Wolford Mountain Reservoir, Reservoir in Grand County, Colorado, US

Wolford Mountain Reservoir is an artificial lake located north of Kremmling in Colorado, surrounded by hills and mountain scenery. The water is used for agricultural and municipal storage while providing space for fishing, boating, and various water sports throughout the year.

The reservoir was completed in the mid-1990s as part of Colorado's water management infrastructure. Since its creation, it has served the region as a storage facility while becoming a center for outdoor recreation.

The reservoir is stocked with trout and kokanee salmon, and the tailwater stretch of Muddy Creek below Ritschard Dam holds rainbow and brown trout on publicly accessible land. The recreation area also has 48 campsites, boat ramps and picnic areas, managed by the Colorado River District from Glenwood Springs.

The area is accessible year-round with a boat ramp, picnic areas, and camping options nearby. Visitors should note that parking passes are required at certain locations and boats must be inspected for invasive species before launching.

The Ritschard Dam, 122 feet high and 1,910 feet wide, showed settling and horizontal movement reported in 2015; a 2020 HDR Engineering evaluation for the state put the annual failure risk at 1.5 in 10,000, up from one in a billion in 2016.