Colorado State's River & Stream Access Un-Clarity

About this episode

The episode discusses the unclear laws regarding river and stream access in Colorado and features guests from American Whitewater and Rig to Flip.

In the State of Colorado, the couple hundred rivers and several thousand streams are extremely popular for fishing, boating, swimming, all the river things. And while people typically have access to these waterways, the laws on access in the state are not clear and could potentially lock up access when rivers run next to and through private property. Currently two groups are working to secure access for river users and a film, "Common Waters," explores a recent interaction between a landowner and a fisherman that is leveraging a push for legal clarity around this access. Two guests join us to talk through the topic: Hattie Johnson from American Whitewater, and Cody Perry from Rig to Flip.

People in this episode

Host: Sam Carter

Guests: Hattie Johnson, Cody Perry

Topics covered

• river access
• Colorado laws
• fishing
• boating
• private property
• legal clarity

Keywords

• Colorado
• river access
• fishing laws
• boating
• private property
• Common Waters
• American Whitewater

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Whitewater, Rig to Flip

Books & works: Common Waters

Places: Colorado

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