This gorgeous property is located near the John Martin Reservoir. Take advantage of modern campgrounds, great fishing, uncrowded boating waters, diverse wildlife viewing opportunities, and to see historical signs of the past. The Park has a total of 213 campsites, which can accommodate recreational vehicles, trailers, and tents. The Lake Hasty Campground, located below the dam provides plentiful shade with large trees. Camping is available year-round in Lake Hasty. The Point Campground, located on the north shore, sits on a ridge overlooking the reservoir. John Martin is a large reservoir that accommodates all forms of water recreation including water skiing, jet skiing, sailing, windsurfing, and swimming. Anglers catch walleye, saugeye, bass, wiper, crappie, perch, and catfish. John Martin supports a diverse community of wildlife. Resident and migratory birds abound here, making the park a bird-watchers paradise. Every year from mid-April to late August visitors share the sand and gravel shores of the reservoir with the Threatened Piping Plover and Endangered Interior Least Tern. John Martin Reservoir is among the few acceptable nesting areas for these birds in Colorado. During the winter months, Bald Eagles can be seen throughout the area. Bent County is located in southeast Colorado approximately 80 miles from the New Mexico border and 38 miles from the Kansas border. Bent County is 36 miles from east to west and 43 miles from north to south, with a total land area of 970,880 acres. |
