Las Animas County approves permit for Peace, Love and Vans event
County commissioners cleared Peace, Love and Vans for Hummingbird Ranch, opening the door for a June event expected to draw about 2,000 people and a three-day liquor license.
Las Animas County commissioners cleared the way for Peace, Love and Vans at Hummingbird Ranch, approving a special event permit tied to a three-day liquor license and setting up a June gathering that is expected to bring heavy traffic, alcohol service and a large turnout to Rye.
The board took up the permit during a routine public meeting that began with a road and bridge workshop before moving into the regular agenda. Along with the event action, commissioners approved Resolution 26-019 on the creation of the Community Corrections Board, showing the three-member board handling public safety administration and event regulation in the same session.
Peace Love & Vans Colorado is scheduled for June 12-15, 2026 at Hummingbird Ranch in Spanish Peaks Country, about 2.5 hours south of the Denver metro area. Organizers describe it as their first Colorado event after four years in Florida. The event site says the weekend will include van tours, a DIY build contest, workshops, sweepstakes, a Tiki Bar, live music, exhibitors, food trucks, community jams, yoga, van camping, tent camping and day passes.
The permit request, LU 25-021, was submitted by Hummingbird Ranch for a June 11-15 event, and organizers said they hoped to bring about 2,000 participants to the ranch. The project already drew a lengthy land-use hearing that lasted more than an hour and included county staff, event organizers and members of the public, reflecting how quickly a lifestyle festival can turn into a countywide land-use issue when it involves alcohol service, access and crowd management.
For Las Animas County, the decision carries practical consequences well beyond the ranch gate. Commissioners Felix M. Lopez, Robert A. Lucero and Tony C. Hass oversee budgeting, ordinances, resolutions, zoning, business regulation in unincorporated areas, road and bridge maintenance and human services. That puts the board in the middle of decisions that affect how a major event reaches county roads, how neighbors near 732 CR 653 in Rye are affected, and how local businesses may see a short-term influx of visitors in June.
The Community Corrections Board action also underscored how much county government is asked to manage at once. Colorado’s Division of Criminal Justice says community corrections boards are part of the state system, and county boards in Colorado typically screen referrals and recommend who can safely be placed in community corrections programs. In Las Animas County, the same commissioners who approved the festival permit also advanced that public-safety structure, a reminder that routine meetings shape both daily administration and the county’s summer calendar.
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