Name: Turquoise Lake, Leadville, Co
Address: Colorado, United States

conditions & access

Best wind

Due W for the published west-to-east downwind candidate; arrange both ends and do not launch if a wind shift removes the east-shore recovery.

Season

Ice-free summer recreation season; official gateway says facilities close in winter due to ice and snow. No narrower reliable wingfoil season was found: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/gateways/92

Hazards

High-altitude cold water, rapid west-origin storms, wind chill, deep water, boat/fishing traffic and submerged rocks/trees. Route is a one-way candidate requiring two legal accesses, shuttle and east-shore recovery.

“Great spot when wind from due west, it’s possible to shuttle a DWer from west to east. Requested-field batch 11 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, regional, alternate-access, business-pin and community-candidate relationships remain explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Project7iii foildata; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com County Rd 4 (1.43 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): County Rd 4 (1.43 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/612348 wx.ikitesurf.com

Local guides

project7iii.com Turquoise Lake, Leadville, Co Original exact/candidate source for Turquoise Lake, Leadville, Co: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/turquoise-lake-leadville-co Candidate/operator project7iii.com recreation.gov Turquoise Lake, Leadville, Co Original exact/candidate source for Turquoise Lake, Leadville, Co: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/turquoise-lake-leadville-co Candidate/operator recreation.gov cpw.state.co.us Dillon Reservoir, Dillon Colorado Original exact/candidate source for Dillon Reservoir, Dillon Colorado: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/dillon-reservoir-dillon-colorado Candidate cpw.state.co.us

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