Shuttle service deal finalized for Colorado’s Hanging Lake

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. – The U.S. Forest Service and city of Glenwood Springs have finalized a deal to run a shuttle service to a popular Colorado tourist destination.

The Post Independent reports H2O Ventures has been contracted to operate the shuttle between the city and the drop-off for the scenic Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon.

Visitors will need to make reservations online or at the Hanging Lake Welcome Center in Glenwood Springs to visit the site within the White River National Forest.

The online reservation system goes live April 1. Reservations will cost $12 per person during peak season from May to October.

Under the new management plan for the site, visitors will be capped at 615 per day.

Parking is not allowed at the trailhead to Hanging Lake.

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Information from: Post Independent, http://www.postindependent.com/