Ramsay-Shockey Open Space
The main parking lot at the Administrative Offices and Visitor Center at 1800 S. County Rd., Loveland, will be closed for paving Tuesday, April 30. Visitors who need to buy permits or speak to staff can park in the north parking lot near the maintenance facilities.
The Ramsay Shockey Open Space parking lot will be closed for paving Monday, April 29 and Tuesday April 30.
Check Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) at https://trails.colorado.gov for the most up-to-date trail conditions, closures, and alerts.
Adjacent to Pinewood Reservoir
The 177-acre Ramsay-Shockey Open Space has a four-mile natural surface trail. Hikers and mountain bikers can enjoy extraordinary vistas of the surrounding valley in a peaceful ponderosa-pine-forest and open-meadow setting. A ¼-mile wheelchair-accessible boardwalk starts at Pinewood Reservoir's Blue Mountain Trailhead.
This open space was purchased in 1997 to protect important wildlife habitat, provide a buffer to Pinewood Reservoir, and expand recreational activities. An interpretive brochure, available at the trailhead, corresponds to numbered stops along trails and teaches about native flora, abundant fauna, outstanding geology, and the remarkable history of this area.
Ramsay-Shockey Open Space requires entrance permits, is open year-round from sunrise to sunset, and is located next to Pinewood Reservoir, southwest of Loveland, Colorado, and northwest of Berthoud, Colorado.