Steamboat Springs Boat Rentals and Fishing Tours at Stagecoach Marina

01/12/2026

Some great unsolicited press for Stagecoach

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This Quiet Colorado Lake Hides in Plain Sight Just a Short Drive From Steamboat 👇🏻

08/27/2025

The much needed rain we have been hoping and praying for has definitely arrived 😃🌧️

08/17/2025

Chili cook off winners circle. A great turn out and lots of fun

08/16/2025

Stagecoach has lifted all restrictions applying to the fire fighting efforts

The fire fighting aircraft’s that have been scooping water from the lake have been reassigned and the lake will now be open without resent boating restrictions. All normal rules and regulations are in effect including the counter clockwise direction in the wake zone.
Thank you to the USFS and all of the pilots for amazing support and communications. The fire is still active and ground crews are still working so our thoughts and prayers are still out to those who are tirelessly working towards containment and certainty to all of those whos lives are being impacted by this and all fires in Colorado 

08/16/2025

This is pictures from Thursday and again this morning. It’s amazing the difference all the hard work from the ground crews, the pilots scooping water from the lake, the planes dropping retardant and the rains last night have helped. I don’t think that all those living close to the fires are in the clear but things seem to be heading in the right direction 🙏

08/15/2025

08/15/2025

Good Morning 🌞. I was surprised to see how little smoke was at the lake today when I arrived. When I was leaving Oak Creek to come to work there was quite a bit and looking south and west there was a substantial amount. We have a 47% chance of rain this afternoon, highs in the upper 70’s and winds 5-10 mph from the NW.

08/15/2025

Crosho Fire Update from the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Type 3 Team who took command of the fire on Thursday evening.

Public and Firefighter safety are the highest priorities
Current fire size is 2,200 acres
The fire remains active and has burned into Routt County and onto private land
Growth continues on all sides of the fire
Over 200 resources are assigned to the fire

Find entire update online: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cortf-crosho-fire

08/14/2025

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We wanted to take a moment to say thank you for everyone's cooperation today in regard to the partial reopening of the reservoir to recreational boating. The Park Manager has been in frequent contact with the Air Boss over the last few days to ensure our operations are in line with their needs; the air supervisors reported this afternoon that they were happy with how operations have been going, and they encouraged us to continue operations with the protocols that are currently in place.

That said, Park Management will continue to closely monitor the situation, and will adjust our allowances as necessary.

Our thoughts and hearts remain with those who are being affected by the Crosho fire.

THANK YOU to the courageous first responders and firefighters who are working so hard to control the Crosho fire, as well as the fires blazing throughout the rest of the state. Stagecoach is so very grateful for your efforts.

08/14/2025

Water Levels.
First it’s amazing how clear the water still is for this time of year. I do not recall being able to see bottom or having such little algae in the middle of August.

I’ve been asked by many if the water scooping is affecting lake levels so I want to address that. Each pass the planes can scoop 1,400 gallons and they have been scooping with two planes about five times an hour for about 5-6 hours per day. They start around 11 am and fly for three hours then stop for 2-3 hours for re fueling before they return. That is roughly about 90,000 gallons per day. To put this in perspective; they are releasing out of the dam into the yampa river 10 cfs more than what is coming in. This equates to about 6,480,000 gallons per day. So yes the scooping is affecting water levels but it is very minimal. Currently the lake is dropping a little less than 1/2” per day.

08/14/2025

08/14/2025

Update:
The State Park has decided to reopen the lake today at 7am with limited use. Please see the attached flyer with the details.
Here at the Marina we will resume operations at a limited capacity. Both the State Park and myself are viewing this as a trial period. Our number one priority is the operations of the Forest Service pilots and if any recreational activities impedes their progress we will return to a hard closure. For those who do come out to the lake for water sports activities please either stop in the Marina store or visitors center for any questions or concerns regarding the most current status and restrictions.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the personal fighting the many fires we have in Colorado at this time and with those affected, especially those within our small community.