Chaffee County Becomes First in the Nation to Pass Private Lands Camping Ordinance
Chaffee County, Colorado just became the first county in the nation to pass a private-lands camping policy. Here’s an article on Chaffee County’s efforts, and their complete policy can be viewed here in the section called “commercial camping on private land”. The policy gives farmers and ranchers the right to host small-scale camping on their property which will help to take pressure off public lands campsites, support agriculturalists who are struggling with drought and inflation issues, and help create a more community-minded outdoor recreation economy.
If your county might be interested in adopting its own related policy, feel free to contact Michal Rosenoer, Senior Manager of Government and Community Relations with HipCamp, for guidance and technical assistance. Additionally, if you weren’t able to attend, CCI hosted a Private Land Camping Webinar over the summer that can be viewed here.
