The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025 aims to safeguard and manage significant federal lands within Gunnison County, Colorado, and adjacent areas. It achieves this by designating several new categories of protected areas, each with specific purposes and management directives. These designations collectively cover a substantial acreage of federal land, ensuring its conservation and responsible use. The bill establishes nine Special Management Areas totaling over 200,000 acres, intended to conserve and enhance natural, scenic, scientific, cultural, watershed, recreation, and wildlife resources. Within these areas, vehicle and bicycle use is generally restricted to existing designated routes, with provisions for winter travel management plans and potential new trail developments. Similarly, eight Wildlife Conservation Areas are designated to protect and restore wildlife and their habitats, alongside other natural resources, with comparable restrictions on vehicle and bicycle use. Four Protection Areas are created to preserve their natural and undeveloped character, encompassing nearly 20,000 acres. These areas have stricter prohibitions on off-highway vehicle use, though over-snow vehicles and bicycles may be permitted on designated routes. Additionally, two Recreation Management Areas are established to improve recreation resources while also conserving natural assets, with specific rules for vehicle and bicycle access tailored to each area. A Scientific Research and Education Area , approximately 12,250 acres, is designated to foster ecological, geological, and biological research and education. This area allows for scientific activities and specific vehicle use for administrative or research purposes. The bill also expands existing Wilderness Areas and designates new ones, adding over 120,000 acres to the National Wilderness Preservation System, with management focused on preserving their wild character. Beyond land designations, the Act includes provisions for the North Fork Valley Watershed , withdrawing certain federal lands from oil and gas leasing and imposing no surface occupancy restrictions in other areas. It also addresses the transfer of a special recreation use permit for motorized boats on the Gunnison River. A significant provision mandates that approximately 19,080 acres of land owned by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Gunnison County be taken into trust by the Secretary of the Interior, to be administered as part of the Tribe's reservation, though explicitly prohibiting gaming activities on this land. General provisions outline requirements for maps and legal descriptions, land acquisition from willing sellers, and the withdrawal of designated areas from public land, mining, and mineral leasing laws. The bill clarifies that it does not affect state jurisdiction over fish and wildlife or existing water rights. It also includes directives for wildfire, insect, and disease management, as well as vegetation management, emphasizing collaborative development and ecological restoration. Seasonal closures for vehicles and bicycles are mandated in specific areas to protect wildlife, and riparian restoration projects are encouraged through collaboration with various entities.