SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — The U.S. Forest Service has unveiled new bilingual trail signs in Colorado.
The new signs are being installed at trailheads around Summit County and eventually all trails in the White River National Forest.
Signs include information about wilderness, bear safety, dispersed camping, and travel rules for summer and winter.
Friends of the Dillon Ranger District and Oso Outdoors, a program of Mountain Dreamers, worked with staff from the White River National Forest to create the bilingual versions of National Forest access kiosks and signs in both English and Spanish.
Bilingual signs have been installed so far at Peru Creek, Boreas Pass, Rock Creek, Spruce Creek, and McCollough Gulch. The U.S. Forest Service said more sign installations are anticipated before the end of the summer.
“Outdoor spaces should be welcoming to everyone,” said Oso Outdoors Program Coordinator Javier Pineda. “Providing key trailhead and safety information in both Spanish and English is a great start to breaking down barriers and inviting all Summit County residents and visitors to the outdoors.”
Work will continue over the next several years to replace all forest signage on the Dillon Ranger District with dual language text, the U.S. Forest Service said.
The process has been funded by the National Forest Foundation’s Ski Conservation Fund.
“We are grateful to Oso Outdoors, Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, and NFF’s Ski Conservation Fund for helping us make our Forest information accessible to more people, enabling more equitable access to recreation opportunities on the Dillon Ranger District,” said Acting Dillon District Ranger Sam Massman.
