Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USGS 09107000 — Taylor River at Taylor Park USGS streamgage · above the reservoir | USGS gauge | 38.86027, -106.56670 | This gauge sits in Taylor Park above the reservoir, so it reads the inflow rather than the tailwater release. |
| 2 | Taylor Park Dam Bureau of Reclamation | Dam / hazard | 38.81840, -106.60573 | The head of the tailwater; the catch-and-release water starts immediately below. |
| 3 | Lottis Creek Campground USFS · Gunnison National Forest | Campsite | 38.77605, -106.62497 | Forest Service campground on the Taylor River Road. |
| 4 | Cold Spring Campground USFS · Taylor River Road | Campsite | 38.76739, -106.64342 | Forest Service campground on the river. |
| 5 | Lodgepole Campground USFS · Taylor River Road | Campsite | 38.76141, -106.66223 | Forest Service campground on the river. |
| 6 | Rosy Lane Campground USFS · Taylor River Road | Campsite | 38.73090, -106.74709 | Forest Service campground on the river. |
| 7 | North Bank Campground USFS · Taylor River Road | Campsite | 38.72961, -106.75868 | Forest Service campground on the river. |
| 8 | One Mile Campground USFS · One Mile Campground Road | Campsite | 38.72875, -106.75740 | Forest Service campground a mile above Almont. |
| 9 | Granite Campground USFS · Taylor River Road | Campsite | 38.72631, -106.76764 | Forest Service campground; OSM maps the tent loop and the parking separately at the same site. |
| 10 | Boat ramp on Endner Lane, Almont Unnamed slipway · OSM 'Endner Lane' | Access / boat ramp | 38.66524, -106.84365 | Mapped ramp at Almont, where the Taylor and the East join to make the Gunnison. |
Gauge: USGS 09107000 — Taylor River at Taylor Park, CO. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout
Regulations: cpw.state.co.us/rules-and-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Taylor Park meadow pull-offs on Forest Service Road 742 - the main access to the upper river near the gauge.
Taylor Park Trading Post area - central parking and services in the park.
Dinner Station Campground - developed upper river access with camping.
Lottis Creek Campground in the canyon - developed access below the reservoir.
Taylor River Road pull-offs below the dam - numerous roadside spots on the canyon reach.
Harmels and Almont area access - lower canyon water near the Gunnison confluence.
Almont at the East River confluence - the bottom of the Taylor and the start of the Gunnison.
Spring: still snowbound in the park through much of the season, with access opening late and runoff building.
Summer: the prime window, good mayfly and caddis hatches in the meadows and strong terrestrial fishing by August.
Fall: cool, clear and excellent, with kokanee running out of the reservoir and brown trout coloring up.
Winter: the park is effectively closed by snow, while the canyon below t