Colorado / Elk Head Reservoir /
Elkhead Reservoir State Park West Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Elk Head Reservoir · near Craig · Colorado
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 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
- 40.56358, -107.38378
Boating rules
- Gas motors allowed · all of Elk Head 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
On Elk Head Reservoir
Reservoir in Colorado. All launches on Elk Head Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Elk Head Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Yampa River SWA Boat Ramp · 3.2 mi · Yampa River
- Yampa River State Park Headquarters Boat Ramp · 6.5 mi · Yampa River
- Double Bridges · 6.8 mi · Yampa River
- Yampa River State Park Golf Course Boat Ramp · 8.0 mi · Yampa River
- Loudy Simpson Park · 10.1 mi · Yampa River
- Yampa River State Park Pump Station Boat Ramp · 12.9 mi · Yampa River
Sources
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Facilities (boat ramps) record {73D9BC20-AF5D-40A1-BEA6-23D848544887} · Colorado Parks and Wildlife data, provided as is; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing Atlas boat ramps (all managers) record -107.38372,40.56355 · CPW Fishing Atlas data: for reference only, compiled from the best available sources, CPW not responsible for damages; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- OpenStreetMap w1138536330 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1138536331 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10613118895 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.