Regulations to Help Larimer County’s Devil’s Backbone Us Serve You Open Lands Program Open spaces are managed for diverse Larimer County’s Open Open Space habitats and the wildlife they support. Lands Program is funded Regulations protect you and the natural by a ¼-cent Help Preserve resources of the open spaces. Open Spaces sales tax. The Blue Sky Trail This tax started in 1996 u Day use only ~ closed sunset to sunrise following a citizens’ u No rock climbing allowed initiative to acquire u No dogs on Rimrock Trail, and manage open Larimer County’s Ridge Natural Area , or Prairie Ridge spaces. The Open Lands Parks and Open Spaces Natural Area ~ all other areas, pets Program works with willing landowners

must be kept on leash to preserve and protect properties through Big Thompson Parks Bingham Hill Park Carter Lake County Park Trail Backbone Open Space and Blue Sky Devil’s Nest Open Space Eagle’s Flatiron Reservoir County Park Area Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Hermit Park Open Space Horsetooth Mountain Open Space Horsetooth Reservoir County Park Trail Valley Lions Open Space and Pleasant Pinewood Reservoir County Park Ramsay-Shockey Open Space Red Mountain Open Space Open Space River Bluffs u No parking outside of parking lots fee simple and conservation easement To Windsor 392 u Know and respect trail closures transactions. The future of OUR open 32E 3 OPEN SPACE Exit 255 RIVER BLUFFS Exit 262 Exit 257 Exit 265 To To Exit 269 spaces is up to you! Being a good 25 25 Exit 250 R 34 E

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Devil’s Backbone Coyote Ridge Blue Sky Soderberg Lory State Park Visitor Center Devil’s Backbone ~ 8.8 ~ 8.4 ~ 9.6 ~ 15.0 Please recycle Coyote Ridge ~ 8.8 ~ 6.6 ~ 7.8 ~ 13.2 Blue Sky ~ 8.4 ~ 6.6 ~ 1.2 ~ 6.6 your brochure. Soderberg ~ 9.6 ~ 7.8 ~ 1.2 ~ 5.4

Lory State Park Visitor Center ~ 15.0 ~ 13.2 ~ 6.6 ~ 5.4

Prairie Ridge ~ 10.0 ~ 4.3 ~ 8.4 ~ 9.6 ~ 15.0