Chatfield Reservoir, Highlands Ranch Colorado - In addition to a healthy population of trout, smallmouth bass, and walleye you'll find channel catfish, yellow perch, crappie, bluegill, and carp.
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Chatfield is one of Denver's most popular Front Range lakes and was built to control flooding after several floods caused major damage to Denver. There are plenty of trout to chase here but Chatfield ... Log into read more...
Getting there: From Denver, take Wadsworth Blvd. (Colorado Highway 121) south past C-470, and turn left into the Park at the Deer Creek entrance. As an alternate route, take Santa Fe Blvd. south to Titan Parkway, turn west on Titan Parkway to Roxborough Park Road, and turn north to the Plum Creek entrance.
Boating: All Boats Allowed. To prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species (ANS), including zebra and quagga mussels, all tra... Log infor more detail...
Special Regulations: Minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 18 inches long. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate longer than 21 inches can be taken per day.
Minimum size for smallmouth and largemouth bass is 15 inches long.
Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100 ft. of dam March 15-April 15, 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. Log infor more detail...
Chatfield# of Sites: 197 Fees: $22 - $26 ($20-$24 winter)
Four camping areas have a total of 197 sites. All campsites are surrounded by native grass, are within walking distance to the lake and have picnic tables and grills. Facilities include pull-through or back-in campsites, flush toilets, hot showers, laundry, centrally-located water, firewood and a sanitary waste station. 120 sites have full hookups (w-s-e) located in A , B and D Loops. The remainder 77 sites in Loop B and Loop C have electrical hookups only. Camping Permits fees are as follows: Electric campsite: $22.00 Full hook-up campsite: $26.00 Group Campsite Fees: $124.00 per night plus $10.00 reservation fee Winter (Oct. 1 to Apr. 30) Electric campsite: $20.00 Full hook-up campsite: $24.00 Group Campsite Fees: $112.00 per night plus $10.00 reservation fee
