Colorado Accessible Fishing
Colorado has many river and lake locations which offer accessible fishing with facilities such as handicapped fishing piers, paved trails, and wheelchair access.
A great list of accessible fishing areas is maintained through Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Select the region below to find accessible fishing access near you: You can also view handicap accessible areas by looking at this page - in the left column check the box that says, "Accessible Fishing Area". Then zoom in on the maps Information on particular areas- Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park
- Jefferson County: Fishing at Crown Hill, Pine Valley, and Lair O' the Bear Open Space Parks all offer handicapped fishing piers
- Colorado State Parks - Many parks have handicap piers for fishing, and also accessible trails and camping
- Echo Lake - north of Mt. Evans is a beautiful lake with two areas that can be used as accessible fishing platforms
- Telluride - has a non-profit adaptive sports program that offers fishing. The costs are quite reasonable
Handicap pier, Bellaire Lake Colorado
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