From Palmer Park to Barr Trail, Cheyenne Canyon to the Garden of the Gods, we're very lucky to have this network of trails. Post your photos and tell us about your adventures. Click "START DISCUSSION" to your stories/photos.
Click the link below for detailed map of proposed trail closures and modifications.
The future of the Bear Creek Watershed trails system will be discussed today (Tuesday, Feb. 25) at a public open house , 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Pikes Peak Room at the Colorado Springs Utilities' Leon Young Service Center, 1521 Hancock Expressway.
Many trails in the watershed are currently closed, but could be reopened with some modifications. Other trails may be closed permanently to protect the last known genetically pure strain of the greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado's state fish.
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Get the facts on the future of Bear Creek Watershed trails
by Tim Bergsten
Feb 25, 2014
The future of the Bear Creek Watershed trails system will be discussed today (Tuesday, Feb. 25) at a public open house , 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Pikes Peak Room at the Colorado Springs Utilities' Leon Young Service Center, 1521 Hancock Expressway.
Many trails in the watershed are currently closed, but could be reopened with some modifications. Other trails may be closed permanently to protect the last known genetically pure strain of the greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado's state fish.
Detailed information available at these links.
Map of proposed changes (alternative B) to Bear Creek Watershed Tr... ** Map showing alternative C
Bear Creek Watershed Assessment & NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
Letter outlining Forest Service recommendations of Bear Creek Water...
A quick primer from the Trails and Open Space Coalition