A view of Elkhead State Park, showing Elkhead Reservoir.
A view of Elkhead State Park, showing Elkhead Reservoir. The park is located in Routt and Moffat counties in Colorado (the county line straddles the park). The mountains in the background are the Elkhead Mountains, and one of the mountains -- the one with the dual volcanic cores -- is called Bears Ears. Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0

Elkhead Reservoir State Park

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Activities & features: Beach · Boating · Fishing · Picnic Area · Swimming

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Sources: Wikimedia Commons / editorial, State agency · updated 2026-09-12