The designated swimming area at the Swim Beach is CLOSED to swimming.
The Boyd Lake State Park swim beach provides cool relief on Colorado's hot summer days. A pavilion at the beach includes rinsing showers, restrooms, a playground, and picnic tables and Fun Foods snack bar where you can purchase food and other items.
For the safety and enjoyment of our visitors, glass containers, charcoal grills, fishing and pets are prohibited on the designated swim beach. Boats are prohibited within the buoyed swim area.
The Swim Beach is open Memorial Day each year depending on water levels.
Open swimming is allowed anywhere in Boyd Lake, except it is prohibited to swim on state-park managed properties:
a. From sunset to sunrise.
b. Within or 150 feet from: any boat ramp, marina, breakwater, dock, buoy-designated hazard or keep-out, any dam inlet or outlet structure, and where prohibited as posted OR
c. For any child under the age of 13 unless accompanied by an adult
USE CAUTION - ALL HAZARDS NOT MARKED ON THE LAKE.