Crawford State park is located approximetaly thirty one miles east of Delta Colorado. To get there head east out of Delta on highway 92. Once you reach Hotchkiss, bear right at the fork in the road and continue on highway 92 until you reach the park.

 

Since Crawford Resevoir is a state park, there is a park fee. The daily park pass is $5, Annual parks pass is $55 or $27 if your over the age of 64.Camping is allowed all year around if your not afraid of the cold. If you want more info on camping at Crawford, click here. 

 

Crawford Resevoir holds a large variety of fish. The better known fish pulled from this resevoir are Perch, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Large Mouth Bass and large Northern Pike.

 

Fishing is allowed all year around but you can only ice fish if there is a full 6 inches of ice on the lake. Spring and early summer apear to be the best time of the year if you are bank fishing, the rest of the time the banks are fairly brushy.