Great Outdoors Colorado Riverfront Trail Grant

Last week, Great Outdoors Colorado announced that Fruita was successful in receiving a $2 million grant to fund construction of the Kokopelli section of the Colorado Riverfront Trail.  The Kokopelli section will extend the trail from the Fruita visitors center west of Fruita 4.5 miles to the community of Loma and to the Kokopelli Trails area in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area. The Kokopelli Trails area is a destination for mountain bikers, hikers, equestrian users, and trail runners, and it connects to Moab, Utah via the Kokopelli Trail.  Serving the entire Grand Valley and its estimated 100,000 residents, the Colorado Riverfront Trail is a regional trail system extending from Palisade through Grand Junction, terminating in Fruita to the west. Over the past 25 years, local communities and the Riverfront Commission and Foundation have collaborated to construct 29.75 miles of the CRT.  Congratulations to City staff and their partners on a job well done!