Horsetooth Mountain Open Space

Regulations www.larimer.org/naturalresources For up-to-date parkingconditions,visit: Webcam Horsetooth Mountain Trailhead u u u u u Entrance Permits u u u Fires andfireworksareprohibited. prohibited. Hunting ortrappingofwildlife is Horsetooth Mountain Trailhead. Signinatthekiosk sites only. Camping isallowedinbackcountry Dogs mustbeonleashatalltimes. rules. SeeRegulationsbrochure. areresponsible forknowingthe You entrance stationsandself-servestations. Buyat purchase untilnoonthenextday. Daily EntrancePermits Bison Permit(lowincome): resident: Veteran www.larimer.org/naturalresources or tobuycertainpermitsonline,visit: For alistofwhereyoucanbuypermits, stations, nearbyretailoutletsoronline. to thesamehousehold.Buyatentrance transferable amongvehiclesregistered for ayearfrommonthofpurchase, Annual EntrancePermits Required ofallvisitorsattimes Vehicle: Disabled: Senior vehicle: Non-resident vehicle: Resident vehicle: -validdayof -valid $9 $45 $65 $10 $65 $120 $90 (970) 619-4570 Loveland, CO80537 1800 S.County Road 31 Department ofNaturalResources To CR 15 WYOMING COLORADO LIONS OPEN SPACE & Soapstone Prairie PLEASANT VALLEY TRAIL Natural Area (Fort Collins) Laporte Larimer County’s North to 1 Red Mountain Bingham Hill Open Space Park 23 RED & Fort MOUNTAIN Parks and Open Spaces Collins Eagle’s Nest 14 Overland Trail P OPEN SPACE O Exit 269 Open Space U D 287 R (see insert) E R IV HORSETOOTH ER 21 RESERVOIR Horsetooth Road Big Thompson Parks Taft Hill Road Taft 84 College Ave 25 To 1-25 Exit 288 (~5.7 mi.) HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN Bingham Hill Park 19 OPEN SPACE Harmony Road BUCKEYE ROAD Exit 265 80 38E 287 Carter Lake County Park RIVER BLUFFS 78 287 OPEN SPACE oad 15 Masonville 32E Devil’s Backbone Open Space and Blue Sky Trail Red R Feath es er Lak Carpenter Road 3 Blue Sky 392 Exit 262 To Trail FOSSIL CREEK Windsor Eagle’s Nest Open Space EAGLE’S NEST OPEN SPACE To 1-25 Exit 281 (~4.3 mi.) RESERVOIR 27 (south of Livermore) Ave Wilson NATURAL OWL CANYON ROAD Narrows AREA Flatiron Reservoir County Park DEVIL’S Lincoln Ave BIG T Park HOM Drake PSO N BACKBONE RIV Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area 34 ER OPEN SPACE Forks Eisenhower Blvd Park 34 Hermit Park Open Space Sleepy Hollow 29 Loveland Exit 257 FLATIRON Estes Park 1st Street 34 RESERVOIR Horsetooth Mountain Open Space Park 25 Rocky Mountain 402 PINEWOOD RESERVOIR 18E Larimer County Exit 255 National Park and Horsetooth Reservoir County Park 36 Natural Resources RAMSAY-SHOCKEY Administrative Offices 287 66 7 OPEN SPACE Lions Open Space and Pleasant Valley Trail CARTER 12 HERMIT 23 LAKE 8E PARK 287 Pinewood Reservoir County Park OPEN 31 SPACE 36 Berthoud 56 Ramsay-Shockey Open Space Exit 250 7 2/2019 Red Mountain Open Space To Longmont River Bluffs Open Space To Nederland To Lyons & Boulder To Denver www.larimer.org/naturalresources Photo: CharlieJohnson Natural Resources Department of Open Space Horsetooth Mountain u The Legend of the Rock To Lory ~ 2.25 miles 1 ½ to 3 hours round-trip and return Trail, to Horsetooth Falls Trail Rock Horsetooth Falls: To Easy Hike State Park l i Nestled in the foothills west of Fort Collins a Horsetooth r T Reservoir ek stands Horsetooth Rock, a famous regional re C l l i M landmark. According to local legend, : 0.7 mi Horsetooth Rock is the remains of an evil 1.7 mi giant’s heart cut twice by the powerful Chief Maunamoku, thus protecting his people To Lory State Park 0.7 mi from the giant’s wrath. Today, Horsetooth mi 0.2 Lo g g wers Carey Springs e o r T Tr 0.3 mi Rock is a popular destination for visitors to ail s Trail T 0.7 mi r a i 0.3 mi Horsetooth Mountain Open Space. l 0.4 mi S 0.5 mi 0.6 mi p mill Tra r aw il 0.8 mi in 1.0 mi 1.0 mi S g S h In this 2,886-acre open space, there are C o r re e Sa l e w in k 0.3 mi m e 0.8 mi u T i T 29 miles of trails for hiking, mountain l l r r N a a 0.1 mi T o i r l i m l 0.3 mi a Moderate Hike i l a biking and horseback riding. The Wathen, d 0.1 mi ~ 4 miles 2 to 4 hours round-trip and return Trail, Wathen to the end of Trail to Spring Creek Trail Soderberg to Trail Horsetooth Rock T r W a i l Herrington, Soderberg and Culver families e 0.2 mi 0.8 mi s 0.1 mi t Ri Dixon Cove dg 0.8 mi lived in this area in the early 1900s, some e T rail 0.6 mi S 0.2 mi 0.2 mi t 0.3 mi o on family homesteads. These historic family il u a t r 0.5 mi T 1.2 mi T 0.6 mi r en a 0.4 mi i T names remain on many of the trails here. th l ow Wa e 0.2 mi rs T r Herrington a i : Trail l Horsetooth 0.1 mi Rock 0.1 mi 0.1 mi 7,256 ft. 0.4 mi 1.1 mi Larimer County’s A 0.1 mi u 0.3 mi d S r 0.7 mi S l a i w t a C o r 0.5 mi Horsetooth a u T u n t t 1.1 mi l v Rock Trail u T J 0.4 mi S o e r t o Open Lands Program a S r (hiking only) p h r i T n i l n Shoreline Drive r s 0.5 mi a g o i Larimer County’s Open Lands l 0.2 mi Soderberg C n re T Trail e r k a Tr i HM1 a l Program is funded by a Horsetooth il 0.8 mi Falls Soderberg ¼-cent Help Preserve Open 0.1 mi Trailhead u 0.2 mi & Parking Spaces sales tax. This tax 1.0 mi 0.6 mi 0.2 mi Horsetooth ~ 9.2 miles Full day trip and return Trail, to the end of Mill Creek Trail to Spring Creek Trail Soderberg to Trail Horsetooth Rock HM2 Horsetooth Hard Hike started in 1996 following a Rock Trail Falls (hiking only) Trail citizens’ initiative to (hiking only) Inlet Bay South Ridge 0.2 mi 0.7 mi acquire and manage open Trail spaces. The Open Lands (multi-use) 0.6 mi 0.3 mi : Inlet Bay Program works with willing Trail Horsetooth Mountain landowners to preserve and protect properties Trailhead through fee simple and conservation 1.2 mi easement transactions. The future of OUR open spaces is up to you! Being a good Shoreline Drive steward of the land and shopping locally are a Blue Sky 0.1 mi C.R. 38E Trailhead Blue Sky Trail few ways you can help. Map: Mike Mosehauer C.R. 38E.

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