Montrose, Colorado now has its very own Water Sports Park, thanks in part to a $259,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), obtained in partnership with the Montrose Recreation District.
The park has been designed with all citizens in mind – from ankle waders to expert kayakers. It will include six drop structures, terraced spectating areas, and beach areas. Fish habitat mitigation upstream of the fishing pier in Riverbottom Park and construction of soft-surface trails around the McNeil Fields and concrete trail adjacent to the Ute Fields have been completed.
Design work and the required permitting for the park were completed in 2014, clearing the way for construction of the Water Sports Park itself. River structures were finished in early 2015.
