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Segment 3, on the mainstem, is approximately 7 miles in length extending from the confluence with the South Fork to Indian Meadows. It contains 2,240 acres, all of which is publicly owned though there are some privatel~- owned cabins on national forest land authorized by special use permit. State Highway 14 continues throughout its length. Nearly half of the total cc>rridor recreation visitor days on developed sites occurred in this segment. MC.untain Park campground, a Fort Collins municipal park, is by far the most heavily used facility in the corridor. !t:>untain Park Campground is also the s:ite of annual kayak races hosted by the Colorado Whitewater Association. One--fourth of the boating activity is estimated to occur in this segment [3]. Hombres Ranch and Indian Meadows are the sites of the other two potential planned campground developments of the U. S. Forest Service [4]. Segment 4, on the mainstem, is approximately 16 miles in length extending from Indian Meadows to the confluence of Joe Wright Creek with the mainstem. It contains 5,120 acres of which approximately 60 percent is privately owned. Here the corridor becomes a broad glacial valley through which the river slowly meanders. This segment contains the community of Rustic, several pr ivate resorts and a state fish hatchery. There are a few developed recreation areas and a limited amount of fishing and kayaking occurs. State Highway 14 continues to parallel the river to the upper end of this segment where it leaves the corridor to continue along Joe Wr ight Creek and over Cameron Pass. Segment 5, on the mainstem, is approximately 18 miles in length extending from the confluence with Joe Wright Creek to the source of the mainstem at Poudre Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. It contains 5,760 acres, most of which lies in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area or Rocky Mountain National Park, and is 100 percent publicly owned. There are no developed facilities except for limited campground facilities at the Big South Trailhead. Recreational use is limited in this segment by the steep terrain since it is accessible only by trail. Segment 6, on the South Fork, is approximately 7 miles in length extending from the confluence with the mainstem to Little Beaver Creek. It contains 2,240 acres most of which lies within the Cache La Poudre Wilderness Area. Approximately 10 percent of the land is privately owned, and there are no community developments or developed recreation facilities. Public access is limited by extremely rugged terrain. Segment 7, on the South Fork, is approximately 11 miles in length and extends from Little Beaver Creek to the source of the South Fork in Rocky Mountain National Park. It contains 3,520 acres of which only about 3 percent is privately owned. The lower portion of this segment is well developed and is paralleled by County Road 131. There are several developed campgrounds, nllDerous recreation cabins, and the Pingree Park campus of Colorado State University. The upper portion of this segment lies within the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area and Rocky !t:>untain National Park. II-6 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I