Colorado Shore Fishing and Piers
Accessible piers, fishing areas and CPW facilities, with the Atlas locations behind them.
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Colorado shore fishing, piers and accessible sites
The CPW Fishing Atlas and CPW facility list map 1,612 places to fish from land in Colorado: 1,287 fishing atlas fishing location, 229 accessible fishing area, 93 cpw facility: fishing and 3 cpw facility: fishing – ada accessible. 188 are accessible piers and 599 are marked family friendly. 31 accessible piers, fishing areas and CPW facilities with a name of their own have a page; the rest appear as rows on their lake, river and county pages.
CPW Fishing Atlas fishing locations and CPW facilities, retrieved October 25, 2026.
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Bank fishing pages in each Colorado county
Adams County
- Brighton Park Lake, Adams Countyaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 4,973 ft
- Grandview Ponds, Adams Countyaccessible pier, medium access, 5,128 ft
- Thornton Gravel Ponds, Gravel Lakes Fishing Facilityaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout, 5,080 ft
- Valente Open Space Ponds, Elaine T. Valente Open Spaceaccessible pier, easy access, 5,050 ft
Boulder County
- Evert Pierson Kids Fishing Pond, Central Parkaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout, 5,361 ft
- Walden Pond – Wally Toevs Pond (aka Picnic Pond), Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitataccessible pier, easy access, 5,122 ft
Chaffee County
- Cottonwood Creek, Harmon SWAaccessible pier, easy access, 8,139 ft
Custer County
- Lake Isabel, San Isabel National Forestaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and sub-catchables, 8,479 ft
Denver County
- Washington Park Lakes, Denver Countyaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 5,313 ft
El Paso County
- South Lake, Quail Lake Parkaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 5,938 ft
- Willow Creek Pond #2accessible fishing area
- Willow Creek Ponds, Willow Springs Pondsaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 5,540 ft
Garfield County
- Meadow Creek Lake, White River National Forestaccessible pier, medium access, stocked: catchable trout, 9,544 ft
- Rifle Lions Pond, Rifle Information Centeraccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout, 5,305 ft
Grand County
- Colorado River, Kemp Breeze SWAaccessible pier, easy access, 7,475 ft
Jackson County
- Ranger Lakes, State Forest State Parkaccessible pier, medium access, stocked: catchable trout, 9,247 ft
Jefferson County
- Bear Creek Ponds, Bear Creek Greenbeltaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: warmwater, 5,399 ft
- Bear Creek, Lair o' the Bear Parkaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: sub-catchables, 6,540 ft
- Hyland Ponds, Jefferson Countyaccessible pier, easy access, 5,356 ft
- Johnston Reservoir, Clement Parkaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: warmwater, 5,527 ft
- Kendrick Reservoir, Kendrick Lake Parkaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: warmwater, 5,618 ft
Kiowa County
- Jackson's Pond, Kiowa Creek Natural Areaaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 4,147 ft
Larimer County
- North Jayhawker Pondaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: warmwater, 4,961 ft
Las Animas County
- Trinidad Central Park Lake, Las Animas Countyaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 6,021 ft
Montrose County
- Uncompahgre River, Baldridge Parkaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: sub-catchables, 5,811 ft
Prowers County
- Northgate Ponds, North Gateway Parkaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 3,608 ft
Rio Blanco County
- Sleepy Cat Ponds, Oak Ridge SWA – Sleepy Cat Ponds Unitaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout, 6,758 ft
Rio Grande County
- Sherman Lake, Home Lake SWAaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 7,628 ft
Routt County
- Casey's Pond, Steamboat Springs Open Spaceaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout, 6,742 ft
Summit County
- Meadow Creek Parkaccessible pier, easy access, 9,067 ft
Weld County
- Mead Ponds, Weld Countyaccessible pier, easy access, stocked: catchable trout and warmwater, 5,127 ft
Reservoirs and rivers pictured with Colorado Shore Fishing and Piers
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Colorado shore fishing: reader questions
How many Colorado shore fishing locations are mapped?
1,612, from the CPW Fishing Atlas and CPW facilities.
How many Colorado bank sites get a page of their own?
31 accessible piers, fishing areas and CPW fishing facilities.
Which Colorado county leads for bank fishing pages?
Jefferson County, with 5.
How many accessible fishing piers are there?
188 marked as accessible piers in the Atlas.
Do I need a license to fish from the bank?
Everyone 16 and older needs a CPW fishing license: $44.87 a year for adult residents, $124.01 for nonresidents, or $18.07 for a resident one-day license.
Do state wildlife areas need a pass?
Note: Everyone age 16 years or older must have a valid hunting or fishing license to be on any part of a state trust land, and a valid hunting or fishing license or the Colorado State Wildlife Area Pass to be on any part of a state wildlife area, unless specifically noted.
Can I fish from private banks?
Note: It is illegal to go onto private land to fish without permission, including touching any part of private land by person or watercraft. Private land is not required to be posted or fenced. Trespassers may be suspended for up to five years.
Where are boat ramps listed?
On the Colorado boat ramps page, by CPW region.