Parks director reports full campgrounds, busy boat ramps and river flow management for summer season
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Summary
Chaffee County parks staff told commissioners campgrounds and boat ramps are busy; summer flow management aims to maintain approximately 700 cubic feet per second (CFS) for recreational boating July 1–Aug. 15, supported by project water and Pueblo Water contributions totaling about 105 CFS at the time of the meeting.
Sean, speaking for Chaffee County parks, told the Board of County Commissioners on July 9 that campgrounds are full and boat ramps are busy as the county enters its peak summer season.
“We’re just kind of in it at this point,” Sean said, summarizing visitor pressure on facilities and staff workload.
Parks staff described voluntary flow‑management operations that supplement river flows for recreational boating from July 1 to Aug. 15 with a target of about 700 cubic feet per second (CFS). At the time of the briefing the parks team reported 55 CFS of project water and about 50 CFS contributed by Pueblo Water—a combined total of roughly 105 CFS moving through the system to supplement flows.
Staff noted recent storm damage on secondary roads and washouts that affected campgrounds such as Ruby Mountain. Parks said it is monitoring river, campground and boat‑ramp conditions and will share after‑action reports from recent exercises and events.
No board actions were taken. Parks staff asked only to keep commissioners informed as operations proceed through the high season.