The water levels will be safer but you still have to watch out for the druggies and their discarded needles. Probably not the best place to be barefoot. Archive: https://archive.today/Yo4BX From the post: >>The tubing ban for North Saint Vrain Creek and Saint Vrain Creek lifted Thursday, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff's deputies will take down the signs around the creeks announcing the closure. The closure went into effect a little less than two weeks ago on June 7 due to high water levels in the creeks from melting snow.