Colorado / John Martin Reservoir /
John Martin SWA County Road 19 Ramp
Boat ramp · on John Martin Reservoir · near Las Animas · 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
- Hunting or fishing license, or SWA pass, required (16 and older)
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 38.09323, -103.05410
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 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.
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 West Boat Ramp · 5.8 mi · John Martin Reservoir
- John Martin Reservoir State Park East Boat Ramp · 6.0 mi · John Martin Reservoir
- Blue Lake Reservoir Boat Launch near Las Animas · 15.2 mi · Blue Lake Reservoir
- Blue Lake Reservoir Boat Launch near Las Animas · 15.3 mi · Blue Lake Reservoir
- Blue Lake Reservoir Boat Launch near Las Animas · 15.5 mi · Blue Lake Reservoir
- Blue Lake Reservoir Boat Launch near Las Animas · 15.6 mi · Blue Lake Reservoir
Sources
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Facilities (boat ramps) record {AA8ED5D5-E9D9-443D-AF16-77379AD3EE96} · Colorado Parks and Wildlife data, provided as is; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 147-0-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Facilities (boat ramps) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.