Bridges River Put-In
About
Bridges River Put-In is a boat launch in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, about 8.4 miles from the town of Laporte. No fees are required to use the site. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at about 7,400 feet show July highs near 79°F with lows around 56°F, while winter highs sit near 40°F. Climbers will find Unwilling Boulder about 0.2 miles away and Pine Vu Blocs about 0.3 miles away. Greyrock Meadows is a hike about 0.6 miles off, and Ansel Watrous Campground is about 3 miles away.
Launch Details
Fee
No fee
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–79°F and lows of 39–56°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Buckhorn Mtn 1 E, CO weather station, 5.2 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan40° high21° low
- Feb40° high20° low
- Mar47° high26° low
- Apr51° high30° low
- May60° high39° low
- Jun72° high49° low
- Jul79° high56° low
- Aug78° high55° low
- Sep70° high47° low
- Oct57° high36° low
- Nov47° high28° low
- Dec40° high20° low
Where it is
- Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Laporte, Colorado · 8.4 mi
Conditions
Active alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Cameron Peak Fire Road Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
West Crystal A - Mechanical Fuelbreak Area and Road Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Unwilling BoulderRock climbing0.2 mi
- Pine Vu BlocsRock climbing0.3 mi
- Pine VuRock climbing0.4 mi
- Greyrock MeadowsHiking0.6 mi
- Hewlett GulchHiking1.2 mi
- Ansel Watrous CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Stove Prairie Landing CampgroundCamping5.7 mi
- Cache la Poudre RiverRiver fishing6.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
