Colorado residents can buy the Keep Colorado Wild (CO State Parks) Pass for $29 through the DMV when they register a motorcycle, recreational vehicle, motor vehicle or light truck.
How to get your Keep Colorado Wild Pass
You have the flexibility to opt in or out of the pass during the annual registration process with the DMV online, through a kiosk, by mail, or in person. Same-day reversals can be done at any DMV office. You can make the decision to buy or decline the pass every year, regardless of your previous choice.
- If in person, tell the person helping you if you want or are declining the Keep Colorado Wild Pass.
- If online or at a kiosk, there will be a prompt during the transaction asking if you want the Keep Colorado Wild Pass. Simply select “Yes” to get the pass and “No” to decline the pass.
- If mailing your vehicle registration renewal to the county, your renewal card now displays the total amounts with and without the pass. Write the check for the amount that does not include the $29 pass.
How to use your Keep Colorado Wild Pass
- Your vehicle registration card serves as your Keep Colorado Wild Pass. Simply show your vehicle registration card with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife logo to enter a park. The logo will appear on the card that does not have your address printed on it. If the park entrance is not staffed, you can enter the park but may be asked to show your pass at any time.
Note: You will not receive a window sticker or other receipt in the mail. Do not display your vehicle registration on your dashboard. - The pass is not transferrable between vehicles as it is linked to your license plate and registration card. If you wish to use additional vehicles to enter state parks, you will need to purchase passes for those vehicles as well.
- If entering a state park by bike, on foot, or by shuttle, you must carry your vehicle registration card with you or show your registration in the MyColorado or Colorado Parks and Wildlife app on your phone. Your Keep Colorado Wild Pass will cover the entry fee for you and up to three other individuals aged 16 and older (entry for children younger than 16 is free).
