| Lake Hasty is a little fishing and swimming hole located next to the John Martin Reservoir. Both bodies of water are located within the boundaries of the John Martin Reservoir State Park.Located in the Lower Arkansas River Valley, visitors come to John Martin to take advantage of modern campgrounds, great fishing, un-crowded boating waters, diverse wildlife viewing opportunities, and to see historical signs of the past.The park has a total of 213 campsites, which can accommodate recreational vehicles, trailers, and tents. The Lake Hasty Campground, located below the dam provides plentiful shade with large trees. Camping is available year-round in Lake Hasty. The Point Campground, located on the north shore, sits on a ridge overlooking the reservoir.John Martin is a large reservoir that accommodates all forms of water recreation including water skiing, jet skiing, sailing, windsurfing, and swimming. Anglers catch walleye, saugeye, bass, wiper, crappie, perch, and catfish. The state record saugeye (10 lbs.-14 oz.) was caught at John Martin in 2001.John Martin supports a diverse community of wildlife. Resident and migratory birds abound here, making the park a bird-watchers paradise. Every year from mid-April to late August visitors share the sand and gravel shores of the reservoir with the Threatened Piping Plover and Endangered Interior Least Tern. John Martin Reservoir is among the few acceptable nesting areas for these birds in Colorado. |
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