La Jara Reservoir — Attraction in Colorado

Firstly the road to get to it is not maintained, very rocky, bumpy, and bad for every nut and screw in your vehicle. Finally we arrive after 3 miles of hellacious road to our destination. Not a single person around in the middle of summer. The stench off the water literally smells like a sewage treatment plant on a 100° day. Whoever owns that herd of cattle is the only one benefiting from that reservoir. The cows have completely trashed the water and made it uninhabitable. 100%. Do not get in that water. You will get some foul bacterium infection. This reservoir showed me the seriousness of how one person having privileges can destroy it for everyone. Only the owner of the cows is benefiting from that lake. Not families and children enjoying the water like they should at a reservoir. Seriously broke my heart to see a state run area treated so poorly and only one person benefiting from it that...

It is very desolate. I don't think there are any fish in the lake. It is very shallow and must freeze all the way to the bottom in winter. I've been there in late August and early September. Thats when the hunters show up. It gets pretty crowded with hunters. The road in isn't maintained around the lake. We spent hours Trying to get across a washed out culvert with our trucks. There are a few very rough ATV trails. I would say they are geared toward hunters not riding for fun. If you like looking at trees and many cows that graze there it's you place. At any camp sight you'll have to remove cow pies from around your camp or you won't be able to walk without...

Mostly empty and no fish. Not being taken care of. Very...