Union Reservoir — Attraction in Longmont

We love this place!

I have to respond to the person making a stink about the rangers not coming when they blew their whistle. Your comments about needing a PFD and whistle make me think you are new to water recreation. These rules are a common general water safety/emergency thing required on all watercraft. The whistle is to signal to anyone nearby that might have the ability to help that there is an emergency, it does not mean it beckons rangers immediately to come, or requires anyone to help you. If you were on your watercraft and not stuck off of your boat in the water, that may not have been considered an emergency and may have been “leaving” to tend to something they did deem as an actual emergency. There are only so many rangers and they have many jobs, not just to give you a tow. Boats do not make a current strong enough to keep a personal watercraft from getting to shore, even on a very busy, which this is not. The couple of boats that patrol slowly there certainly would not. Playing on the water is hard work and at your own risk, no one is required to try to save you except maybe the lifeguard in the swimming area. It truly sounds like you were out there as a storm blew in and the wind/current caused a struggle, but that is sort of the name of the game. Know what you’re getting into before you play. You can see weather coming for miles on...

I hesitate to leave a 5-star review because I want to keep this amazing place a nice hidden secret from those who don’t know about it. BUT that wouldn’t be fair for the fantastic staff working here and the serene area for great water sports!

OK - in all fairness, I’m an out of towner from the burbs of Chicago but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate good water sports!

The staff was welcoming and friendly. They gave an introduction to all the water sports options. Paddle boarding was great, kayaks were well maintained, and both came with a nice “how to” lesson and a life jacket fitting.

I had so much fun and enjoyed every moment of my 2 hour experience. My family loved paddle boarding and kayaking too! We can’t wait to return and will definitely be back to Union Reservoir for...

I’m from the east coast so I miss our actual beaches, the reservoirs just don’t cut it for me. That being said, the water was clean, it was perfect temperature to get in, my dog is allowed to do what he loves most which is swimming, and there seemed to be ample parking.

At 4pm on a Sunday it took about 20 minutes just to pay to get in. $12 a day is insane to me when it’s not even a state park. I live one city over so I can’t get the resident park pass either. Then to have to pay $5 per watercraft which includes kayak, paddle board etc is beyond ridiculous to me. It would also be nice to have the edge of the reservoir to have sandy beaches around it to comfortably sit on and enjoy the water instead of having to sit on rocks,...