Please Note: As of February 2, 2012, all boat ramps are iced in and launching motorized and trailered watercraft is not permitted.
Motorized and trailered watercraft launching in Blue Mesa Reservoir are required to be inspected for aquatic invasive species and if necessary, decontaminated in accordance with procedures set by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. In addition to the mandatory inspection prior to launch, and to be in compliance with the State of Colorado's Aquatic Nuisance Species protocols, motorized and trailered watercraft leaving Blue Mesa Reservoir will undergo an exit inspection to verify the watercraft has been cleaned, drained and dried.
Motorized and trailered watercraft launching in Morrow Point and Crystal Reservoirs may be launched without an inspection if your watercraft is registered in Colorado, has not been out of state waters within the last 30 days, has not been in infested waters and does not contain aquatic invasive species. If your watercraft does not meet all above criteria as designated by state law, it must be inspected at one of the locations below.
WHAT TYPES OF WATERCRAFT DO NOT NEED AN INSPECTION?
Non-motorized and hand-launched watercraft such as small untrailered open boats equipped only with trolling motors, canoes, kayaks, belly boats and inflatables do not require inspections. Any vessel requiring that a trailer be placed in the water, even if the vessel is in the nonmotorized hand-launched category must receive an inspection due to the trailer being a potential vector for aquatic invasive species.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP WITH THE INSPECTION PROCESS?
Have watercraft prepared for the entrance and exit inspection process:
- Keep your boat clean, free of dirt and debris.
- Keep your boat drained and dry by arriving with bilge plugs and ballast bag pulled.
- Be prepared to lower outdrive.
- Have water-containing compartments and recreational equipment readily accessible.
- Arrive with a green wire seal from a certified state inspection location including Blue Mesa Reservoir or another aquatic invasive species negative body of water in Colorado.
