Boyd Lake State Park
State Park in Loveland, CO
Hours:
Park: 5 a.m. to 10 pm
Office: Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
3720 N County Road 11-C
Loveland, CO 80538-2307
United States
Boyd Lake State Park
State Park in Loveland, CO
Hours:
Park: 5 a.m. to 10 pm
Office: Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
3720 N County Road 11-C
Loveland, CO 80538-2307
United States
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Activities and Trails
What to Do at Boyd Lake
Glistening blue water beneath snow-capped Long’s Peak awaits at Boyd Lake State Park. With 1,700 acres, the lake offers plenty of space for boating, swimming, sailing, paddling and more. Visitors also enjoy camping, picnicking, hiking, biking and hunting at Boyd Lake.
- Biking
- Boating
- Camping
- Education Programs
- Fishing
- Geocaching
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Ice Skating
- Jet Skiing
- Picnicking
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Water Skiing
Best of Boyd Lake
The Lake
The park's biggest attraction, Boyd Lake lies at the westernmost edge of the plains at the foot of snow-capped Long's Peak and the mountains of the Continental Divide. Visitors can fish, boat, swim and water ski on the lake.
Jet Skiing
Boyd Lake is a popular spot for jet skiing.
Picnicking
The park features 67 first-class picnic sites. These sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Most have grills at the site, and some have a shelter.
Swim Beach
The swim beach provides cool relief on Colorado's hot summer days. A pavilion at the beach includes rinsing showers, restrooms, a playground, picnic tables and a Fun Foods snack bar where you can purchase food and other items. A sand volleyball court is located at the Swim Beach Plaza and is available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Hiking and Biking
Trails
One of the best ways to enjoy Boyd Lake State Park is on foot or bike. Visitors enjoy walking and biking along the paved and grassy trails beside the beaches, under cool cottonwood trees and next to the water's edge. Boyd Lake's trails join with the City of Loveland's recreation trail system at the south and north ends of the park.
City Trail
4.9 miles
Hiking, biking, snowshoeing
ADA accessible
Dog friendly
ADA Fishing Pier
0.1 miles
Hiking, biking, snowshoeing
ADA accessible
Dog friendly
Swim Beach Point
1 mile
Hiking, biking, snowshoeing
ADA accessible
Dog friendly
Grassland Trail
0.4 miles
Hiking, biking, snowshoeing
Dog friendly
City Trail
4.9 miles
Hiking, biking, snowshoeing
ADA accessible
Dog friendly
ADA Fishing Pier
0.1 miles
Hiking, biking, snowshoeing
ADA accessible
Dog friendly
Swim Beach Point
1 mile
Hiking, biking, snowshoeing
ADA accessible
Dog friendly
Grassland Trail
0.4 miles
Hiking, biking, snowshoeing
Dog friendly
Waterfowl
Hunting
Waterfowl hunting is allowed at Boyd Lake in one of three designated hunting areas by reservation only. A park pass is required.
The boundaries of designated hunting areas are marked on the map in red and at the hunting site with red posts and/or red and white signs. The water line is a boundary. You may put decoys out, but you may not hunt from the water. When the lake is closed to boating on December 1, only a belly boat/fishing aid, hunting do or manual retrieval can be used to get downed waterfowl. For information on hunting boundaries, please review the map.
Reservations are available on a first-come, first-served basis, starting 14 days before the hunt date, and may be made or canceled up to the starting time of the reserved time slot. Hunters may only hunt in the designated zone and time slot reserved. There is no fee for this reservation. Reservations can be made up until time of arrival if areas are available.
- Firearms must be unloaded outside the designated hunt zone area. Load weapons only when in position and ready to hunt inside the hunt zone. Unload before returning to your vehicle.
- Do not drive into the hunt zone. Vehicles are not allowed off of the asphalt roadways and parking lots. You must walk all of your hunting equipment to the area where you are hunting.
- Shoot only during legal shooting hours. You may hunt from half an hour before sunrise until sunset.
- Do not shoot to the west of the hunt zones or in the direction of boaters.
- Have all proper licenses current and available for inspection. You must possess all current necessary licenses and stamps.
- Only nontoxic shot is allowed. You cannot use or have in your possession lead shot while hunting waterfowl.
- Leaving decoys set overnight is prohibited, and there is no camping allowed in the parking lots. The park's hours for day use are 5 a.m to 10 p.m. Visitors actively fishing, boating (when the lake is open to boating) or legally camping in the campground may use the park 24 hours a day.