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Old     (skers85)      Join Date: Jun 2013       02-08-2015, 3:31 PM Reply   
Just wondering where some good lakes are in or around denver
Old     (Bakes)      Join Date: Mar 2010       02-08-2015, 3:58 PM Reply   
Generally...if you want good water you have to go private, up in the mountains or else be out there before or after everyone else is on the water (*early spring, late fall). If you are coming from somewhere where you took good water for granted, it will be a bit of a shock.

My favorite place, by far, is lake granby and grand lake. Bring your drysuit though.

Old     (DenverRider)      Join Date: Feb 2013       02-08-2015, 10:09 PM Reply   
Most serious riders are on a private lake like Empire, own a home on aloha beach (very private), or possibly hidden lake or pelican lake (also private). I haven't ever seen granby or grand lake that calm before. I think this would be a very rare occurrence. Especially if it's not 6 am on a 40 degree morning. I ride Sloans which requires a permit and has a 22 foot length limit but it has become amateur hour every hour lately with a lot of people in 1980s Bayliners driving in circles around the lake. My best days have been in Guernsey Wyoming lately. I think the people who own the cable park in Milliken also have a few private lakes but it's my understanding that there is a long waiting list to get on one of these lakes. I'm always on the lookout for something better but haven't found it yet. Kansas owns most of our standing water. I drive by a number of beautiful lakes on a regular basis that don't allow any boats. Take a look from the top of Green Mountain or Mt Falcon and you'll see about 20 perfect wakeboarding lakes that you aren't allowed to put a boat on.
Old     (timmyb)      Join Date: Apr 2007       02-09-2015, 7:30 AM Reply   
Eric kind of nailed it. Public lakes - totally hit or miss. You can usually get some nice water in the evenings on weekdays but there's always the risk of an afternoon thunderstorm here. Where are you located in the Denver area? Lots of private lakes up North and some are spring fed so you don't have to worry about the water levels like you do at Empire in drought years.
Old     (Bakes)      Join Date: Mar 2010       02-09-2015, 3:28 PM Reply   
Grand lake was like that all day for us for pretty much 5 straight days last August. I have not tried it on a weekend though and would even think about being on it on Saturday or Sunday. We have have pretty good luck with lake granby as well.

The secret to lower elevation public water is early morning mid week.
Old     (skers85)      Join Date: Jun 2013       02-09-2015, 3:50 PM Reply   
Thinking of moving out to that area to be closer for snowboarding so I'm not familiar with the lakes in that area

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