Where is Bayou Salado Reservoir?

Bayou Salado Reservoir is a lake in Park County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Bayou Salado Reservoir?

Bayou Salado Reservoir has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Spruce Grove Campground, Twin Eagles. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Bayou Salado Reservoir

Park County, Colorado26 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.

Area

26 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Measured length

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Bayou Salado Reservoir in Park County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 26 acres.

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Bayou Salado Reservoir is a 26-acre lake in Park County, Colorado.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Bayou Salado Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping2 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bayou Salado Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bayou Salado Reservoir

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Bayou Salado Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

26 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Bayou Salado Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Bayou Salado Reservoir

Spruce Grove Campground0.6 kmReserve
Twin Eagles1.7 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Frequently asked questions about Bayou Salado Reservoir

Where is Bayou Salado Reservoir?: Bayou Salado Reservoir is a lake in Park County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bayou Salado Reservoir?: Bayou Salado Reservoir in Park County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 26 acres.
Is Bayou Salado Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Bayou Salado Reservoir?: Bayou Salado Reservoir has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Spruce Grove Campground, Twin Eagles. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.