As a native of Colorado, surprisingly, I've never been here. I came out for a birthday party and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of open space on the beach and throughout the park. There was plenty of parking, paved ramps leading to the beach, and not too many people swimming in the dedicated swimming area. The restrooms were clean, and so was the beach. There were several lifeguards on deck. You can also rent shaded gazebos for parties and whatnot.

An incredible reservoir/beach/park that has everything you need for a great weekend beach visit (for Colorado). A purchased day pass or season pass is required to get in, but the season pass is very well priced for a whole year of access to this body of water! Went last week with our dog to learn the area and it was a great time not even getting in the water at all. This weekend we went out early to go paddle boarding/kayaking and the experience was next to none. Beautiful calm blue water and great views of Colorado that stretches for miles completes the experience of a great boating session! I anticipate many more visits here as this small little area packs a lot of fun!

Purchased the season pass a few weeks ago and have been twice now, each time has been super easy to get in and you can buy the pass at the front entrance. We walked the trails around the reservoir the first time with our dog and the second time we went paddle boarding. We got there very early but it seemed like the crowd starting showing up around 9am.

Busy on July 4th weekend. Water appears clean. Swimming area is small and crowded but a separate lap swimming area was available. Lifeguards were on duty. $10/vehicle to enter. Kayaks/paddle boards available to rent. Electric motor boats only. Dogs allowed on grassy area only (not on sand). Families bring tents and grills as well as speakers so expect dueling soundtracks. Bathrooms are gross but not terrible (not the worse that I’ve seen at a public beach) and only foot showers available.

Aurora Reservoir - is one of our favorite places! I love living near the reservoir. Some of our favorite things to do are walking our golden retriever, biking all the way around (even in the winter), paddle boarding, watching different animals/birds, sitting and enjoying each other, and watching the water and sunrise! Other fun things to do are fishing, scuba diving area, archery, beach area, playground, rentals of paddle boards/kayak, reserve shelter, senac creek nature center, etc.

Great place to catch some sun. They have a beach area. You can rent paddle boards or kayaks per hour. Kayaks are $20 an hour. The time flys so keep track of your time on the water. Lots of parking. Definitely highly recommend this location to chill with family or friends. Come check it out to cool off.

Have been here for parties at pavilion, kids going swimming, riding laps around reservoir and just recently paddle boarding. All of those activities were fun especially the paddle boarding. Everyone we met at paddle boarding area was really nice. The area was really safe for our family to learn about paddle boarding. We enjoyed it so much that we are going to buy some paddle boarding gear asap.

Aurora reservoir is good picnic place.. it has multiple picnic tables, grills.. people celebrate birthday at this place.. water is clean, lifeguards are on duty.. entry fee for non residents is 10 dollars.. restrooms are available and are maintained.. showers are available inside.. parking is adequate.. you can rent kayaks and boats..

Absolutely the best place to go!! It wasn't crowded at all. The water levels where low but what can you expect when there hasn't been any rain. The beach was clean and there was life guards and park rangers on duty. Everyone was having a good time.Glad I found this place.

My family and I loved this reservoir, it's very clean all the way around even the water, water doesn't smell unlike the Loveland swim beach. This reservoir is huge! Has lots of room to sit and set up your little area! There are also lots of tables with shade you can sit at and others that you can reserve. There's a large area for everyone to swim and a closed off section designated for "adult or lap swimming" but I barely saw anyone go over the line. There is a whole other side past the boundary line. You can rent kayaks to boat around. I really enjoyed coming here and I will definitely be returning even if it's a 50 minute drive for me.

This reservoir is a great place to spend time with family and friends. A group of friends and I went fishing and had a great time. Bathrooms were clean and the staff was friendly. I would highly recommend this place for anyone who is looking for a good place to spend time outside.

Nice little beach area. Good place for the family. You can bring your own kayak or rent one on site. There is a roped area for children and for lap swimming.

Horrible place to swim. Do not recommend. Not only was it so over crowded you couldn't even go in the water, but it was also so restricted that swimming isn't even really swimming. They have most of the swim area blocked off for lap swimming and will yell at you and keep blowing their whistles until you get out. It's pretty lame and not fun if you're actually going to swim and have fun. The patrol boats are all over and you get no privacy, no freedom. Will never go back to support this part of the community. It costs more than a state park also for half the fun. Bear creek/ soda lake is better go there!

A definite respet from the daily grind. Quiet and quant during the week. Lively and happening on weekends. The lake is amazing... especially without motorized boats... a very tranquil experience paddle boarding. Great picnic places and a beautiful walking trail around the lake.

I love this lake!! Been coming here since I was a little girl. Water is way cleaner than other lakes I know... it gets full but fun ambient

I had a great time with my family. There is a beach with lifeguards. Children's playground, places for cooking meat. Everything is clean and tidy

The reservoir is a staple in the community. I was a little surprised to see that they raised the weekend price to 15$ instead of the standard 10$ no matter the day. regardless we took our paddle board, our kayaks, canoes and dog to the beach. Dogs are allowed as long as they stay on the opposite side of the white fence ( not on the actual beach) but it’s still pretty close to the water line where we were swimming/using the water products. There is many people on the water using kayaks and canoes, the same rules stand that only electric motors are allowed , nothing with gas or chemicals like that. Good to know that they continue to care for the well being of the water quality. The quality of the bathrooms were also quite nice. Very clean and multiples stalls available. Very nice place to spend the day with family and friends.

I like to bike along the 8 Mile walking/biking trail that goes along the outside of the reservoir. Nice swim beach, kayak,sup rentals. Lots of picnic shelters and bathrooms. Pretty good fishing from what I hear.

For a swimming area this place is probably one of the worst. Barely any room for the kids to play in the water. The swimming area is marked off but half of it is only for swimming laps? Seriously? There were and always are multitudes of people here….mostly kids. The kids are the ones swimming and yet half is for adults only and only for laps? All day there were maybe at MOST 4 people in the lap area at one time. Also they have mandatory swim breaks every hour for 15 minutes. Yes I know they have them at Rex centers but a reservoir??? The “beach” portion is beautifully maintained. Bathrooms are phenomenal with showers and all and if you can snag one there are multiple shady spots/covered areas.

My favorite place to hike and fish close to home, always clean bathrooms and trails, the rangers and staff make you feel welcome and the most amazing they will move out of the trails making sure you and your dog are safe. They take always time to answer and educate yourself about this beautiful place in Colorado.

Fun sandy beach for a summer swim. Water in July was a little cool but perfectly swimmable. There's a playground for little ones and separated shallow wading area, swimming lanes, and boat area.

Great place to have birthday parties and go paddle boarding you have to get in early we could be waiting in line for hours

Amazing place. Gorgeous views. Only lake not overcrowded around Denver. Fishing is good up on the dam.