Who We Are

The Colorado River Headwaters Chapter of Trout Unlimited is located in beautiful Grand County Colorado. We are north-west of Denver and on the west side of the Continental Divide. We're located just where you'd expect based on our name: at the headwaters of the Colorado River. That means we're where the human population density is low and wildlife density (including fish) is high. Our moose count far exceeds our stoplight count.  Grand County is roughly the size of the state of Delaware with a population of around 14,000. The main communities here are Winter Park, Fraser, Tabernash, Granby, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs, Parshall and Kremmling. We are fortunate to fish the Colorado and its first tributaries near their source, and the fishing here is wonderful.

Trout Unlimited Colorado and National

TU is a national non-profit with local chapters (like ours) across the country. Each chapter is within a state organization. TU is a 501(c)3 non-profit.

What We do

Everyone on our board is a dedicated, talented unpaid volunteer who works hard to ensure the money you invest in us and your participation in our projects makes a real difference in our rivers and wider environment. 

We believe in doing local on the ground and in the river projects that have tangible benefits rather than spending our time and efforts in endless, fruitless litigation against the diverters. We wish our forefathers hadn’t sold their local water rights a hundred years ago but they did. We need to be realistic and make the best of a situation we wish were different.

Each year here in Colorado's high country, we accomplish a lot in Grand County!

Become a Trout Unlimited Member 

The lifeblood of Trout Unlimited is its 150,000+ members, over 11,000 of which are in Colorado. They volunteer their time and contribute much needed funds, strengthening our ability to protect Colorado’s rivers and watersheds.

Please be sure to indicate you want to be in the Colorado River Headwaters Chapter, #547.