Environmental Assessment Completed

Kite Lake Improvement Plan

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Park, Colorado South Park Ranger District

This project addresses increased recreation that is putting stress on resources and infrastructure at the Kite Lake site and Buckskin Gulch corridor. The plan may modify: the roadway, campground, parking lot, bathrooms, land ownership and mgmt.

Location

Located along County Rd. 8 (Buckskin Gulch Rd) and at the Kite Lake campground and parking lot.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/10/2021
2
Comment Period
03/24/2023
3
Objection Period Start
12/15/2023
4
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Special Use Authorizations; Trail Management; Road Maintenance
Kite Lake Improvement PlanDecision Signed Date: 08/30/2024
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsSouth Park Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT.8.S, R.78.W, Sec. 29; T.8.S, R.78.W, Sec. 28; T.8.S, R.78.W, Sec. 33; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.4; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.3; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.2; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.11; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.12
Special use managementRecreation management