Sweitzer Lake State Park

State Park in Delta, CO

Hours:

Park: Daily, 8 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:

PO Box 173
Delta, CO 81416
United States

Contact:

970-874-4258

[email protected]

A serene view of the lake with pastel clouds.

Sweitzer Lake State Park

State Park in Delta, CO

A serene view of the lake with pastel clouds.

Hours:

Park: Daily, 8 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:

PO Box 173
Delta, CO 81416
United States

Contact:

970-874-4258

[email protected]

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A boat pulling a person on a boogie board while a jet ski passes to one side

A boat pulling a person on a boogie board while a jet ski passes to one side

Activities and Trails

What to Do at Sweitzer Lake

This lake retreat on the Western Slope is the perfect spot for water adventures, including boating, water skiing, swimming, sailboarding and paddle boarding. The lake is a largemouth bass trophy fishery, so it’s great for anglers too. It’s also a popular area for birdwatching.

  • Biking
  • Boating
  • Cross-country Skiing
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Hunting
  • Jet Skiing
  • Paddle Boarding​
  • Picnicking
  • Sailboarding
  • Swimming
  • Volleyball
  • Water Skiing

Best of Sweitzer Lake

A group of teenangers lying on a pier, dipping their hands in the water with a boat in the background

Sweitzer Lake

The park's main attraction, the 137-surface-acre lake is perfect for visitors wanting to boat, fish, paddle board and jet ski.

A family picnics at a shady table

Picnicking

Picnicking is Sweitzer Lake’s primary visitor activity, with 32 picnic sites, including some shelters. Picnic sites offer a fire ring and a nice view of the lake.

A person stands on a paddle board next to two kayakers

Paddle Boarding

Sweitzer​ Lake offers the perfect paddle-boarding opportunity! Get on the water to enjoy stunning views and a full-body workout. Be sure to have a life jacket as well as a sound-producing device (like a whistle).​

Children jump into the water in the designated swim beach area

Swim Beach

A sandy beach for all to enjoy! Colorado State Park swim beaches do not have lifeguards on duty. Swim at your own risk. Children must be supervised by adults at all times.

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Trails

Sweitzer Lake offers visitors a trail around the lake.

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Sweitzer Trail

1.4 miles
Hiking, biking
Dog Friendly

Trail Map

Waterfowl

Hunting

Waterfowl hunting is allowed only in the six designated hunt zones on Saturdays, Sundays, Wednesdays and legal holidays after Labor Day. Shotgun hunting is allowed within the park's boundaries.

    From 5a.m. until 12 p.m. (noon), reservations are required to hunt waterfowl. Hunting is on a first-come, first-served basis from 1 p.m. until sunset, and reservations are not required. Reserved zones that are unoccupied by 7 a.m. will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. However, any hunt zone must be yielded at any time upon request of a hunter holding a valid and active reservation for that zone.

    Duck blind reservations are mandatory. Leaving decoys overnight is prohibited.