Porta-potties give way to rest rooms. Paved parking lots neighbor campgrounds.
Brown grounds show whiskers of new grass.
The reservoir stretches south for 35 miles into New Mexico and is a haven for local water-sports enthusiasts. With construction roughly half complete, park users are glad for the improvements, but some say they are not enough. The park is poorly run and poorly managed. The new plans reduce the overflow parking, and the launch ramp needs to be four times what it is now to accommodate the number of boats that come through. The improvements were initiated through a 1994 agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation to enhance five state parks.