Welcome to ORIC

What's Happening

• Spring out the door! To help you enjoy the season, we have a new page with lots of suggestions: "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do".
• May 18. Boulder's Community Cleanup Day. Various locations. 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Join hundreds of volunteers for the 11th Annual Community Cleanup Day to make a difference in our community to help beautify Boulder's parks and greenways. More.
• May 18. Arkansas River Cleanup/Greenup. Salida and along the river.. Signups begin at 8:30 a.m. in Salida and Buena Vista. Join Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area and hundreds of volunteers in cleaning up and greening up the Arkansas River and surrounding public lands from Leadville to Canon City.There will be a volunteer picnic at Riverside Park in Salida starting from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. More.
• May 21. Mountain Lions - Colorado's Top Predator. REI Fort Collins. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Join resident experts for a discussion on mountain lion ecology, human-mountain lion interaction, and new programs that engage the community. Also enjoy remarkable images & videos of mountain lions! More, registration required.
• May 25. Volunteer: Clean the Poudre 2013. Lee Martinez Park, Fort Collins. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pitch in and help clean-up the Poudre River Corridor! Join Mountain Whitewater Descents and the Natural Areas Department for the 14th annual clean-up. More.
• More Events & Classes: See our "Events & Training" page.
• ORIC NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. See our "Volunteering" page.

Most Popular Topics

• Backpacking.
• Camping.
• Canyoneering.
• Climbing.
• Cycling.
• Hiking.
• Hot Springs.
• Huts, Yurts, Cabins.
• Road Conditions.
• Spring Things to Do
• Wildlife Viewing.

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How to Use This Site

• To plan your outdoor activities go to our "What Do You Want To Do?" section. You will find trip descriptions and maps, organized by activity type, to help you figure out what to do and where to go. Some of it is on this site and the rest is on other sites for which we provide links. If you know what part of the state you are interested in, start with our "Where Do You Want To Go" section and click on a yellow marker in one of our 25 regions. This page and the yellow markers contain links to our "region profile" pages which provide an overview of public lands in a region and list books, maps, and websites for that region.
• To find places to sleep in the boonies, go to the "Where You Can Stay" section. There is guidance there on cabins, yurts, campgrounds, etc. (We do not provide info on places to stay in towns.)
• To check the status of such things as snow depths, river flows, avalanche danger, etc., go to the "Current Conditions" section.
• To pitch in with ORIC or other outdoor organizations, check out our Volunteering section.

The rest of the sections in the menu in the left column ought to be self-explanatory.

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