Larimer County Passport to Your Open Spaces

Passport Program Ended Dec. 1, 2018

Larimer County's open spaces passport program ended in December of 2018. Passport posts are being removed from open spaces. Thank you to all who participated in the program!

Passport to Open Spaces

From prairies to mountains and forests to wetlands, Larimer County's open spaces deliver the best of Colorado's great outdoors. Explore your open spaces using the passport as your guide! Win cool prizes!

Posts are located on eight Larimer County open spaces. Two posts have been placed on each open space in easy (short hike) and hard (long hike) locations. Each post has a plaque affixed to it with a unique image. Place your passport over the plaque and make a rubbing of the image to "stamp" your passport. Don't forget to bring a crayon or pencil with you!

Collect 8 rubbings to win a prize, 12 rubbings to win a passport T-shirt, or all 16 rubbings to win a prize and T-shirt and be entered into a drawing for grand prizes! See below for this year's grand prizes.

Get Your Passport!

A limited number of passports may still be available at these locations, or call (970) 619-4561.

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The drawing for the grand prizes listed below was held on Dec. 7, 2018. Winners have been notified. If you have questions, please call (970) 619-4561.

  • Day Hiking Prize Pack: REI Ruckpack 28 Backpack, YETI Rambler 26 oz Bottle, Petzl Tikka Headlamp and Outdoor First Aid Kit ($200 value)
  • 2 nights in a camper cabin at Hermit Park Open Space ($160 value)
  • Annual Entrance Permit to Larimer County parks and open spaces ($75 value) (3 permits are included in the 2018 drawing)

Thank you to the following organizations for supporting the passport!

Friends of Larimer County Parks and Open Lands
 REI Zamar

Have you completed your passport? Fill out the form in your passport and mail it to: Larimer County Department of Natural Resources, 1800 S. County Road 31, Loveland, CO 80537

Or bring your passport to one of these locations and put it in the wooden box with the passport logo:

  • Larimer County Department of Natural Resources Administrative Offices, 1800 S. County Road 31, Loveland
  • Citizen Information Center, Larimer County Administrative Services, 200 W. Oak St., Fort Collins
  • Horsetooth Area Information Center, Horsetooth Reservoir, 4200 W. County Road 38 E, Fort Collins
  • Hermit Park Office, Hermit Park Open Space, 17 Hermit Park Rd., Estes Park

Your passport will be returned to you with your prize.

  1. Program is open to everyone!
  2. Collect 8 rubbings to win a prize, 12 rubbings to win a passport T-shirt, or all 16 rubbings to win a prize and T-shirt and be entered into a drawing for grand prizes.
  3. Prize drawings are held in December each year. Passports received after December 1, 2018, will not be eligible for the drawing or prizes.
  4. One passport entry per person, per calendar year is allowed. Individuals in the same household may each submit their own passport.
  5. A submitted passport will be returned along with the prize. You may continue to complete the same passport and resubmit it as you collect more rubbings.
  6. Prizes are subject to change.
  7. Some open space trailheads require a day use or annual permit. Trailheads that require a permit include Horsetooth Mountain, Soderberg, Blue Sky, Hermit Park and Ramsay-Shockey.
  8. Stay on designated trails and follow all regulations. All posts are located along trails.