LOVELAND – Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is seeking public input for proposed management plan recommendations of Chimney Hollow Open Space (CHOS). Public input will be collected beginning Oct. 22 through Nov. 15 via an online survey as well as at a virtual public open house on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m.
DENVER, Colo. – NoCo Places, a collaborative of eight federal, state, and county land management agencies in the northern Colorado Front Range, has released a Conservation and Recreation Vision for the region, an effort two years in the making. The Vision describes current conditions, shared values, desired future conditions, a shared management philosophy, and management strategies and activities to achieve conservation and recreation goals. The visioning process also informed the development of an action plan to guide key projects for the next several years.
Recreators are welcome to return to Carter Lake for all standard recreation as of Friday, 9/20. This includes paddlecraft and motorized boating in all zones. We thank our community members for their patience while we partially restricted access to make way for fire scooper planes fighting the #PearlFire earlier in the week. Please be aware that fire suppression efforts are still ongoing and the status of Carter Lake recreation is subject to change.
LOVELAND: Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) invites the community to join us as we celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28 and throughout the preceding week.
Community members can choose between a litter clean up in the Carter Lake area or a trail construction project of the Bay to Bay Trail at Horsetooth Reservoir. The trail project is for ages 16 and above, while the litter clean up is open to all ages.
This 1,547-acre property of dramatic hogbacks and canyons, ponderosa pine woodlands and mahogany and mixed shrublands near the foot of the Big Thompson Canyon is currently being developed with limited public access.
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As of July 21, 2024 there is a ban on all open fires in unincorporated Larimer County. This includes smoking outdoors and on trails and open spaces, fireworks and incendiary devices. This ban is in effect until 8 a.m. on Aug. 31
Refunds are available to campers who have reservations for campgrounds effected by mandatory fire evacuations from the Alexander Mountain Fire. If you have reservations for an evacuated campground, Reserve America will process your refund and send an email notification the morning of your arrival to confirming that your reservation has been cancelled and refunded. Please be aware that LCDNR's staff are busy assisting with the safety of current visitors and ask that customers not call about refunds at this time.
Larimer County is under fire restrictions through September 30, 2025. Restrictions are for combustible devices, uncontained open fires, incendiary devices, and fireworks in unincorporated areas above 6,000 feet. In addition, smoking in the open is not allowed, including on trails, parks and open spaces. Camping and cooking fires in contained firepits in developed camping areas are allowed. For the complete ordinance, visit this link: https://www.larimer.gov/spotlights/2025/09/2/larimer-county-extends-current-fire-restrictions
