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Horsetooth Mountain Open Space’s main trailhead, 6550 W. County Rd. 38E, will be closed to public access November 27-December 18 to allow crews to complete parking and kiosk area improvements and install an additional vault toilet.
The improvements at the main trailhead are geared to improve flow and ease congestion for both vehicles and visitor traffic. Additionally, improvements to the kiosk area will include hardening the surface, improving drainage, and updating the informational signs and map.
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Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) has constructed and opened a new approximate quarter mile (~0.22 mile) connector trail in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, from Horsetooth Rock to West Ridge Trail.
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Let us connect your students to nature, people, and place. We provide guided educational field trips to enhance what students are learning in the classroom.
The boat ramp at Satanka Bay at Horsetooth Reservoir will close for the season on Labor Day, September 4th, 2023.
Boaters can continue use South Bay and Inlet Bay boat ramps.
On Tuesday, September 5th, hours will be reduced at some ramps.
Horsetooth Reservoir
- South Bay - 6am-8pm every day
- Inlet Bay - 9am-5pm every day
Carter Lake
- North Pines - 6am-8pm every day
- South Shore - 7am-7pm Friday-Sunday
- North (Marina) - 7am-7pm Friday-Sunday
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Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) invites the community to join us in September as we celebrate 30 years of National Public Lands Day, all month.
With the community’s help, LCDNR has conserved over 56,000 acres of land and manages nearly 100 miles of trails, which make Larimer County extra special. To celebrate our public lands’ positive benefit, guided hikes for all ages, a class about connecting to nature through observation and art, and skygazing at Hermit Park Open Space will be offered.
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Applications are now being accepted for Larimer County’s Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) 2024 Small Grants for Community Partnering Program. For 25 years, the program has awarded grants to communities throughout Larimer County using a portion of the Help Preserve Open Space sales tax for nature-based neighborhood and community projects. Since its inception, the program has awarded nearly $400,000 across 232 projects throughout Larimer County.
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Each summer, visitors to Colorado’s public lands enjoy a variety of outdoor recreation right at their “boot tips." With the influx of tourists on top of regular visits from residents, our public lands are experiencing consistent demands from recreational visitors. Northern Colorado public land agencies are asking visitors to embody the principles of land stewardship and share them with others.
To be a land steward everyone can help:
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FORT COLLINS- Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) has constructed and opened the Stout Connector trail, a new 1.3-mile natural surface trail in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space. With this new addition, Horsetooth Mountain Open Space now offers over 30 total trail miles for users to access and adds to the approximately 1,400 miles of trails available throughout Larimer County, which are managed by various public land agencies.
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In an effort to better connect people, nature, and place, Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is piloting a customer service feedback campaign this summer to assess visitor satisfaction, identify barriers that may be limiting access to nature opportunities, and identify areas of customer service improvement.
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