State: Colorado
Address 1: 5775 Highway 325
City: Rifle
Zip: 81650
Phone: 970-625-1607
Open: Open all year
Open all Year: Yes
Number of Sites: 89
Camp URL: http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/RifleGap/Pages/RifleGapStateParkHomePage.aspx
Full Hook: Yes
The clean, clear waters of Rifle Gap State Parks 350-acre reservoir provide some of the best boating, fishing, swimming, water-skiing and windsurfing in Colorado.
The long, narrow reservoir is inviting to water-skiers, jet-skiers and power boaters. Rifle Gap often has good conditions for sailing and windsurfing. The beach on the west side of the reservoir is popular for its swimming Rifle Gap anglers catch rainbow and German brown trout, walleye, pike, smallmouth and largemouth bass and yellow perch.
Camping in the parks 89 sites and picnicking are also popular. In the winter, anglers bundle up for ice fishing.
