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Information on the best provider of Jackson Lake boat rentals, jet ski, water sports, and lake tours on this State Park located northeast of Orchard, Colorado in western Morgan County, Colorado.  It is situated on 2,411-acre and the Jackson reservoir was built in the early 1900s.  The reservoir receives water from the South Platte River and stores it for irrigation throughout the summer months.  The park offers 260 camping spaces, fishing, boating, and various other activities such as bird watching, hunting, and an OHV track. 

Jackson Lake State Park attracts many visitors in northeastern Colorado and from visitors around the world.  The reservoir is popular for boating, water-skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, tubing, jet-skiing, camping, and highly acclaimed beaches.  There are many campsites around the lake with access to the swim beach and picnic spots.  There is plenty of wildlife throughout the park and you may see bald eagles perched in the cottonwoods along the bank or soaring overhead.

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Information on Elkhead Reservoir boat rentals, jet ski, watercraft, and water sport tours on the watet at this 900 acre lake and state park in Colorado .   Vsitors can enjoy numerous recreational opportunities, including boating, swimming, wakeboarding, wakesurging, tubing, hiking, camping, wildlife viewing, water skiing, biking, horseback riding, hunting and fishing.  Bear's Ears campground was recently completed, offering camping at the park for the first time in several years. 

In addition, officials have been busy establishing a smallmouth bass population, some of which are transplants from the Yampa River State Park.  Anglers can expect to find a small population of largemouth bass that survived the drawdown.  The screen on the dam promises to keep non-native species from entering downriver waters.   To get here travel west from Hayden roughly 10 miles and turn north (right) onto 27.  In about 4 miles turn right onto lake entrance road and take next left to boat ramp and parking area.