Colorado Supreme Court upholds narrow stream access laws – 'a total outlier' in the Mountain West

KUNC | By Emma VandenEinde

Published June 13, 2023 at 4:39 AM MDT

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The Colorado Supreme Court handed down a ruling this week that leaves the state's stream access laws as murky as ever. But, in other Mountain West states, stream access laws vary widely.

The case came about because of an angler who was fishing on a part of the Arkansas River that ran through private property. The court dismissed the angler's claim, but the battle to define whether the state owns a riverbed could pit landowners against recreation enthusiasts in the future.

The case came about because of an angler who was fishing on a part of the Arkansas River that ran through private property. The court dismissed the angler's claim, but the battle to define whether the state owns a riverbed could pit landowners against recreation enthusiasts in the future.