The Devil's Backbone Open Space protects wildlife habitat, a rare plant community and provides for expanded recreational activities.  Its focal point, a unique rock formation featuring The Keyhole, is easily spotted from many locales.  The Devil's Backbone is located off Hidden Valley Drive, approximately 2 miles west of the intersection of Wilson and Eisenhower in Loveland.

If you are looking for some incredible vistas close to town as you hike, then head to Horsetooth Mountain Park. The Culver Open Space is immediately adjacent to the southwestern border of Horsetooth Mountain Park and the southern border of Culver Open Space. It is managed as part of the Horsetooth Mountain Park, and although there are no trails that currently pass through this area, you will appreciate the scenic views and occasional glimpses of wildlife as you look to the southwest from the existing trails.

This addition to Horsetooth Mountain Park can be found just northwest of Inlet Bay at Horsetooth Reservoir, nestled against the eastern slope of Horsetooth Mountain. This is the former home of one of Larimer County's pioneer families. It provides a unique opportunity to illustrate a working ranch landscape from days gone by.

Soderberg Open Space and trailhead may be accessed by following signs to Inlet Bay off of Shoreline Drive.

Nestled against the red cliffs south of Horsetooth Reservoir, this scenic open space includes a combination of fee simple acquisitions and conservation easements.  Rimrock Open Space is open to the public and it is accessed through the City of Fort Collins Coyote Ridge Natural Area south of the Larimer County Landfill on Taft Hill (Ft. Collins) and/or Wilson Ave. (Loveland).

There are 177 acres of ponderosa pine and mixed shrubs on moderately steep slopes with rocky, shallow soils and interesting rock outcrops. The property provides habitat and movement routes for many kinds of wildlife. If you walk quietly and keep a sharp eye out, you will most likely see signs of elk or deer.

This popular park and trailhead are host to habitat that supports a critically imperiled butterfly species.  Further along the trail are concentrations of narrowleaf cottonwood and chokecherry.  The property is located on Overland Trail north of Fort Collins, past Bingham Hill Rd.  Lions Open Space is on the west side of the road before you get to the town of Laporte.

Agricultural properties such as this serve four visual purposes. They serve as unencumbered foregrounds to vistas beyond, represent rural landscapes, provide a sense of a less restrictive traveling corridor and provide contrast and separation between developments of adjacent towns and cities.

This property is located east of Wellington and north of Ft. Collins. The land under this conservation easement is not open to the public.

This conservation easement is not open to the public and is located near I-25 and County Road 58. Both the Bee property and the Weber property have been recognized for their unique contributions to Larimer County's agricultural history. The Bee farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Weber farm was recognized in multiple years for high yields in both corn and sugar beet production. This easement will preserve this land as a representative agricultural landscape in a time of rapid urban growth and development.

Nestled among US Forest Service lands, this mountain property is forested and consists of ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir and juniper trees along with cottonwood, elm alder, and various shrubs, grasses and cacti. It is visible from Poudre Park and State Highway 14 and provides a continuous view of timbered hillsides. The series of Fonken Conservation Easements are intended to preserve the natural, scenic, open space, and other environmental values of the property.

This property is located northwest of Fort Collins in the Poudre River basin and is not open to the public.

Red-tail Ridge Open Space comprises 320 acres of rocky hillsides and a prominent hogback ridgeline north of the Larimer/Boulder county line. This property boasts important natural foothills habitat, and provides an important scenic backdrop for residents and visitors in southern Larimer County.

It is not yet open to the public.