Colorado's diverse topography covers over 66 million acres (roughly 103,718 square miles). Major land cover and uses include forest lands, crop lands, pasture and rangelands.

The following depicts the number of acres by land use:

• Forest land - 21,637,000 acres
• Crop land - 11,530,000 acres
• Pasture / Rangeland - 17,342,000 acres
• Other - 16,191,000 acres

Of the approximately 22 million acres of forest land, some 6 million acres are privately owned; the balance is managed by federal and state agencies.

The largest federal and state land managers are:

• USDA Forest Service, Region 2 (14.5 million acres)
• USDI Bureau of Land Management, Colorado (8.3 million acres)
• Colorado State Land Board (3 million acres)

Other public landowners are the National Park Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Colorado State Parks, tribes and local governments.

Each agency has its own rules about the access to and use of its lands. Please click in the links above to access each agency's website.