According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Garfield County has a total area of 2,956 square miles.

There are 7 protected wildlife areas in Garco. All areas housing native black bears.

• Flat Tops Wilderness
• Grand Mesa National Forest
• Harvey Gap State Park
• Rifle Falls State Park
• Rifle Gap State Park
• Routt National Forest
• White River National Forest. The White River National Forest has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past seven years buying and installing bear-proof food and trash containers at its campgrounds, realizing the problem. Most of the bear boxes were installed in campgrounds in the Roaring Fork, Frying-pan and Crystal river valleys.