Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Colorado (2026)

Arvada bars obstructing any public passageway, including placing furniture or personal property on a sidewalk, alley…

City Code § 9.2.112 makes it unlawful to sit, kneel, recline or lie down on the public right of way in the Central…

Denver prohibits sitting or lying on the public right-of-way in the Downtown Business Improvement District from 7 a.m…

Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 17-128 makes it unlawful to obstruct a sidewalk or entrance, and defines…

Sitting, kneeling, reclining or lying on the sidewalk or other public right-of-way in downtown Manitou Springs is…

Boulder does not ban sitting or lying on a sidewalk outright, but Section 5-3-5 makes it a violation to obstruct…

Thornton makes it unlawful to block a street or sidewalk in a way that hinders or impedes pedestrians or vehicles, a…

Adams County bans overnight camping, and overnight vehicle, trailer or camper parking for camping purposes, in every…

Aurora's city manager can abate any unauthorized camp on public property without advance notice; verbal orders to move…

Boulder bans unauthorized camping citywide under B.R.C. § 5-6-10: no one may camp on city-owned park, parkway…

Boulder County bans overnight camping, tents, and occupying a vehicle or trailer overnight on any Parks & Open Space…

Camping on any City-owned property in Centennial, rights-of-way, sidewalks, trails, parks, floodplains and open space…

City Code § 9.6.110 bans camping, defined broadly as using a public area for human habitation, including presence of…

Denver's urban camping ban makes it unlawful to camp on public or private property without authorization, covering both…

Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 17-181 makes it unlawful to camp or pitch a tent on any public property in the…

Section 9.24.070 of the Fountain Municipal Code bans camping on any public property unless a governmental authority…

Greeley bans camping on any public or private property citywide unless the city expressly authorizes the location…

Overnight camping and open fires are banned outright in every Littleton public park and open space, with no permit…

Camping or sleeping in any city park, on a public street or on any other public property is unlawful in Manitou Springs…

Weld County enacted a countywide camping ban in 2023: Section 17-7-30 makes it unlawful to camp on any County-owned…

Lakewood bans storing tents, tarps, sleeping bags or other shelter materials on city-owned public property, including…

Camping in a Longmont park, parkway, open space or other city property without a permit is unlawful under Municipal…

Loveland's City Manager may civilly abate unauthorized encampments from public property under Municipal Code Chapter…