With an increase in people using Larimer County reservoirs — and an “exponential” increase in those using paddle boards, canoes and kayaks at Horsetooth Reservoir — officials have decided to separate the uses at the county-operated reservoir west of Fort Collins.
The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources announced in a press release Thursday that the west side of Satanka Bay, the northern cove at Horsetooth, will be closed to motorboats with only paddle crafts allowed.
The east side of Satanka Bay, and the rest of Horsetooth, will remain open to motorized boats, according to a press release.
The department, in the press release, said the change was made for safety, citing a 30% increase in day-use at the reservoir and a 40% increase in boat inspections in 2020 over the previous year alongside an “exponential rise” in the number of paddle boards, canoes and kayaks…
