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    Jackson Lake State Park

    2.6 (25 reviews)
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    Dana W.

    What a hidden gem! 63 miles NE (more east) from Denver, the opposite flow of traffic, a campground tucked away on a reservoir. They allow 1 tent and 1 Rv or 2 tents per campsite. I literally could not have asked for a better, less crowded weekend. This will be my new spot vs. sitting in mountain traffic.

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    Andrea B.

    I guess this place is ok for the first over nighter of the season- There was a lack of communication though,) with the Rangers - When we got settled in and was already on the lake when we got a message on our vehicle to call the office right away/ Someone had reserved the spot we were in / so we had to move all of our stuff to another site / but we made the most of the situation- And I must mention the Rangers helped us and that was nice - I'm not a camper myself, and realized there was a few things that would have made my night better- One thing for sure is soap - I thought that was odd they did not carry it in any of there facilities- also there restrooms were filthy - but they sold items at the local Marina store/ and of course they jacked up the price - that should be expected- And this was my second rodeo on the boat and was not expecting the weather to change while on the lake- not realizing it's hard to drive the boat in choppy water- (there should have been a warning from the Rangers how dangerous the water is when it's bad weather) We all got soaked and was thankful my boyfriend was not an amateur driver and got us safely back to the dock- With all the family and friends we still had a blast- This is a huge park and would be fun for most-

    Kristy L.

    This is a horrible lake. I tried to make reservations on line and was only able to get A camping spot on Thursday and Friday. We were told by the office you could show up and get a space if there were cancellations. We called the next morning from our campsite, 5 minutes away. I was told I couldn't move sites or add just one Day and the lady actually got very short and rude with me. She gave me no help. So I sent my friend into the office to work her magic on this state park ranger site nazi. My friend was there for 45 minutes while the ranger visited with a couple about fishing, her home purchase, the weather and wouldn't even acknowledge my friend and daughter. I left to the marina to go get ice. I got there 5 minutes till 10am. There were two guys waiting. They asked me if I had power steering fluid. I didn't, but I asked where they had their boat parked. It was floating in the middle of a bay in front of the marina. There is no where to park your boat.They couldn't drive their boat. Finally at 5 minutes after 10 they opened. I approached the counter. The older female cashier asked sternly who was knocking on the door before they opened. She proceeds to yell at the guys even saying "don't you ever...knock on the door before we open". She repeated her sound scolding. I grabbed my ice and ran!!! Gee, maybe they were in a pickle and needed help. To my surprise when I picked up my friend and daughter we had to switch sites but got an extra day. A ranger told me the lake get lots of storms between 2-4, then everyone raves to get off the lake at the same time. Based on what I'm about to tell you this would be very very dangerous. We had till noon to move sites so we thought we would take a quick boat ride. The lake is very shallow. 12 feet was the deepest I found. We noticed the winds picking up so decided to head back and move camp. The launching dock is the most dangerous I have encountered. The end cleats are missing so you can't secure your boat. I would have wrecked my boat if I had been alone. It has a chain in the front instead of going straight down so it adds and element of danger to look out for coming in and going out. The two guys I ran into earlier, were struggling to get their unmotorized boat to the dock. The lake instantly became very rough and my friends did their best to hold my boat as I raced to get my trailer to pull my boat out. It was frankly to dangerous for me to launch for the rest of our stay. We moved campsites and decided to go down to the beach. The smell was horrid. We passed by a black garbage bag that someone put over something dead. Every three feet there were large dead fish. There was a pile of 9 or 10 rotting away. There were fish that were reduced to bones and scales. My daughter looked down and there were maggots under our feet on the sand. We left back to our campsite and went to take showers. Out of three showers only one worked and only one had an out of order sign. The bathrooms were pretty gross as well. I asked the Rangers why the dead fish were left to rot. They actually said they go clean them up from time to time. That was untrue based solely on what we saw on the beach. The bag buried animal had been there for the summer, same goes for the fish in varied states of decomposition. The marina store has a sign when you walk in that states: what you are entitled to here: Then below was a blank piece of paper. The store employees were unhelpful, rude, entitled, and made me hate spending one dime, especially after hearing that woman verbally degrade those two men. There was trash left for us at our new campsite. Cows woke us up in the morning. Tons of flies, and I was so happy I brought two fly traps which were full before the end of the day. I will never go back to maggot beach at Jackson Lake or that place in general. I would have enjoyed the epic sunset more, elsewhere.

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