Managing the impacts of growth in outdoor recreation
Quality outdoor recreation is an essential part of the Chaffee County lifestyle as well as a key economic driver. While recreation use is growing and that’s good for the economy,…
Category: Recreation
Common Ground supports wildlife during sensitive times of the year
Seasonal trail and road closures explained and reinforced with signs and gates Known as the “Banana Belt” for its relatively mild winters, Chaffee County hosts many species of migrating wildlife.…
SLB pilots program for designated public campsites
14 new campsites open on 3,400 acres in the Fourmile Recreation Management Area The Colorado State Land Board (SLB) designated new campsites on its Chubb Park parcel in the Fourmile…
Trail upgrades protect Arkansas River in Buena Vista
Whipple Trail corridor improvements help manage growth in popularity The Town of Buena Vista is completing a trail project to address erosion, safety concerns, congestion and additional issues on the…
Recreation program helps volunteers steward public lands
A new Chaffee Rec Adopters program that enables public lands stewardship began in 2021 with support from Chaffee Common Ground. Volunteers use a mobile app to inventory dispersed campsites and…
Rangers patrol, clean up public lands under new program
On a Thursday morning in early July, the Chaffee Rec Rangers arrive at the Buffalo Peaks Trailhead deep in the Fourmile Recreation Management Area where remnants of a campfire remain…
Temporary toilets keep public lands cleaner
Nearly 30 portable toilets were placed at more than a dozen trailheads and popular recreation areas this year, part of a Chaffee Recreation Council “Keep it Clean” initiative to manage…
All hands help restore Fourmile road near Midland recreation area
Mini-grant supports BLM, volunteer effort to address growth impacts Julie Finley grabs a handful of seed from a gallon-sized Ziplock baggie then flicks her wrist over a two-track road at…
Education in sharper focus at popular Fourmile recreation area
Chaffee Common Ground is supporting education and interpretation at one of the county’s busiest visitor recreation areas. More than a dozen new entry-point kiosks and information panels were added in…
