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<br />Segment 3, on the mainstem, is approximately 7 miles in length extending from <br />the confluence with the South Fork to Indian Meadows. It contains 2,240 <br />acres, all of which is publicly owned thpugh there are some privately owned <br />cabins on national forest" land authoriied by special use permit. State <br />Highway 14 continues throughout its length. Nearly half of the total corridor <br />recreation visitor days on developed sites occurred in this segment. Mountain <br />Park campground, a Fort Collins municipal park, is by far the most heavily <br />used facility in the corridor. Mountain Park Campground is also the site of <br />annual kayak races hosted by the Colorado Whitewater Association. One-fourth <br />of the boating activity is estimated to Qccur in this segment [3]. Hombres <br />Ranch and Indian Meadows are the sites pf the other two potential planned <br />campground developments of the U. S. Forest Service [4]. <br /> <br />Segment 4, on the mainstem, is approximately 16 miles in length extending from <br />Indian Meadows to the confluence of Joe Wr ight Creek with the mainstem. It <br />contains 5,120 acres of which approximately 60 percent is pr ivately owned. <br />Here the corridor becomes a broad glac~al valley through which the river <br />slowly meanders. This segment contains: the community of Rustic, several <br />pr ivate resorts and a state fish hatcl)ery. There are a few developed <br />recreation areas and a limited amount of ;fishing and kayaking occurs. State <br />Highway 14 continues to parallel the riVer to the upper end of this segment <br />where it leaves the corridor to continu~ along Joe wright Creek and over <br />Cameron Pass. <br /> <br />Segment 5, on the mainstem, is approximately 18 miles in length extending from <br />the confluence with Joe Wright Creek to the source of the mainstem at Poudre <br />Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. It;contains 5,760 acres, most of which <br />lies in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area or Rocky Mountain National Park, and <br />is 100 percent publicly owned. There are no develpped facilities except for <br />limited campground facilities at the Big Sbuth Trailhead. Recreational use is <br />limited in this segment by the steep teqain since it is accessible only by <br />trail. <br /> <br />Segment 6, on the South Fork, is approximately 7 miles in length extending <br />from the confluence with the mainstem to Little Beaver Creek. It contains <br />2,240 acres most of which lies within tl1e Cache La Poudre Wilderness Area. <br />Approximately 10 percent of the land is i pr ivately owned, and there are no <br />community developments or developed recre~tion facilities. Public access is <br />limited by extremely rugged terrain. <br /> <br />Segment 7, on the South Fork, is approximately 11 miles in length and extends <br />from Little Beaver Creek to the source of the South Fork in Rocky Mountain <br />National Park. It contains 3,520 acres of which only about 3 percent is <br />pr ivately owned. The lower portion of this segment is well developed and is <br />paralleled by County Road 131. There are several developed campgrounds, <br />numerous recreation cabins, and the Pingree Park campus of Colorado State <br />University. The upper portion of this s~gment lies within the Comanche Peak <br />Wilderness Area and Rocky Mountain Nationa~ Park. <br /> <br />II-6 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />