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Below is a collection of news articles, press releases and web links that relate to Rampart Range. If you would like to submit a news item, use the contact form below.
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| 02/24/2009 | Federal Lead Ban Puts Brakes On Child-Sized ATVs A new law intended to eliminate lead recently found in many children’s toys from China has the unintended consequence of making it illegal to sell child-sized ATVs and dirt bikes. This video story from Channel 7 news gives some coverage for a local dealer with comments from our own Glenn Graham, current chairman of COHVCO. |
| 08/10/2008 | Volunteers build first bridge on new ATV trail The August work party had a great turnout and the crew was able to complete the first bridge on a section of new ATV trail which will be opening soon. |
| 05/14/2007 | Trail Crew Report: Rampart Range OHV Area Statistics on what the State Trail Crew accomplished this spring at Rampart. |
| 05/14/2007 | Heavy Winter Snows Mean Lots of Spring Timber Clearing Article by Corey Corbett about the work that needed to be completed in order to open the trails after the heavy snows this winter. |
| 03/30/2007 | Wet conditions force extended closure of the Rampart Range Motorized Recreation Area There has been a lot of snow this winter, followed by a rapid warm up. This combines for some really soggy trails. The USFS has issued an emergency closure of the area to prevent excessive damage by motorized users. |
| 08/04/2006 | The X-Moon While this has nothing to do with Rampart, it is an entertaining look at what dirt biking might be like on the moon. The fact that it comes from NASA makes it even more interesting. |
| 07/18/2006 | Status of State Highway 67 Reconstruction News releases from CDOT about the status of Highway 67 between Deckers and Westcreek. |
| 07/10/2006 | Highway Hit Hardest By Flood In Hayman Area More on the flood from 7News with video. |
| 07/09/2006 | Flood closes Highway 67, damages homes Another flood article from the Colorado Springs Gazette. |
| 07/08/2006 | Flood disaster declared Heavy rains on July 7th caused flooding and road damage on Highway 67 between Deckers and Westcreek causing the highway to be closed. Denver Post report. |
| 06/15/2006 | Rampart Improvements Status Article by Steve York about the current status of the Rampart trail improvements. |
| 06/09/2006 | Inaugural Appearance of the Stay the Trail Education Trailer The new “Stay The Trail” education trailer made it’s first appearance at the Rampart Spring Poker Run. See the photos on StayTheTrail.org. |
| 05/03/2006 | Wild ride results in new attitude about dirt bikers While this AmericanTrails.org article doesn’t directly involve Rampart, it does refer to our siblings to the north, the Northern Colorado Trail Riders. Miles Blumhardt talks about softening his opinion of OHV users after being introduced to the sport first hand. We can all learn a lesson about tolerance from it. |
| 01/06/2006 | The Rampart Travel Management Plan Article by Mike Cussins of the Rampart Range Committee about the status of the Rampart Travel Management Plan. |
| 11/04/2005 | Trail of Gears This article from COS Online discusses user conflicts and trail management. It provides a variety of viewpoints, both positive and negative toward motorized use. The Rampart Committee is mentioned briefly. |
| 11/03/2005 | Rule Restricts Off-road Vehicles in National Forests The Rocky Mountain News published this article about restrictions on off road vehicles in National Forests. |
| 10/03/2005 | Paying and Playing Denver Post article on dirt bike, ATV use and land management. |
| 08/04/2005 | Comment sought on popular OHV area study Announcement of comment period for Rampart Travel Management Plan on Douglas County News Press. |
| 07/27/2005 | 5th Annual Off-Highway Vehicle Management Workshop is “BEST YET!” Story about the 2005 OHV Management Workshop on AmericanTrails.org. |
| 04/07/2005 | North Rampart Range Road closed indefinitely Article about the delay in opening Rampart Range Road in 2005 due to heavy snows. Douglas County News Press |
| 03/17/2005 | Comment period extended to March Press release about the extension of the comment period for the Travel Management Plan. Douglas County News Press |
| 02/22/2005 | Homeowners want to meet with forest service Story about the Rampart area, concerns of local land owners, plans for the future, travel management, etc. Douglas County News Press |
| 12/30/2004 | 3 options provided for ATV use in Rampart Press release about Rampart Travel assessment. Douglas County News Press |
| 11/01/2004 | Rampart Offers Miles and Miles of Trails Colorado Springs Outdoors article about the many recreational opportunities in the Rampart Range area. |
| 10/21/2004 | Revised plan for motorized vehicle trails in Rampart progressing Press release about Rampart Travel assessment. Douglas County News Press |
| 07/15/2004 | Damage needs to stop; OHV fun does not Story about public comment meetings for the Rampart Travel Management. Douglas County News Press |
| 07/15/2004 | Abused area in Pike closed for repairs This Douglas County News Press article talks about the closing of the Watson Park area. |
| 07/08/2004 | Service to study off-road vehicle use in Rampart News article about the Rampart Range trail analysis study. Douglas County News Press |
| 12/25/2003 | Off-Road Officials Take To The Trails For Some Four-Wheeled Investigation ATV Rider Magazine published this article about a “Ride of the Minds” at Rampart Range. Participating in the ride were members of the Forest Service, RRMMC, COHVCO, SVIA, Colorado Quad Runners, Western Slope ATV Association, All-Terrain Vehicle Association, NCTR and others. |
| 08/03/2003 | OHV Volunteers Assist with Fire Rehabilitation Project Thank you note about the Hayman rehabilitation on ShareTrails.org. |
| 07/31/2003 | View from top of Devil’s Head well worth the hike up there Douglas County News Press article about hiking to the Devils Head tower. |
| 03/15/2003 | 24 Hours In 5 Days Some of the Rampart Committee members were able to attend the Dirt Rider 24 Hour Torture Test in 2003. Read Corey Corbett’s story on the event on OffRoad.com. |
| 09/21/2002 | Dutch Fred Celebrates Completion A story about the completion of the Dutch Fred project on ShareTrails.org. |
| 01/14/2001 | Bigfoot Tales Thrill Colorado Campers Ok, so this isn’t really related to dirt bikes or ATVs. It’s an story about “bigfoot” sightings in the Rampart Range / Pike National Forest area. No, we aren’t suggesting big foot roams the trails, but it might make an interesting campfire story. More reports can be found here and here. Maybe you’ll catch him on a helmet cam! |
| 09/15/2000 | Tread Lightly! Celebrates National Public Lands Day – Dutch Fred Project Here is an article on TreadLightly.org that talks about Public Lands Day and the Dutch Fred Restoration Project that took place in 2000. |
| 11/01/1984 | Rampart Range Article from the November 1984 issue of Dirt Rider Magazine about Rampart Range. With photos. |
| 10/25/1973 | Bike Riders Find Lost Woman Douglas County News article about a lost woman that was found by dirt bikers on the trails at Rampart. |
| __/__/1972 | Sprucewood: A Motorcycling Paradise Tom Strongman‘s article from Cycle World magazine in 1972 about the Sprucewood and mapping dirt bike trails at Rampart. With photos. |
| 07/02/1971 | 182 Riders Compete in Annual Bear Track Enduro Article from 1970 or 1971 about an enduro held at Rampart by Harry’s Roamers. With photos. |