Tag: south catamount reservoir
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Pikes Peak recreation area could see changes under ongoing review
Trails, commercial permitting and recreation management around popular reservoirs on Pikes Peak are under a review recently launched by Colorado Springs Utilities. The agency has posted an online survey, gauging enthusiast’s interests and ideas for the future of North Slope Recreation Area. That’s the area of three reservoirs off the Pikes Peak Highway: Crystal Creek…
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Colorado Springs officials holding two meetings this week about recreational impacts on north slope watershed for Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs Utilities is conducting a review to examine recreational impacts to the watershed and the three drinking-water reservoirs in the North Slope Recreation Area on Pikes Peak and is asking for community feedback. Officials announced two public meetings and a survey to collect opinions from recreationists, who will help inform the impacts on on existing…
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Pikes Peak’s scenic South Slope opening for season — with changes
This summer presents a rare opportunity to enjoy a rarely-visited side of Pikes Peak. South Slope Recreation Area opened for the summer on May 29 — welcoming back permit-holding sightseers, hikers and anglers who come for the remote, trout-teeming fisheries reached at the end of a rugged drive outside Victor. The experience will be different…
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Heading to Pikes Peak this summer? Here are a few things to know
As Pikes Peak Highway opens reservations for driving up the 14,115-foot mountain, officials are reminding visitors of destinations that will be closed along the way. Of the three reservoirs making up North Slope Recreation Area, only one will open near usual around the turn of May: Crystal Creek Reservoir, though some trails around it are…