Vallecito Lake — Attraction in Four Corners States

I am a Durango native of 33 years. I left my hometown for 10 years and for memorial day wanted to take my family to my favorite childhood lake for some good fishing. After the huge expense of fishing licenses, poles, bait and tackle gear we get out there to find that Vallecito lake has turned into a money maker and everywhere you go there is a fee, half the lake that used to be open to the public free of charge is now closed off to these resort style camping and lodging areas. Needless to say I took my family to lemon dam and in less than an hour we caught 6 rainbow trout all keepers b4 the rain hit. I'm extremely disappointed that Vallecito lake is forever ruined. If there is a fee you shouldn't be asking for fishing licenses it's now more of a private lake...

A beautiful lake just outside of Durango Colorado. Kayaking is great and recommended for morning and late afternoon. The wind picks up midday and makes it dangerous to be out too far from the shore. There is a marina and boat launch on the west side of the lake And campgrounds and a day use area on...

Stayed for 4 days. The lake is quite beautiful. The area is very unique, not a lot of development, seems like the area has been frozen in time and that’s cool compared to the hyper growth...