NOTICE TO ANGLERS:  We stocked Townsend Reservoir with over 700 pounds of rainbow trout on June 11, 2013.  We cannot stock Haymes or Womack for the remainder of the summer due to pH level and low water depth.  If we have a significant rain event that raises the water levels enough to stock fish in Haymes and/or Womack we will post it here on iSportsman.

PINON CANYON IS CLOSED ON WEEKENDS BEGINNING 11-MAY-2013.   Gate hours are 06:00 to 17:00 Monday-Friday.  Fort Carson has some areas open on 1-2 June 2013, see Open Areas for details.  No Range Control Recreation Safety Brief on 3 July 2013.

2013 Permits
If you had a iSportsman permit last year and want to purchase one this year, you need to use "Update Registration."  If you choose "Purchase a Permit" it will tell you that you already have one.  "Purchase a Permit" is for new recreationists who have not yet purchased a permit through iSportsman. 
Please note - If using a debit card, only cards with a Visa/Mastercard logo will work with the iSportman system. 

iSportsman: emails and phone calls
Wildlife personnel are no longer authorized to work outside of regular business hours, including weekends.  Emails received after 14:00 on Fridays will be answered Monday morning.  Contact the wildlife office (526-8006) if you need additional information.  We apologize for the inconvenience. 

NOTICE To Hunters
All persons getting a downrange pass should be familiar with map reading and land navigation prior to accessing downrange areas.

Getting To Pinon Canyon
The Pinon Canyon gate is located at mile marker 24, about 30 miles north of Trinidad and 45 miles south of La Junta on US Highway 350.  The installation is 30-45 miles from the nearest store or gas, so plan accordingly.

Anglers, Dog Trainers, & Birders 
Please ignore the "your permit is automatically put on administrator hold" when purchasing a permit as this only applies if you are accessing areas other than our stocked lakes and need a downrange pass.  If you plan only to fish in our stocked lakes or enter the Bird Farm and the WDA for dog training (without caps/blanks) or other recreational pursuits, you don't need to attend the downrange safety briefing.  You can enter these areas without a downrange pass, but you still need a Fort Carson recreation permit to fish. Even if your permit is free, you must still get a permit.  If you plan to go downrange or training dogs with caps/blanks, we must know that you attended the Range Control downrange safety briefing. 

We Want Your Photos
Sooner or later we will have photo gallery.  Click here to send us your wildlife photographs or to get additional information.  For all of you that submitted phots of your hunt, thank you and we will get them online in a few weeks.

Permit Activation
If you purchased a permit AFTER attending the safety briefing, you must contact us to have your permit activated.  You cannot get a downrange pass unless your permit is activated. 

Checking Out at the Kiosk
You must check out at the kiosk when leaving Fort Carson or Pinon Canyon. If you cannot checkout, then turn in your pass at Range Control.
 
Special thanks to SSG Clint Skogen, Dennis Hess, Jim McDermott, Russ DeFusco, April Estep, Rick Clawges, Bobby Day, Steve and Jody Navakuku, Luke Moncla, Roger Steele, Kevin Jackson, and Danita Lynch for the photographs posted at this website.