Bear Creek Lake Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Bear Creek Lake · near Lakewood · Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists New Zealand mudsnails (found 2024) in Bear Creek Lake 2.3 km from this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife · checked October 18, 2026
Bear Creek Lake watercraft inspection station (Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC)), 380 m from this launch. Hours: Hand-Launch Hours Only: 4/1-4/30: 7am-6pm. 5/1-9/30: 6am-8pm. 10/1-10/31: 7am-6pm. 11/1-11/14: 8am-4pm. Season: April 1 to November 15, 2026.
Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC) · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2022.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Coordinates
- 39.65273, -105.14802
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Boating rules
- Gas motors allowed · all of Bear Creek Lake rule
From the boating rules map of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Bear Creek Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Bear Creek Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 5,558.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Bear Creek Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Bear Creek Lake
Reservoir in Colorado. All launches on Bear Creek Lake.
Nearby launches
- Chatfield State Park North Boat Ramp · 7.8 mi · Chatfield Reservoir
- Chatfield State Park North Boat Ramp · 7.9 mi · Chatfield Reservoir
- Chatfield State Park South Boat Ramp · 8.9 mi · Chatfield Reservoir
- Blunn Reservoir Boat Launch · 12.2 mi · Blunn Reservoir
- Cherry Creek State Park West Boat Ramp · 14.8 mi · Cherry Creek Reservoir
- Standley Lake Boat Launch near Arvada · 15.3 mi · Standley Lake
Sources
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing Atlas boat ramps (all managers) record -105.14801,39.65281 · CPW Fishing Atlas data: for reference only, compiled from the best available sources, CPW not responsible for damages; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- OpenStreetMap n7278615218 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing Atlas boat ramps (all managers). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.