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Cherry Creek State Park East Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Cherry Creek Reservoir · near Centennial · Colorado

Hybrid Eurasian watermilfoil

Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists hybrid Eurasian watermilfoil (found 2009) in this water. 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

Watercraft inspection

Cherry Creek Reservoir watercraft inspection station (Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC)), 810 m from this launch. Hours: West Ramp: 4/1-4/30: Fri-Sun 7am-8pm; decon Mon-Sun 8-5. 5/1-9/30: Mon-Sun 6am-9pm; decon Fri-Sun 8am-8pm & Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.10/1-10/31: Fri-Sun 7am-7pm; decon Mon-Sun 8am-5pm. East Ramp: 4/1-4/30: Mon-Sun 7am-8pm; decon Mon-Sun 8-5. 5/1-9/30: Mon-Sun 6am-. Season: April 1 to November 15, 2026.

Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC) · checked October 18, 2026

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016, 2023 and 2024.

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
Fee
Fee charged
Managed by
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Coordinates
39.63992, -104.84394

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Boating rules

  • Gas motors allowed · all of Cherry Creek Reservoir 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

Lake level: Cherry Creek Reservoir

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 5,550.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On Cherry Creek Reservoir

Reservoir in Colorado. All launches on Cherry Creek Reservoir.

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Facilities (boat ramps) and 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.