Beautiful Button Rock

As a 17-year resident of Boulder I have had the pleasure of exploring most of the amazing public lands the County has to offer. Surprisingly Button Rock Preserve escaped my curiosity for the majority of that time. My first visit to the Preserve was actually to one of the few homes that are on private land behind the gate. My family friends welcomed me to their cabin and I was able to hike the shoreline trail and explore the Preserve. I immediately fell in love with the area, something of a hidden gem in busy Boulder County. In the following years I began to explore the National Forest lands that exist North West of the Preserve and extend to Estes Park. 

As I learned more about the area it became clear that the Button Rock Preserve was something of a missing link between these National Forest lands and other County lands such as Hall Ranch... specifically for bicycles. Please consider opening the existing dirt roads to bicycle and foot traffic so that users can travel from County lands such as Hall to the National Forest lands beyond.  If the roads are not an option, please remember that the bicycle community is eager to volunteer for trail building and maintenance. The Shorline trail and BRP could use our help and would serve as a meaningful connection to the Coulson Gulch area beyond.