Blanca Wetlands, BLM — Attraction in Colorado

Your experience at this site depends on your expectations. For wildlife watchers, this is an amazing place at the right time. To see shorebirds, go in late July and early August. Bring bug spray as the site has ample deer flies. This site is relatively undeveloped. There are no picnic tables, no campground, and few trees for shade. Expect hot sun, bugs, birds, frogs, salamaders, and fish. The site has fish ponds for trout or bass and bluegill fishing. You can swim in the ponds but it isn’t a developed site and you might be eaten alive by bugs. There are 7 parking areas and a well maintained main road. You have to walk from the parking areas. This is like a living laboratory where you can see a diversity of wildlife, but you aren’t guided or pampered. It is about exploring. The site is closed from Feb. 15-July 15 to protect nesting birds. It is open for waterfowl hunting during...

I have gone here many times to fish, I will no longer be going back because there is a Game warden that stalks very aggressively. There was no Identification on his truck or his outfit but only stalks for a distance. I got my Binoculars on him and seen no uniform. I left and was followed out . Made me feel like I might have to use a gun and I felt like something was wrong it was a very strange experience. I will...

Beautiful place! Lots of wildlife. Lots to explore. Miles of trails. The one of only a few places to warm water fish in the valley. Lots of ponds. Great large mouth bass fishing.Rainbow Trout fishing as well. Stocked trout by local state fish hatchery....