Actually there are books on this stuff. But I would look more towards Montana. There is more space than Colorado for government land. That means more land to lose yourself in. Go to www.miltiaof montana.com and look at the survival books they sell. There was a guy that posted here a few months back that did it for a couple of years and was giving advice out. I will try to find the link if I can.
wow, ignorance is bliss and rampant i see by many of the answers here.
in colorado (as with many other states) there is vast areas of national forest. go to the government website for specific info but keep in mind they do not encourage or promote living in forest so they will not mention it specifically.. in most national forest land they ask you (sometimes making it "sound" or "read" like a rule) to register for back country camping but there is no rule against not registering and it is 100% free to camp. i know you are talking about living, but for rules you will only find info on camping which you would essentially being camping for a very long time. i believ there is a limit how long you can stay at one spot and you are not allowed to build structures or cut live trees. it is a vast area though and easy to hide a small shelter. to really stick to the rules you would probably have to move every 30 days, only burn and use dead/fallen wood, maintain a hunting and fishing license and follow seasonal %26amp; limit rules for both. it is perfectly legal to live there but not easy to do so if you follow the laws exactly. if you go deep enough it is easily conceivable that you could do whatever you want and never see another human for years on end. the 2 big things that would attract atention is suspicion of poaching indicated by gunfire heard in july and fear of forest fire indicated by smoke from your campfire being too big and where no people are thought to be camping. outside of those 2 things nobody in forest service or state wildlife offices really care about one person may or may not be doing 100 miles from any trail, road, or building in the national forestIs it legal to live in the wilderness of Colorado?
You have to follow the same laws if you were living in a town or city. You either have to own the land or get permission from the landowner. As far as fishing and hunting, you would need to get licenses and follow the seasons.
as far as i know, you can on camping ground (if fees apply, you must pay them) but elsewhere in an undesignated area no because it's government property and you aren't a paying tenant.
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