Squatter Near climbing crag. Who to contact?

Only in a pinch here, so as that ye don't get the wrong idea - spell of snow and other inclement weather or dire situation and soforth - but it's surprisingly tender eatin' on a dog. Keep em in the canyon, I therefore say.

I'm surprised most folks here are so supportive of a squatter camp and a pile of trash. I've seen pristine and beautiful portions of the forest west of Boulder totally overrun and ruined by camps that look exactly like this. I would have already called the cops.  Boulder County Sheriff's non-emergent line: 303-441-4444.

@canyon Charlie- yo dude! Haha I meant no beef buddy. I’ll bring you a sixer and some Mac to as a peace offering! I’m impressed someone went to the length of creating a canyon Charlie account hahahahaha. 

South St. Vrain Canyon is marked as a place where camping is not allowed - as well as parking after dark,

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1666506,-105.4574818,3a,75y,82.07h,88.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s31LEDJzDUcKHYc7ZwqU_jQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

NF land is interspersed with private property, there's flood damage, there's some construction going on. It's kind of a tight squeeze in some places.

Walk a mile in their shoes and then leave them the F*** alone.

You could try leaving a note asking that the trash is disposed; failing that, then rat them out.

Doesn’t say much for enforcement when the trash appears visible from the road.

Billcoe wrote: Walk a mile in their shoes and then leave them the F*** alone.

I'm trying not to take sides, but it's a little more complicated than that. I could see residents of Lyons not wanting to deal with a fire in the canyon, having just dealt with rebuilding much of the town after a 500 year flood.

Andy Novak wrote: I'm surprised most folks here are so supportive of a squatter camp and a pile of trash. I've seen pristine and beautiful portions of the forest west of Boulder totally overrun and ruined by camps that look exactly like this. I would have already called the cops.  Boulder County Sheriff's non-emergent line: 303-441-4444.

Pile of trash? I guess a man's trash is another's treasure. Seems to me like this stuff is kept well together. Yes it may not be quite a tidy a your red oak dinner table or your granite counter-tops, but to each their own...

it seems like their stuff is somewhat contained and relatively orderly. if this is the case i wouldn't bother them.

if there was a bunch of garbage strewn all over the place i would be less happy about the situation.

You might try just talking to the person. Try being a human being to another human being instead of asking rando keyboard clickers their opinions.
Maybe the person has a need that you could fill or could help with. Maybe you have need that meeting this person would fill.

It's easy to hate on everything nowadays and seems shameful to love anything if you follow mainstream ideals.
Just saying ...it might go a long way to just start with a hello. 

Unless the situation may cause access issues just let them be. Seems like a way better place to be homeless than the city...

I stopped by the tent and no one was home. A lot of ass-umptions happening right now. 

Hey folks I've been camping out in my tent in the woods, and its been peaceful. But lately, a bunch of people have been coming by with large backpacks full of ropes and carabiners and then making loud grunting noises all day. What can I do about this?

Joe, try throwing some banana peels around.  As I understand it, these grunter types are allergic or something?  Anyway, it'll 'ruin their experience' and they won't come back.

Otherwise, get yourself a dog.

Canyon Charlie doesn't f*ck around, apparently.

Enjoying the wilderness:

Tradiban wrote:

Leave em be? Are they causing trouble?

Looks from the picture they are littering.

Looks like he or she is keeping a relatively tight camp.  Maybe next time leave something nice like some vino or green chili cheese bagels?

Yes, in bum-world, that would be considered a tidy camp. However, this is the front range of Colorado, and anything less than sprinter=squatter.

Dustin B wrote: However, this is the front range of Colorado, and anything less than sprinter=squatter.

Reminds some of other inequalities regarding the use of public lands.

In the Seattle area and at least in the past, there are 'rich' schools that can manage to have organized group outings on forest service land because there is no specific fee for those outings; such events are "non-commercial" events in the lingo of the forest service.

But poorer schools, who don't have the extra general funds and so have to add a fee for such group outings, have their events fall into a 'commercial' category and so come under a whole bunch of other prohibitive constraints (e.g., fees, insurance).

Hopefully that has changed.

... but I digress.