Colorado / Blue Mesa Reservoir /
Elk Creek
Boat ramp · on Blue Mesa Reservoir · near Sapinero · Colorado
Blue Mesa Reservoir watercraft inspection station (Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC)), 340 m from this launch. Hours: 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM daily. Season: March 21 to November 30, 2026.
Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC) · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2018 and 2026.
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
- Website
- nps.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.46279, -107.16612
Boating rules
- Gas motors allowed · all of Blue Mesa 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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Blue Mesa Reservoir Dam and Powerplant · Reclamation
Lake level: Blue Mesa Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (Blue Mesa Reservoir Dam and Powerplant), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Blue Mesa Reservoir
Reservoir in Colorado. All launches on Blue Mesa Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Blue Mesa Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bay of Chickens · 1.2 mi · Blue Mesa Reservoir
- North Willow · 3.3 mi · Blue Mesa Reservoir
- Iola Boat Launch · 3.8 mi · Blue Mesa Reservoir
- Stevens Creek Boat Launch · 4.3 mi · Blue Mesa Reservoir
- Dillon Pinnacles · 4.8 mi · Blue Mesa Reservoir
- Iola Beach · 5.7 mi · Blue Mesa Reservoir
Sources
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing Atlas boat ramps (all managers) record -107.16631,38.46296 · CPW Fishing Atlas data: for reference only, compiled from the best available sources, CPW not responsible for damages; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- OpenStreetMap n584179923 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: www.nps.gov: launch from the designated boat ramps at Elk Creek, Lake Fork, or Iola. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.