Chatfield Balloon Port Association
Chatfield State Park
Littleton, CO
For those balloon pilots that fly or desire to fly at Chatfield State Park, you will be greeted with beautiful views, typically favorable flying conditions, and ample opportunities to enjoy splash and dashes in nearby Chatfield Reservoir.
To fly at Chatfield, you must have your balloon registered with the Division of Parks, which requires filling out an application.
If you are coming from out of town and planning on flying the Chatfield area, please email us and a club member will assist you in securing your permit.
More information and forms for flying at Chatfield can be found here Special Activity Agreement Permit
Balloonists wishing to operate commercially (providing balloon rides for a fee) must, in addition, apply for a Special Use Permit per Parks Board Regulation No. 100-b-10(b), meet the State’s minimum insurance requirements and pay an additional permit fee. It will be unlawful for any balloonist to sell rides on balloons that launch or land within the boundaries of Chatfield State Park without a Special Use Permit.
There are several red zones and sensitive areas in the Chatfield area, where a minimum altitude of three hundred feet must be maintained at all times. Please maintain minimum altitudes and avoid landing in marked red zones at all times.
The Prohibited Zones at Chatfield map includes marked red zones and sensitive areas, which include:
RED ZONES
Stables and Corral
Campground,
Corps of Engineers Visitor Center
SENSITIVE AREAS (Yellow Zones):
Model Airplane Field
Marina
Fish Planting Basin
Park Office
If you any questions about flying at Chatfield State Park, please call:
· Russ Buesing – 303.807.3093
· Ken Tadolini – 303.936.0292
· Marvin McKinley- 303.422.1109
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