Chatfield State Park is a 5,300-acre park featuring a 1,400-acre reservoir. There are a bunch of different trails, ponds, and natural areas to check out while you bike around the park. Some trails are rougher than others, but you can usually tell when you are turning onto a rough singletrack path versus a smoother gravel path.

Alex

February 7, 2024

Road cycling

Chatfield Reservoir offers opertunity for fun activities like boating, biking, fishing, camping, and hiking. Established in the 1970s for flood control, the lake is now home to animals like deer and bald eagles. Chatfield Reservoir is water storage facility for the Denver area and features a marina for boaters.

mtm05005

May 15, 2025

Hiking

The Chatfield Reservoir is a 1,423-acre lake in Chatfield State Park. There is a hiking path that runs alongside the water.

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Wetlands View – Chatfield Reservoir loop from Spring Gulch Dam

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Wetlands View – Chatfield Reservoir loop from Area closed to public

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Elevation 1,670 m

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Location: Douglas County, Colorado, United States

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