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Lake Granby, Colorado

Lake Granby

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Lake Granby was built in the 1940's for a reservoir for the front range Greeley area. Lake Granby can get up to 221 feet deep and has 40 miles of shoreline. It offers excellent fishing, boating, waterskiing, picnicking and camping. Lake Granby's waters are also home to the bald eagle and osprey as well as many elk, deer, and other wildlife.
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Lake Granby encompasses 7,256 acres, and is the second largest body of water in Colorado. The lake offers 40 miles of shoreline.

Lake Granby is part of the Arapaho National Recreation Area, which encompasses five lakes and reservoirs at the upper end of the Colorado River Valley. The reservoirs were developed to provide water from the west slope to the cities on Colorado's east slope.

Recreation developments at Lake Granby include over 250 campsites and 3 boat-launch ramps.

Granby Lake is routinely stocked with rainbow trout, brown trout, and kokanee salmon and has a growing population of lake trout (Mackinaw). As you can imagine then, fishing is an angler's dream come true at Lake Granby.

Lake Granby is located immediately north of Granby and west of Rocky Mountain National Park. To reach the lake, follow Highway 40 west to Highway 34 then go north on 34 to Lake Granby.

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