Rifle Gap
Head North on Railroad Avenue and about a mile out of town on Highway 13 go right on highway 325, Go a couple miles to Rifle Gap. There is a park fee, $5 or Parks Pass. One of three lakes in the area that allow powerboats so waterskiing, wakeboarding, jetskis and all sports behind a boat are popular here. There is also windsurfing here and camping. This is a popular lake in the summertime, and like most Colorado Lakes the water level fluctuates during the year as water is in more need in late summer and more abundant in the early spring. Always wear your life vest and pick up trash. There are public restrooms. Fishing is also popular here whether you use flys and spinners from the bank or rapala and bait from a boat. There are even annual fly fishing contests in the winter. The Gap is the valley in the hogback where the dam is built and is the site of the famous Christo Curtain in the early seventies. Lower elevations promote warm temperatures which condone water activities.