Brainard Lake Road has Reopened!

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Brainard Lake Road has Reopened!

Post by kingshimmers »

As of 6:00am on Friday, June 29th, Brainard Lake Road has reopened! The Long Lake and Mitchell Lake trailheads are once again (easily) accessible.

http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-coun ... ccess-road
https://www.bouldercounty.org/transport ... nard-road/
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Re: Brainard Lake Road has Reopened!

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Yes! Thanks for the heads up!
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Re: Brainard Lake Road has Reopened!

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Thanks for the update! Sounds like it's earlier than expected; I saw a post on the website that said they expected mid-late July.
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Re: Brainard Lake Road has Reopened!

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Lemmiwinks wrote:I saw a post on the website that said they expected mid-late July.
Supposedly the construction isn't completely done and they have some things to finish up in July, but the road is definitely open now (and confirmed on their site).
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Re: Brainard Lake Road has Reopened!

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Was up there this morning. Lots of Bull moose! Sign in Nederland still says the road is closed FYI. Pretty crowded for a Monday, lot at Long Lake TH 3/4 full when I arrived at 7:15am. When I left at 9:30 all lots full even the main large lot at Brainard Lake, lots of people walking down the road to the trails.