Can I own one here
Owning one in Larimer County.
On your own land, yes
Owning a kei truck and working it on a ranch, a farm, a mine or private property does not depend on a road title. Some states still ask for a title or an off road registration.
A 25 year truck on the road
Road use opens later. Colorado made kei vehicles a legal road class in 2025 and title and registration open on 1 January 2028.
A newer governed truck
Off highway vehicle. From 1 January 2028 Colorado names it a kei off-road vehicle, an off-highway vehicle under the Certificate of Title Act, titled at the county motor vehicle office.
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Larimer County.
Towns only. Estes Park lets OHVs on its streets only to plow snow, Berthoud, Johnstown and Windsor ban them and no county road was found open.
In town Some
- Closed Berthoud. Operating an OHV on any public street, road, highway, sidewalk, trail, park, public lot or right of way is unlawful and a public nuisance. The only exceptions are crossing a town street from one county road to another where county roads allow OHVs, a town emergency declaration and farm use. Berthoud Code 17.19, Ordinance No. 1385 of 9 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Some Estes Park. Every public road, street, alley and avenue in town except US 34, US 36 and SH 7 is an OHV route, but section 10.24.020(9) allows an OHV to run there only for snow plowing and removal. Estes Park Municipal Code Chapter 10.24, Ordinance No. 32-17 of 28 November 2017, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Fort Collins. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Fort Collins Traffic Code, Supplement 28 Update 1, online 7 October 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Johnstown. No OHV may run on any town street or town property, and section 8-102(b) says no OHV routes are designated in the town. Johnstown Code Chapter 8 Article VIII, sections 8-101 to 8-104, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Loveland. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Loveland Code of Ordinances, Supplement 14, online 19 October 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Timnath. No OHV route. The golf cart article, 8-4-10, leaves ATVs and utility terrain vehicles out of the golf cart definition. Timnath Municipal Code, Supplement 12, online 9 March 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Wellington. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Wellington Municipal Code, Supplement 9 Update 3, online 20 October 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Windsor. Operating an OHV on any town street, alley, roadway, highway, shoulder, sidewalk, path, trail, park or right of way is unlawful, and section 8-12-20(b) says no OHV routes are designated in the town. Windsor Charter and Municipal Code Chapter 8 Article XII, Ordinance 2025-1728, read 28 October 2026
County roads Closed
No county act opening a county road to OHVs was found, so county roads stay closed under C.R.S. 33-14.5-108 except for farm use and crossings. Larimer County's own code was not read.
State highways Crossings only
- No segment is open to travel along. Crossing only, under the statewide crossing rule. C.R.S. 33-14.5-108.5; no CDOT Transportation Commission resolution names a state highway in this county, read 28 October 2026
Getting one here
From Japan to Larimer County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Los Angeles, about 1,000 road miles.
- The Port of Oakland, about 1,100 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 1,100 road miles.
How to import a mini truck, step by step.
A newer off road truck never lands in California. It comes in through Tacoma or by way of Houston.
Trucks travel in containers, one to a 20 foot box with room for parts or three to a 40 foot box.
Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2.
The ground
Larimer County, counted.
9 active surface mines and quarries work Larimer County's ground. Larimer County averages 80 inches of snow a year. Larimer County has 1,620 farms and 459 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
Areas
The areas Larimer County is part of.
Importing a kei truck
The essentials, in short.
A truck under 25 can come in only as governed off road equipment, and only if its engine family held an EPA nonroad certificate for that model year. No kei engine family was certified for mini trucks before model year 2010, so a truck built after 31 October 2001 and before model year 2010 has no federal door until its 25th birthday.
Two lanes
A road truck must be 25 years old by its own build date. A newer truck comes in only as governed off road equipment with a certified engine.
The 25 percent duty
Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty at the port, whatever its age.
The paperwork
The customs entry and the two federal declarations, DOT Form HS-7 and EPA Form 3520-1, travel with the truck to your title office.
The title
Keep every stamped paper with the truck. Your state title office asks to see them.
News for Colorado Colorado's kei vehicle class, and the two dates that matter
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