B L M map Options

[dbx]

To get started, hopefully rock hounding to start, just to be clear, pretty much any light green area on BLM map is a safe place to start. Then, check LR2000 - best effort checking for current claims. Then map out a spot and go. Any other advice ?

[Denise]

Uhoh, ALOT of confusion in this thread. All maps have a legend defining all the markings on the map. Remember that just because you don't see any markers in the field, doesn't mean it's good to go for prospecting. Monument markers are not that big and can be easily hidden or obscured from your vantage point.....not to mention that they could have just been knocked down. Here is a link to a thread CP started a while back regarding state owned land. Great informationthat should be read!!

Colorado Division of Wildlife-state owned lands, access and use rules

I hope this info helps everyone.

[dbx]

Uhoh, ALOT of confusion in this thread. ...
I hope this info helps everyone.

Well, I'm pretty sure I read blue as state owned land. And I wasn't planning to look there anyway, it was just an odd chunk of land for the state to own, I thought.

[swizz]

Well, I'm pretty sure I read blue as state owned land. And I wasn't planning to look there anyway, it was just an odd chunk of land for the state to own, I thought.

Whatever map you're looking at will always have a Key to identify shaded areas.
Blue is typically used as the color key for State owned lands.
Yellow is typically used to identify BLM managed lands.
Green is typically used to identify USFS managed lands.
No maps (that I'm aware of) are accurate with their depiction of borders, rarely even close. Further research is required to determine exact borders of the above mentioned lands if they are not clearly marked in the field. Research is solely and legally the user's responsibility.