Harvey Gap State Park
State Park in Rifle, CO
Hours:
Park: Daily, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
5775 Highway 325
Rifle, CO 81650
United States
Harvey Gap State Park
State Park in Rifle, CO
Hours:
Park: Daily, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
5775 Highway 325
Rifle, CO 81650
United States
Beach Parking Lot Closed -
The swim beach parking lot is closed for construction until June. To ensure the safety of all visitors and workers, no vehicles or foot traffic are allowed in the area at this time. Please remember that parking is not permitted along Harvey Gap Road (County Road 237). For more information, see the news release.
Activities and Trails
What to Do at Harvey Gap
Harvey Gap State Park is a popular spot for anglers in both winter and summer. The lake is at 6,500 feet, surrounded by cedar and sagebrush with shady cottonwood trees along the shore, picnic areas, boating and a swim beach. Visitors see a variety of wildlife, including migrating waterfowl.
Activities
- Boating
- Cross-country Skiing
- Education Programs
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Paddleboarding
- Picnicking
- Snowshoeing
- Swimming
Best of Harvey Gap
The Reservoir
The 160-acre reservoir at Harvey Gap is the highlight of this park. Visitors can boat, fish and swim in wakeless areas.
Picnicking
Thirty picnic sites with tables and grills are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Picnic areas have trash cans and restrooms.
Paddleboarding
Harvey Gap is a great destination for paddleboarding. Don't forget to bring your life jacket.
Swim Beach
In the summer, the Harvey Gap Swim Beach is a great place to beat the heat. There are shaded picnic tables with grills, trash cans and restrooms.
Safety during Hunting Season
Most of Colorado's outdoors is multi-use and intended to be shared. Hunters and nonhunters should show respect and courtesy to all users engaged in outdoor recreation.
- Learn where and when hunting is taking place. Stay out of designated hunt areas.
- Stay on designated trails. Enjoying activities only on designated trails will reduce the likelihood of entering designated hunt areas.
- Make yourself easily visible by wearing bright clothing. Choose colors that stand out, like bright, fluorescent red, orange or green.
- For protection, it is recommended to keep your dog on a leash. Tie a brightly-colored bandana around your dog’s neck or purchase a blaze orange dog vest to make your dog more visible.
- Make noise. Alert hunters to your presence by whistling, singing or carrying on a conversation as you walk.
- If you hear shooting, raise your voice and let hunters know you are in the vicinity.
- Be courteous. Once a hunter is aware of your presence, don’t make unnecessary noise that disturbs wildlife. Avoid conflict. Please note it is illegal to intentionally interfere with hunters.
Hunting
Hunting is allowed 100 yards from any building or day-use area and 50 feet from the centerline of a roadway. Waterfowl hunting is available on the north side of the reservoir, which is the only area at the park where dogs are allowed off leash.