Local and Area Resources
Emergency Contacts
SIGN UP FOR EMERGENCY/FIRE/EVACUATION INFORMATION:
NOCO alert https://www.nocoalert.org/
INCIWEB wildland fires:
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/
LETA (Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority)
Sign up for emergency notifications. https://www.leta911.org/welcome-to-leta
SIGN UP FOR THE CRYSTAL LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER AND NOTICES:
https://lp.
PulsePoint is a 911-connected mobile app that allows users to view and receive live alerts of calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services.
Download the app at https://www.pulsepoint.org/
Colorado Smoke Blog:
https://colosmokeoutlook.blogspot.com/ covers wildfire activity, prescribed burning operations, and the transport of smoke from out-of-state sources.
Colorado County current fire restrictions
Roosevelt and Arapaho National Forest current fire restrictions
Roosevelt and Arapaho National Forest road, campground, boating, & current conditions
Larimer Aegis
Watch Duty (iOS and Android) wildfire alert app available free from your device store.
https://app.watchduty.org/
or https://maps.wildfire.gov/sa/#/%3F/%3F/40.8191/-105.542/11
Sign up for daily Colorado Department of Public Health Air Quality Alerts
Larimer County Sheriff on X: Larimer Sheriff (@LarimerSheriff) · X
Larimer County Sheriff non emergency number (970) 498-5100
Larimer County Sheriff incident blotter
Crystal Lakes (August 2025) wildfire insurance class recording
Ridgeline Radio Tune in at 88.7 FM in RFL, or if you’re away, listen on our web site at https://ridgelineradio.org. Our number is 970-806-5733!
Need a document printed from a phone or tablet? Email (forward or attach) the document to rflprintout@gmail.com and pick up at the RFL Library. Printouts free under 20 pages.
Air Med can be reached at 800-793-0010 and can answer all your membership questions on Air med and sign you up for an air med membership if you choose to sign up. Air med is a must have for our area. If you are a member of air med and are flown out by air med to the hospital it saves you from any out-of-pocket expense. Air med will simply bill your insurance and whatever they pay air med accepts as paid in full.
Red Feather Lakes Community Library offers opportunities for telehealth or private online healthcare appointments through our privacy Pods.
National Wildfire Community Preparedness. Crystal Lakes Volunteer Fire Department recommends simple, practical and low-cost steps you can take, including requesting a mitigation assessment, on our website: www.clvfd.org/protect-your-
Friends of Red Feather Lakes Community Library Association — Annual Membership Drive
Friends Membership Form 2025. Through Friends of the Red Feather Lakes Community Library, your membership donations support the library to offer better programming for adults and kids. New releases of books and DVDs, games, computers, devices, children’s programs and free, 24/7 Wi-Fi are only a fraction of the ways we support your library.
Digital Navigator VIRTUAL Appointments
Call 970-962-3154 to schedule an appointment.
Outdoors
Deadman lookout cam https://tinyurl.com/3fzu8m9m
US Forest Service cabin rentals Red Feather Ranger Station https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campsites/10317348 Buckhorn Ranger Station https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10317342 Stub Creek Ranger Station https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233731
Dowdy Lake Picnic and Boating Site and West Lake Picnic Site. Year-round day use fees are $10 per vehicle at these sites.
Firewood permits for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests are now available for purchase through a new online E-Permit system or at a Forest Service office. To purchase a firewood permit or to learn more about permits and gathering firewood online visit our Forest Products page. Traditional firewood permits and other forest product permits like mushroom and transplant permits will be available to purchase beginning May 1.
Roosevelt and Arapaho National Forest ORV, UTV or ATV off-road maps here.
Summer Resources
The Forest Service Red Feather Visitor Center is normally open daily from 10 am – 5 pm from Memorial Day through September. It is located between West Lake and Dowdy Lake on 274 Dowdy Lake Road.
The Forest Service Arrowhead Lodge Visitor Center is normally open daily from 10 am – 5 pm from Memorial Day through September, located on CO-14 about 3 miles west of Rustic (34484 Poudre Canyon Rd, Bellvue, CO 80512).
Deadman Lookout. The Canyon Lakes Ranger District’s “Visitor Center in the Sky!” is open seasonably from July (date varies per year) through Labor day. It is located on CR-86 (Deadman Road) about 13 miles west of CR-74E in Red Feather Lakes.
Check Roosevelt and Araphoe National Forest facilities status (open or closed) at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation
RFL Thrift Store: Closed until Memorial Day weekend, 2026
RFL Community Association Bingo – starts again Memorial weekend, 2026
Red Feather Farmer’s market – starts again Memorial Day weekend
Our Lady of the Lakes Chapel Catholic Church Saturdays, 5pm Memorial Day through Labor Day
Red Feather Lakes Community Library home page Library catalog Location/Hours
Red Feather Lakes Community Library / Box 123, (71 Firehouse Lane) / Red Feather Lakes, CO 80545, 970-881-2664 970-881-2836 (fax) help@redfeatherlibrary.org