Montrose: The Epicenter of 

Whitewater Fun

Get a dose of waterborne excitement just minutes from Main Street at the new Montrose Water Sports Park!

Designed to delight an array of visitors – from ankle waders to expert kayakers – the park includes six drop structures, ADA-accessible put-in and take-out ramps, and terraced spectator and beach areas to watch the action while soaking up a little sun. Six different waves in the Montrose Water Sports Park offer a challenge to any skill level. The park is quickly becoming known as a river surfing destination as well.

Consistent Uncompahgre River flows that supply agriculture uses downstream of the park guarantee great "water-tainment" through late summer.

Located in Riverbottom Park in close proximity to picnic areas, playgrounds, ball fields, recreation trails, a disc-golf course, a skate park, and other attractions in Montrose's premier park complex, the park offers another great place to exercise, socialize, recreate, rejuvenate, relax, and reflect on the many reasons to visit Montrose. 

By now you may have Googled “best stand up paddleboarding in Colorado” and the search has turned up ho-hum results, mostly links to “best places” in the state that do not include Western Colorado. Leave the confines of Google and put Montrose on your hit list.

Montrose serves as a trailhead for some pretty incredible stand up paddle boarding venues. If you are into river SUP, Montrose is home to one of the best whitewater parks in the American West. A sustained summertime flow from irrigation water means the Uncompahgre River — which flows through the park — never runs low. The park’s season stretches from March through November, with peak flows from May through August. 

If you are into lake SUP, Ridgway Reservoir at Ridgway State Park, just a 32-minute drive south, has calm water with views of the towering San Juan Mountains. Blue Mesa Reservoir, accessed via a 45-minute drive to the east, is Colorado’s largest body of water.