Colorado Help Please
We will have about 7 days to spend in Colorado before moving on to St. George, Utah. We generally avoid bigger cities so have decided to avoid Denver but maybe head south to Colorado Springs and fro...
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Drew_K wrote:Nearly every state park in Colorado has a lake because lakes are few and far between here in the semi-arid West, so that's where the state locates its parks. And most are man-made reservoirs--some large, some small, some really scenic, some not as scenic.
Do you know of any other state parks or RV campgrounds that have an adjacent lake suitable for kayaking and paddleboarding? Thanks again.
Just keep in mind that we get thunderstorms and accompanying wind nearly every afternoon in summer, starting about 1:30-2:00 PM. As a Colorado sailor in my younger days, I can tell you from experience that big lakes get big afternoon waves, little lakes have smaller waves. So, despite the colder air and water temps on high-altitude mornings, you want to do your paddleboarding in the morning on a small lake or very protected cove on a large lake. Now if you were windsurfing, I would suggest waiting until afternoon because, during my sailing days, I couldn't even cross a lake many mornings due to the lack of wind.
Just get on the Colorado Division of Parks & Wildlife Website and pick parks along the route you have planned. Or PM me with your route and I'll give you a couple of recommendations.
