BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — In an effort to reduce "illegal activity" after hours at the Panorama Point Trailhead on Flagstaff Road, the City of Boulder said it will lock gates overnight around the overlook starting Friday evening.

Increasing public safety issues and negative impacts to natural resources around Flagstaff Road, especially this trailhead, prompted this decision, the City of Boulder said in a press release Friday.

Those concerns include illegal use of marijuana and alcohol, trespassing, illegal fires, littering with lighters and cigarette butts and more. The city said wildlife has also felt stressors from the heavy nighttime action at the trailhead.

While the trailhead itself will close to the public overnight, all of the trails in the area will remain open to visitors.

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