Specie Creek Boat Launch
San Miguel County, Colorado
- Fee required
Specie Creek is primarily a Boat launch and day-use area with parking spaces. This site marks the beginning of the Specie Creek to Beaver Creek run and the end of the Down Valley Park to Specie Creek run. This section has a number of blind corners adding a little zip to the whitewater. For more information, please contact the Uncompahgre Field Office.
Specie Creek Recreation site can be accessed from Colorado Hwy 145 (Unaweep/Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway) and turning south onto M44 Rd.
Facilities are ADA accessible
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Nearest gauge: SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO — 0.1 mi away.
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A gauge reading describes the gauge, not the ramp. Conditions at the water can differ — confirm with the managing agency before you travel.
Details
| County | San Miguel |
|---|---|
| Nearest community | Montrose |
| Address | Uncompahgre Field Office |
| Accessible (ADA) | Facilities are ADA accessible |
| Launch fee | No Fee |
| Phone | 970-240-5300 |
Only fields the managing agency publishes are shown. A missing row means the agency does not record it, not that the feature is absent.
Directions to 38.03007, -108.11093 →
Nearest boat ramps
- SPECIE CREEK REC SITE - BOAT RAMP - 18' X 55 - AGGREGATE0.1 mi
- CADDIS FLATS REC SITE - BOAT RAMP - 20' X 45' - AGGREGATE1 mi
- PLACERVILLE RIVER ACCESS - BOAT RAMP - 20' X 70' - NATURAL3.1 mi
- UPPER BEAVER CREEK REC SITE - BOAT RAMP - 25' X 50' - AGGREGATE6.8 mi
- LOWER BEAVER REC SITE - BOAT RAMP - 13' X 45' - AGGREGATE6.9 mi
- Deep Creek10.9 mi
- LEDGES ROCKHOUSE CAMPGROUND - BOAT RAMP - 14' X 65 - AGGREGATE19.9 mi
- LEDGES COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND - BOAT RAMP - 15' X 50' - AGGREGATE21 mi