Located in Aurora Colorado, a suburb of Denver. You are required to purchase a day or weekend pass. It has a beach and water area reserved for Scuba Divers. A sunken twin engine airplane allows divers to dive on a wreck. Visibility is usually between 15 to 30 feet.
Disadvantages:
You are not allowed to drive to the scuba beach. You have to manually haul your gear over the ridge of the dam. Scuba shops or divers can pay for a pass that allows them to drive through to unload equipment however. Open water classes are required to use platforms, which due to the shallow entry off the beach, means a long surface swims for students. The area does not have any trees or covered areas, rest rooms, or phones in the immediate area.