Blog · October 8, 2026 · Colorado
Moffat County, Colorado: Plat Map Guide
The free official plat map for Moffat County, how to search it, and what the parcel data does and doesn't tell you about owners, acreage and property lines.
Main page: Moffat County, CO GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Moffat County facts and neighboring maps).
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This page covers the Moffat County plat map: the official link, what each part of the parcel record tells you, and which Colorado land records to pull when the map isn't enough.
Finding a parcel in Moffat County
The Moffat County ArcGIS parcel map is the county's own public parcel viewer; it runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map. Use the search box to find a Moffat County parcel by owner name, address or parcel number, or zoom in and click a lot to open its record. Bookmark the Platbookmapper page for Moffat County too; we update it when the official map moves.
What the Moffat County plat map shows about lot lines
Parcel boundaries on the Moffat County viewer are drawn to keep tax accounts straight, so small offsets from the true line are expected. Legal descriptions in Colorado usually lean on the section grid, so learning to read 'NE 1/4 of Section 12' pays off quickly around Dinosaur. For walking the corners yourself, our guide to finding property corners helps; for a legal answer, call a Colorado licensed surveyor.
Getting oriented in Moffat County
On the map, Craig anchors the county as its seat, with Dinosaur spread around it. Unincorporated spots like Maybell, Blue Mountain, and Elk Springs are worth a look if you want rural acreage near a crossroads community. The county dates to 1911, named for David H. Moffat, and older deeds may still refer to landmarks from that era. The Census Bureau puts Moffat County at about 4,743 square miles of land and an estimated 13,327 people (2023). Few people and a lot of ground: the stretch from Maybell toward Hamilton is mostly large private holdings on the map. On the parcel layer, Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge and Dinosaur National Monument show up as public ground, and the private tracts along their edges are worth checking line by line.
Private and public hunting ground in Moffat County
Before you scout a new spot near Maybell, pull up the parcel layer and see how many owners share that stretch of woods. If you're hunting public ground like Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge and Dinosaur National Monument, use the parcel map to see where the public boundary meets private land. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife publishes the seasons and public-land maps, so pair those with the parcel layer. In the field near Dinosaur, respect posted signs and painted boundaries even where the map line looks different.
Where Moffat County deeds and plats are kept
The map near Maybell is only as good as the deeds behind it, and those are kept in the county's recording office. Check the county government website to see which office records deeds for land near Hamilton. Easements and rights-of-way are usually in recorded documents, not on the parcel map, so read the deed itself for a tract near Hamilton.
Who uses the Moffat County parcel map
Different people come to the Moffat County parcel map for different reasons. If you hunt the country around Hamilton, the owner layer tells you who to ask and where the next property begins. Land shoppers looking between Dinosaur and Craig measure road frontage on the map and check whether a tract is landlocked. If a listing in Maybell says the yard backs up to open land, the map shows who owns that land.
Data limits to keep in mind
Splits and sales near Hamilton can take weeks or months to show up on the parcel layer. The acreage on a Maybell record is what the tax roll uses, and a survey can come out different.
Work and land use in Moffat County
By the Census Bureau's 2022 count, 389 business establishments operated in Moffat County. Retail trade had the most, followed by construction and accommodation and food services. The sectors that stand out against the national mix are support activities for mining and drilling, utilities, and accommodation (hotels, motels, RV parks and camps). Buyers looking around Dinosaur should ask a title company whether minerals were reserved in an earlier deed. For a land buyer in Moffat County, that mix hints at who your neighbors and competing bidders are likely to be.
Moffat County parcel map FAQ
Is the Moffat County, CO parcel map free to use?
It costs nothing to look. Anyone can open the Moffat County ArcGIS parcel map and click parcels in Moffat County.
How do I find property lines in Moffat County, Colorado?
Find the tract near Dinosaur on the parcel map, note the legal description, and compare it with the recorded deed. If you need certainty, a Colorado licensed surveyor can stake the corners.
Does the Moffat County parcel map show where I can hunt?
The map tells you who owns the woods near Hamilton; the owner decides whether you can hunt there.
How can I tell who owns land near Dinosaur?
For land near Dinosaur with no street address, pan to it on the map and click it; the record names the owner.
Open the official Moffat County, CO parcel map Moffat County in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.