107.5575 (middle of the boundary CPW maps) |
| Map | Open Roeber SWA on the map |
| Acres inside the boundary CPW maps | 854, against 11 on CPW's page. Both are CPW's own figures, and they do not agree |
| Among CPW properties in unit 53 | 2nd largest of 2 by the acres on CPW's pages, under 1% of their 1,611 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
Big game, Bighorn.
Fishing, as CPW lists it: Fishing Opportunities, Catch and Release, 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 hunting or fishing only.
- B. Open May 1 through the day after the close of the annual big-game seasons.
- C. Discharging firearms or bows and hunt- ing prohibited in open space easement.
- D. Dogs prohibited.
In CPW's regulations
- a. Public access is prohibited, except while hunting and fishing.
- b. Public access is prohibited from the day after the conclusion of the annual big game seasons through April 30.
- c. Hunting and the discharge of firearms or bows is prohibited in the open space easement area.
- d. Dogs are prohibited.
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 Roeber 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 53, around Roeber SWA
- Elk in unit 53, 2024: 2,033 hunters in all seasons took 326 elk, 16% success (2023: 13% from 2,067 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 917 hunters, 19%. Unit 53 elk by season
- Deer in unit 53, 2024: 387 hunters in all seasons took 280 deer, 72% success (2023: 73% from 374 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 327 hunters, 80%. Unit 53 deer by season
- Unit 53: 396 square miles in Delta and Gunnison Counties, 67.8% national forest and 8.4% BLM land, from 5,500 to 11,600 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 53
| Season | 2026 dates | Legal shooting light here, opening day | Elk codes | Deer codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st rifle | Oct 14 to Oct 18 | 6:49 AM to 7:03 PM | E-F-053-O1-R cow E-M-053-O1-R bull | |
| 2nd rifle | Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 6:59 AM to 6:49 PM | E-F-053-O2-R cow E-M-000-U2-R bull | D-M-053-O2-R buck |
| 3rd rifle | Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 6:14 AM to 5:33 PM | E-F-053-O3-R cow E-F-063-O3-R cow E-M-000-U3-R bull | D-M-053-O3-R buck |
| 4th rifle | Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 6:26 AM to 5:24 PM | E-F-053-O4-R cow E-F-063-O4-R cow E-M-053-O4-R bull E-M-063-O4-R bull | D-M-053-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 53 elk, unit 53 deer.
Nearest CPW properties to Roeber SWA
| Property | Distance | Direction | Mapped acres | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCluskey SWA | 2.0 miles | south-west | 1,606 | 53 |
| Beaver Lake SWA | 26.2 miles | north-east | 63 | 43 |
| Sapinero SWA | 29.1 miles | south-east | 6,944 | 54 |
| Miller Ranch SWA | 31.4 miles | east | 1,670 | 54 |
| Whetstone Mountain STL | 32.7 miles | east | 620 | 54 |
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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