Larimer County is considering charging a fee to access the Devil’s Backbone, which since it opened 18 years ago, has always been free.
The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources has begun the process of proposing a fee increase for its parks and open spaces as well as adding a fee for the Devil’s Backbone west of Loveland.
If ultimately approved by the Larimer County Commissioners, the increased daily fee per carload of $9 would apply to all county parks and several open spaces, including the backbone starting in 2019. The county would still offer an annual pass good at all parks and open spaces, too.
Gary Buffington, director of the natural resources department, said the fee increase would be the first for open spaces in 15 years and the first for parks in eight years, designed to help cover the cost of maintaining the properties and providing excellent experiences.
As it stands now, it is $7 per vehicle per day for all county parks and $6 per vehicle per day for the three open spaces at which a fee is charged. If the increase is improved, they would all be $9.
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