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Water and land - Conejos County
Platoro Reservoir is the county's high mountain lake for fishing and boating
Platoro Reservoir is a high reservoir on the upper Conejos River with a boat ramp and trout fishing, and Colorado boats can face aquatic nuisance species inspection before launching.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Alamosa County
San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area: open water and great birding
San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area north of Alamosa offers open water and wetlands for excellent waterfowl watching, with a few simple rules to plan around: an access pass, a seasonal nesting closure, and boating limits.
Read note ->Water and land - Las Animas County
To launch a boat on Trinidad Lake, plan for an inspection first
Trinidad Lake State Park allows boating, but motorboats need a pre-launch inspection for aquatic nuisance species, so showing up with a boat is not the same as being ready to put it in the water.
Read note ->Water and land - Hinsdale County
Boating Lake San Cristobal means following Colorado's mussel rules
Lake San Cristobal near Lake City is one of Colorado's larger natural lakes, and boats launched there fall under the state's aquatic nuisance species inspection rules.
Read note ->Water and land - Pitkin County
Boats at Ruedi Reservoir get inspected for invasive species
Ruedi Reservoir east of Basalt is open for boating, but all boats must pass an aquatic nuisance species inspection at the ramp before launching and again when they leave the water.
Read note ->Water and land - Garfield County
Harvey Gap is the quiet, small-boat lake near Silt
Harvey Gap State Park is a smaller, calmer reservoir near Silt where boating is limited to low-horsepower craft, with a swim beach, fishing, and a seasonal boating closure in winter.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
Salida's FIBArk river festival has run since 1949
FIBArk, short for First in Boating the Arkansas, is Salida's June whitewater festival on the Arkansas River, held since 1949 and one of the longest-running events of its kind.
Read note ->Water and land - Park County
Boating at Eleven Mile State Park means a boat inspection for invasive species
Eleven Mile State Park allows boating on its big reservoir, but trailered boats must pass an aquatic nuisance species inspection first.
Read note ->Water and land - Larimer County
Boating rules change from one foothills reservoir to the next
Carter Lake, Pinewood Reservoir, and Flatiron Reservoir sit close together west of Loveland, but each allows different kinds of boating, so the rules depend on which water you pick.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Kiowa County
Low water can close boat ramps at Nee Noshe, so check before you launch
Water levels at Nee Noshe Reservoir in Kiowa County rise and fall enough that some boat ramps can be unusable, so boaters should confirm ramp conditions with Colorado Parks and Wildlife first.
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