Boyd Lake State Park

{{short description|State park in Colorado, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Boyd Lake State Park

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| photo = Boyd Lake State Park.JPG

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| photo_caption = Heron Cove on Boyd Lake.

| map = USA Colorado

| map_width = 240

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| location = Larimer County, Colorado, USA

| nearest_city = Loveland, Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|40|26|05|N|105|02|24|W|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|334|acre|km2}}

| established = 1965

| visitation_num = 752,460

| visitation_year = 2021

| visitation_ref = {{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Colorado State Parks Region Annual Visitation Report |url=https://ccionline.org/download/2023_priorities/State-Park-attendance-2019-to-2021.pdf |website=Colorado Counties, Inc.}}

| governing_body = Colorado Parks and Wildlife

{{infobox body of water

|name = Boyd Lake

|area = {{convert|1700|acre|km2|abbr=on}}

|elevation = {{convert|1510|m|abbr=on}}{{gnis|177738}}

}}

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Boyd Lake State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Colorado,{{cite web|url=http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/BoydLake/ |title=Boyd Lake State Park |access-date=2009-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702060528/http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/BoydLake/ |archive-date=2009-07-02 }} located north of Loveland, Colorado. It became a state recreation area under the Colorado Division of Game, Fish, and Parks in 1965.{{cite web |url=https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/boydlake/Documents/HistoryBoydLakeStatePark.pdf |title=The History of Boyd Lake State Park: A Look to the Past |last=Emerson |first=Tami |publisher=Colorado Department of Natural Resources |page=38 |date=2011 |accessdate=26 January 2022}} The park sometimes holds events for the public including fishing derbies and clinics, education programs, and volunteer projects. Activities permitted within the park include boating, fishing, picnicking, swimming, hiking, biking, and hunting.{{cite web |url=http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/BoydLake/ParkActivities/ |title=Boyd Lake Activities |access-date=2009-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713075614/http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/BoydLake/ParkActivities/ |archive-date=2009-07-13 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.go-colorado.com/Boyd-Lake-State-Park|title=Boyd Lake State Park |website=www.go-colorado.com|access-date=11 April 2018}} The park's centerpiece, Boyd Lake, is {{convert|1700|acre|km2}}.{{cite web |url=http://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Fishing/FisheryWaterSummaries/Summaries/Northeast/BoydLake.pdf |title=Boyd Lake Fish Survey and Management Data |access-date=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222145428/http://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Fishing/FisheryWaterSummaries/Summaries/Northeast/BoydLake.pdf |archive-date=2014-12-22 }}