Colorado / John Martin Reservoir /
John Martin Reservoir State Park West Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on John Martin Reservoir · near Caddoa · Colorado
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 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
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Managed by
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 38.07576, -102.95013
Boating rules
- Gas motors allowed · all of John Martin 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 the JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR AT CADDOA, CO gauge · USGS, 0.9 mi away on John Martin Reservoir
- Lake level at John Martin Dam · USACE
Lake level: John Martin Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 3,851.8 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (John Martin Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR AT CADDOA, CO, 0.9 mi from this launch on John Martin Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On John Martin Reservoir
Reservoir in Colorado. All launches on John Martin Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use John Martin Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- John Martin Reservoir State Park East Boat Ramp · 0.2 mi · John Martin Reservoir
- John Martin SWA County Road 19 Ramp · 5.8 mi · John Martin Reservoir
- Neegronda Reservoir Boat Launch · 19.0 mi · Neegronda Reservoir
- Thurston Reservoir SWA Boat Ramp · 19.9 mi · Thurston Reservoir
- Blue Lake Reservoir Boat Launch near Las Animas · 20.1 mi · Blue Lake Reservoir
- Blue Lake Reservoir Boat Launch near Las Animas · 20.1 mi · Blue Lake Reservoir
Sources
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Facilities (boat ramps) record {C94C2892-13C1-49DC-99FD-337C3E54CE51} · Colorado Parks and Wildlife data, provided as is; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing Atlas boat ramps (all managers) record -102.95066,38.07588 · CPW Fishing Atlas data: for reference only, compiled from the best available sources, CPW not responsible for damages; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- OpenStreetMap n1669019815 © 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.