The Big Thompson or the Big “T” as it’s known to the locals, flows out of the Front Range and is one of the best tail waters we have close by. With its head waters beginning around the corner in Rocky Mountain National Park, the river flows through the park, through downtown Estes, and into Lake Estes. From there the water is released from Olympus dam and heads down “the canyon” where US 34 follows the river on its journey towards the flats of Colorado and the town of Loveland.

PUBLIC WATER

Bear Creek

1 Hour

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Big Thompson River

45 Minutes to 1 Hour

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Boulder Creek

5 Miles, 15 Minutes

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Clear Creek

30 Minutes

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Rocky Mountain National Park

1 Hour

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St. Vrain Creek

20 Minutes

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PRIVATE WATER

Abell-Rawhide-Shawnee Ranches

1 to 2.5 hours

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Arkansas River Above Buena Vista

2 Hours, 15 Minutes

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Arkansas River Below Big Bend

2 Hours, 30 Minutes

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Big Thompson River - Bein Mountain Ranch

55 Minutes

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Clear Creek Ranch

45 Minutes

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Empire Lake

50 Minutes

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Lake Fork of the Arkansas

2 Hours, 30 Minutes

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North Fork Ranch

1 Hour

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Silver Valley Lake

50 Minutes

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Sylvan Dale Ranch

45 Minutes

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