Colorado Bureau of Land Management Grazing Allotments

BLM Colorado Grazing Allotments show areas of land designated for livestock grazing, including private, state, and public lands. The dataset includes a separate layer for vacant allotments, verified as of July 31, 2019, from the Rangeland Administration System.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of Grazing Allotments across Colorado to identify public land usage patterns.
• Compare active allotments against the separate Vacant Allotments layer to assess land management efficiency.
• Map allotment boundaries from the GEOJSON format for integration with other federal land management datasets.

Strengths

• Includes a distinct layer for vacant allotments, providing specific land status information.
• Managed by the authoritative Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.
• Offers multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and a REST API for flexible access.

Limitations

• Vacancy status is from a 2019 snapshot and requires verification with local field offices.
• No quantitative details on size, row count, or livestock capacity are provided.
• Data may combine jurisdictions of multiple federal agencies without clear delineation.

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

Collection Method

Derived from pastures and pulled from the Rangeland Administration System (RAS).

Time Range

Vacant allotment data snapshot as of July 31, -2019.

Freshness

Metadata indicates a last update in 2026, but core vacancy data is from 2019.

Geography

Colorado, United States.