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Rainbow Trail camp gives county update on Forest Service land-exchange, public comment expected in November
Summary
Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp told commissioners the land-exchange appraisal and baseline conservation-easement work are nearly complete and said the Forest Service public comment period will likely open around mid-November; the camp anticipates the exchange finalizing in 2026.
CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. — Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp gave the Custer County Board of County Commissioners an update Wednesday on a proposed land exchange with the U.S. Forest Service and a conservation easement that would place camp property under county jurisdiction once the exchange completes.
The camp’s executive director said appraisals of both parcels are complete, monuments marking the proposed parcel corners have been set, and a baseline documentation report for the conservation easement is nearly finished. The camp and county were told the Forest Service’s public comment period will likely open around mid-November; staff told commissioners they anticipate the exchange and transfer into county jurisdiction in 2026, with some Forest Service actions possibly trailing to the end of that year.
Why it matters: The exchange would shift the camp’s land from Forest Service ownership into county-managed property and place…
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