Recently, the U.S. Forest Service closed an area in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest that was a popular site for target shooting. Known as the former Allenspark dump, the site is located between Boulder and Estes Park and west of Lyons at the junction of Highways 7 and 72. Over the past several years, houses have been built not far from the site, and with the influx of new residents, complaints started about stray bullets leaving Forest land and entering private property. As a result of these complaints, the Service issued an emergency closure of the shooting site. At the same time, it announced a proposal to establish and build a designated shooting range at the same site.
The Service is giving the public until June 24th to comment on its proposal. The proposal can be found at http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf. Click on "Allenspark Recreational Shooting Project." Comments can be emailed to comments-rocky-mountain-arapaho-roosevelt-boulder@fs.fed.us and the subject line should read "Allenspark Recreational Shooting Project." For further information you may call the District Ranger's office at 303-541-2500.
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