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South Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Carter Lake Reservoir · near Loveland · Colorado

New Zealand mudsnails

Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists New Zealand mudsnails (found 2026) 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

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
larimer.gov
Coordinates
40.31351, -105.22137

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • Gas motors allowed · all of Carter Lake 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: Carter Lake Reservoir

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

Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (Carter Lake Reservoir and Dam), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On Carter Lake Reservoir

Reservoir in Colorado. All launches on Carter Lake Reservoir.

Community

Where people who use Carter Lake Reservoir talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.larimer.gov: South Shore ramp. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.