Boyd Lake State Park — Attraction in Loveland

My experience was a complete horrible disaster unkind to fellow disabled people in Colorado. Was told by Reserve America my disability documents, and disability identification was excepted for an ADA campsite. Had campsite all set up with family. Colorado State Park and Wildlife officer told me I cant use this campsite cause I didn't have the handicap placard or license plate. Had my Larimer County Disability Vehicle permit, my Med 9 form, plus my America the Beautiful Pass. As told by officer those identifications/ documents aren't excepted. There's only 3 or 4 disability sites there to offer and they want placards or handicap plates only at those sites. Never had problems anywhere else, local or federal. I felt discriminated against cause I am disabled and it states online it's disabled accessible but was refused to use it by Colorado State Wildlife officer. Even though I have my disability credentials local county and federal. After she explained I asked it would be nice to lump every agency together to make it easy for disabled persons as myself with same experience and regulations for disabled persons. Then officer said "if that was the case how would they get their revenue?Officer was just to focused on throwing me out then trying to offer some accommodations. Instead said Reserve America lied to me. Had to get my money refunded but that's not the point. Family and I just wanted to enjoy our motorhome in a Natural camping experience. So people with disabilities or those with loved ones avoid this place cause they embarrassed me, felt rejected due to my disability cause I didn't have the placards but told by Reserve America I did, I no longer feel welcome in the State of Colorado Parks especially Boyd Lake. At least the Federal government and Local County at least have a heart to except all forms of disability to be acknowledged. Maybe this review can make some changes so people with disabilities can have a better experience and being able to utilize an actual ADA campsite with any legal document/ id notification.

When I looked up on Google what are the requirements for ADA Colorado State Parks below is what it says. Had to copy and paste what the web said since I can't figure out how to share my actual screenshot.

Yes, to reserve an accessible campsite in Colorado State Park, you need a disability parking placard or license plate, or other form of disability identification:

• A disabled parking placard or license plate issued by the Secretary of State's Office

A Secretary of State disability card

• A disabled hunting/fishing license

• A Larimer County disabled vehicle permit

Colorado residents with current Colorado Disabled Veterans or Purple Heart license plates can access Colorado State Parks for free without a pass.

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Park Rangers were out to get us the whole time we were there. From watching us with binoculars to pointing out my husband and his friend couldn’t race on the jet skis but EVERYONE else was doing it EVEN right along the no wake zone, than around 7pm a HUGE!!! wind storm came along and blew all of our stuff everywhere my husband got our truck and drove it on the sand just so we could LITERALLY throw everything into our car as we were running around trying to catch EVERYTHING as we were packing our truck there was a argument between 2 other families. The park ranger came down to the sand to ask if we had saw or heard anything and we replied no we are just trying to get out of here and gather all of our items in the truck, once we told her we didn’t hear or see anything she went on to say our truck wasn’t aloud on the sand and we apologized and told her a HUGE wind storm just came along and blew all of our stuff everywhere and we were just trying to save our stuff and keep our kids safe and we would move it. She just walked away from us. Like you know a HUGE wind storm just came by we were at THE SAME PARK. Smh. The wind storm was over and our friend was on his way to pick up the jet skis so he asked us to move the jet skis to the ramp so when he got there he could just load them and go so thinking nothing of it because we weren’t going out to joy ride on them we were asked to move them to the ramp with the weights my husband and I got on the jet skis and moved them 20 ft to the ramp we didn’t go past the no wake zone AT ALL we weren’t riding them to have fun we rode on them to the ramp and waited patiently for the other people to load their jet skis on their trailer, the whole time the RANGER was standing at the ramp watching us and as soon as they got their jet ski on the trailer the ranger insisted on yelling at us to come to shore when WE WERE RIGHT THERE AND SHE SAY US SITTING THERE WAITING. So we walked them to the ramp and she told us we were getting a citation because we didn’t have life vests on, like are you kidding me everyone was swimming in this same area we were just in with no life vest but because this ranger was watching us all day and couldn’t get anything on us this was her chance to give us a citation because we weren’t wearing life vest in 3 ft of water, we were sitting on the jet skis well waiting for another family to load there jet ski on their trailer. Oh and than she called her ranger partner KELLY RYAN and both of them broads were RUDE like if I’m getting a citation for being in 3 ft of water I want everyone SWIMMING IN THE SAME AREA WITHOUT A LIFEVEST to get a citation too. My first and last time at this lake, I WILL NEVER GO BACK! Saving this lake for the white folks! I hope these 2 rangers get a raise after I pay $200 on...

On the map it looks like a nice lake close to the mountains. In reality, it's in a suburb and all you see are cookie cutter houses and power lines with some mountains behind them. The lake is the same, houses all around except for the little edge of it in the park. The facilities that would make it fun are all closed (This was mid May, so not the off season). If you want to visit the city of Loveland, it is right in the middle of it.

We stayed at the campground which only has electric hookups. It cost $24 per night plus the $8 a day entrance fee for each vehicle plus a $10 reservation fee. Site had a narrow, curved pull through of pavement surrounded by gravel, mud, grass. A crew came right up to the camper with riding lawnmowers, so don't leave anything outside. They cut through our camper's 30 amp cord and did nothing about it. Because it's a state park, they don't have insurance to cover damages and you'll have to eat the costs of what they destroy. There's a Colorado Governmental Immunity Law that says even if they admit fault in property damage or physical injury, they owe you nothing. We spoke to the landscape crew, their supervisor, and a park ranger about it, but the mowers were out doing the same thing a few days later. The camp host site was empty and the bathrooms were cleaned here and there, but were nasty more than a few times.

There's a neighborhood walking path by the lake that is very crowded and the shoreline is all mud just past it. There were a lot of bikes going by at high speed and off-leash dogs, so walking wasn't very relaxing. Swimming is not allowed except in a few areas and then only off a boat. There's a swim beach listed, but it was closed. Since we were just camping and didn't have a boat, no swimming at all for us. The buildings and playground by the beach were also closed. I'm not sure what you are supposed to do there for recreation with no playground, no swimming, no good walking or hiking areas. Wish I'd stayed in a park I was...