Visitors from around the nation and world come to Grand County for year-round recreational activities, from skiing to sailing –
and for world-class hunting and fishing.
Fishing
With 1,000 miles of streams, 1,000 acres of high-mountain lakes, 11,000 acres of reservoirs, Grand County offers some of the best in the Rockies.
• Rocky Mountain National Park – Secluded alpine lakes and streams that form the headwaters of the Colorado River
• Colorado River – Gold Medal streams and Wild Trout Waters further downstream
• Fraser River – Several miles above its confluence with the Colorado, and in several larger streams that feed into the Fraser
• Lakes of the Arapaho National Recreation Area – Lake Granby, Monarch Lake, Shadow Mountain Reservoir, Meadow Creek Reservoir, and Willow Creek Reservoir, along with neighboring Grand Lake – Outstanding fishing for rainbow, mackinaw, brown, cutthroat, and brook trout, and kokanee salmon
• Williams Fork Reservoir, near Parshall – Northern pike, kokanee, mackinaw, trout
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir – Flatwater fishing
Ice fishing
 • Lake Granby, Grand Lake, Shadow Mountain Lake, Wolford Mountain Reservoir, and the Williams Fork Reservoir
• Contests throughout the winter and spring, with sizeable prizes
Hunting
Grand County has been a hunting destination since before the arrival of the first European settlers.
• Kremmling area – Known as a “sportsman’s paradise” for goose, antelope, deer, and elk hunting. The town’s businesses include wild game processing, taxidermy, and several outfitters.
• Local sports and tackle shops – Excellent sources of information, licenses, supplies, and equipment.
• Fly fishing lessons, guided fishing and hunting trips offered by most of Grand County's dude ranches
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