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Kremmling Recreation Management Area
The Kremmling Field Office manages 377,900 acres of land in north-central Colorado, including BLM-managed lands in the Laramie River Valley, North Park, Middle Park, Fraser Valley, and the Upper Colorado River Valley. The varied landscape encompasses high mountain peaks, sand dunes, canyons, the Colorado River and open sage-brush parks. The area offers a wide variety of recreation opportunities including rafting, hunting, fishing, camping, watchable wildlife, scenic driving, equestrian, and OHV use. For more information, please contact the Kremmling Field Office.
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The Kremmling Field Office is located in Kremmling Colorado. Kremmling can be found at the intersection of U.S. 40 and Colorado Highway 9. It is about a one-hour drive to Kremmling from Granby, Grand Lake, Silverthorne or Steamboat Springs.
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Pumphouse Recreation Site Facility
Pumphouse Recreation Site is located on the Colorado river, downstream from the Town of Kremmling and Gore Canyon. Pumphouse is a very popular float boat put-in point for private rafting, kayaking, and guided fishing and rafting trips on the Class II/III segment of the Upper Colorado River. The site offers three boat launches (two paved, one rail) and parking. A prominent feature is the Gore Canyon Whitewater Park, constructed by Grand County in 2015. Pumphouse Campground, adjacent to the boat launches, provides 20 standard campsites with tables and fire grills for up to 10 people per site; 2 group campsites for up to 30 people per site; 1 picnic shelter with 4 picnic tables, 3 boat launches, and 4 accessible vault toilets.
Over 90,000 people visit the Upper Colorado River between Memorial Day and September 30 each year. About half of these visitors are with commercial float and fishing trips that arrive early in the day for full and half day float trips down the river. The area is very busy on weekends, especially in July and August. Pumphouse is also located along the beautiful Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway. For more information, please contact the Kremmling Field Office.
Radium Recreation Site Facility
This site is a high-use facility as a put-in and take-out point for rafting and fishing on the Upper Colorado River. Radium is located along Grand County Road 11, approximately 2.3 miles north of the Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway. Radium facilities include 2 paved boat launches, 3 accessible vault toilets, 2 picnic shelters, 9 standard campsites for up to 10 people per campsite; 2 group campsites for up to 30 people per campsite, and parking. The best time to visit is summer into fall. The river may be running high in the spring due to winter snow run-off.
The Upper Colorado River hosts over 90,000 visitors each year between Memorial Day and September 30. Weekends are very crowded. Group campsites are reservable through the Kremmling Field Office at 970-724-3000.
