Van Valkenburg Reservoir
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Van Valkenburg Reservoir is a 7-acre reservoir near Walden, Colorado, at about 8,395 feet. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Local outfitters
- Backdoor Sports20 mi away
- Rancho Del Rio41 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Grizzly CreekCanoeing1.9 mi
- Arapaho CreekCanoeing3.6 mi
- Colorado CreekCanoeing5.2 mi
- Little Grizzly CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
- Chedsey CreekCanoeing7.9 mi
- Grizzly Creek Guard StationCamping8.1 mi
- PERCY LAKEHiking8.2 mi
- Grizzly Guard StationCamping8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- North Platte RiverRiver fishing · ~50 min drive
- Muddy Creek Fishing Access and Kremmling CliffsRiver fishing · ~47 min drive
- Slack-Weiss ReservoirLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Kimball Bridge (Highway 9)River fishing · ~53 min drive
- Buffalo ReservoirLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Powers Fishing AccessRiver fishing · ~54 min drive
- South Delaney LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Barger Gulch Fishing AccessRiver fishing · ~54 min drive
Best time to visit Van Valkenburg Reservoir
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
28° / 7°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 9°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 15°
8 wet
Apr
49° / 23°
9 wet
May
59° / 30°
10 wet
Jun
71° / 36°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 42°
9 wet
Aug
76° / 40°
11 wet
Sep
68° / 34°
8 wet
Oct
55° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 16°
8 wet
Dec
29° / 9°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spicer, CO, 1.3 mi away at 8,385 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
