Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lyons, Colorado
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Lyons — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Lyons in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:25 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Lyons
The readers mapped around Lyons break down as 6 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2025; the most recent in Dec 2025.
- Ute Highway — 2 readers
- West Main Street — 1 reader
- North Saint Vrain Avenue — 1 reader
- 5th Avenue — 1 reader
- South Saint Vrain Drive — 1 reader
Lyons in the Boulder County picture
Boulder County has 153 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #597 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 328,317 residents and 1,821 road miles. By road density that is 0.08 cameras per road mile, in the top 6.1% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
What’s watching Lyons
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Lyons — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Lyons (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lyons
- On the agenda: Lyons meeting — Automated License Plate (Sep 21)
- On the agenda: Lyons meeting — License Plate Reader (Sep 8)
- On the agenda: Lyons meeting — flock camera (Apr 20)
What you can do in Lyons
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Lyons
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).