Ice Fishing at Mancos State Park

This video provides a glimpse of one of the more popular winter activities at Mancos: ice fishing. Located in remote southwest Colorado, Mancos State Park provides access to cross-country skiing and snowmobiling into the vast San Juan National Forest.

Located in remote southwest Colorado, Mancos State Park provides camping, fishing and connector trails for hiking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling into the vast San Juan National Forest. It’s also just a 20-minute drive to world-famous Mesa Verde National Park. This video provides a glimpse of one of the more popular winter activities at Mancos: ice fishing. 


Video produced by Joe Lewandowski/CPW. Lewandowski is the public information officer for CPW’s Southwest Region. He’s based in Durango.

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