MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Manitou Incline is an infamously popular recreation spot that draws over 300,000 people each year. Coupled with a need to enforce social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis, the City of Manitou Springs says this is no longer sustainable. Their solution, outlined in a management plan obtained by KRDO, is
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The City of Colorado Springs, which owns the Manitou Incline, announced in a release Friday that several trail renovations are expected to get underway next week. Among them is a new path down the Incline that will offer hikers an alternative to the Barr Trail, said City communications officer Vanessa Zink in the release. The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s miller time in Colorado and we aren’t talking about the beer. That’s right, it’s the season of the miller moth. You may have noticed what seems to be hundreds if not thousands of annoying, dusty-looking moths taking over your homes this May. For native Coloradans, it is something they’re
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Royal Gorge Bridge has been open to vehicle traffic since late April, but now the park is set to open in full after the State approved Fremont County’s variance Thursday. A statement from the park sent to KRDO said the tourist attraction will open Friday to the extent allowed
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Experts have reported an abundant supply of miller moths in Colorado that could continue for the next few weeks. That’s reversing a four-year trend of below-average population numbers. The Gazette reported that Colorado State University entomologists Whitney Cranshaw and Frank Peairs released a study attributing the increase in sightings to the
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. – Park officials in Colorado have announced that the trail to Hanging Lake will reopen in June with visitor restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Post Independent reported that only 128 visitors will be allowed to hike the trail each day beginning June 1. H20 Ventures co-owner Ken Murphy says
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MOSCA, Colo. (KRDO) — The National Park Service announced Friday that Great Sand Dunes National Park is expected to begin a phased reopening June 3. The first phase will restore public access to the following: Main park roadDunes parking area and dune fieldMedano Pass Primitive Road (if road conditions allow), including established campsites on a
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PIKES PEAK, Colo. (KRDO) — Due to the construction on the new Pikes Peak Summit House, major changes are temporarily being made to the Barr Trail. Jack Glavan, a manager at Pikes Peak, says they are still trying to make their 2021 deadline. “Looking at the March, April timeframe of 2021. So, that’s our goal
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Memorial Day weekend — the start of Colorado’s popular whitewater rafting season — is just two weeks away. But with the state’s continuing safer-at-home order, outfitters are wondering if officials will relax health restrictions and allow those businesses to reopen. Most outfitters earn most of their money during the season’s
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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KRDO) — When Martie Kelley learned that Colorado wildlife officers were having trouble getting N95 masks, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Northeast Region explained the touching saga in series of tweets Thursday. Kelley, a social studies teacher at a youth detention center in Centennial, took
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TRINIDAD, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been more than a year in the works, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife has officially acquired a 19,200 acre ranch that will be used for Colorado’s 42nd state park. The center piece for the park will be Fishers Peak, a tabletop mountain that looms over Trinidad. CPW announced Thursday that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Colorado Springs is one step closer to adding another two public open spaces to its arsenal. Now, the proposal to acquire 340 acres of land on the city’s western edge will be passed on to the City Council for approval in June. In a statement sent to
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DENVER – Park officials in northern Colorado have announced that Rocky Mountain National Park is scheduled to reopen at the end of May, two months after the park was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Denver Post reported that recreational access and services at the park are scheduled to resume May 27, a
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ASPEN, Colo. – Park officials in Colorado have announced that bus service to a scenic area in White River National Forest will likely not be operational this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Aspen Times reported that park supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams made the announcement Thursday, citing plans to find alternative scenarios for people to enjoy
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On Monday, KRDO NewsChannel 13 showed you how the first day of Colorado’s transition from the governor’s “Stay at Home” order to his “Safer at Home” order led to crowds that were too large at some area parks, trails and open spaces. At Helen Hunt Falls and North Cheyenne Cañon Park in particular, so many
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Manitou Springs City Council members are working on a plan to safely reopen the Manitou Incline, but it likely won’t be reopened to the public before June. During a city council work session Tuesday evening, council members instructed staff with the city of Manitou Springs to come up with a
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Colorado’s governor has announced he is seeking federal aid for farmers impacted by a freeze that wiped out significant portions of the state’s peach crop. The Daily Sentinel reported Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said he sought the aid as a result of an April 14 freeze in Colorado’s Western Slope region.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering an incentive to visit Cheyenne Mountain State Park. It comes as a request from El Paso County officials, who say that overcrowding at county parks and open spaces is making it difficult to social-distance. A statement from CPW sent to KRDO on Friday said
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As a community, we’re all handicapped by the COVID-19, but it’s nice to know we can go to the golf course and work on our handicap. The City of Colorado Springs has reopened two golf courses: Patty Jewett and Valley Hi. Reservations are more spread out for obvious reasons, but
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With the official start of spring comes the chance to run into a bear, and Colorado Parks & Wildlife wants people to be proactive to keep bears out of our neighborhoods. CPW officials said Wednesday that rangers have already received reports of bear activity in eight counties, including El Paso
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