Aurora Reservoir

📍 Denver, USA · Kiteboarding spot

Aurora Reservoir is a kiteboarding spot near Denver in USA, with flat-water lake conditions and prevailing SE, S wind, best ridden in April, May, June, July, August, September.

Country	USA
Region	Colorado
Nearest town	Denver
Water type	Flat-water lake
Launch	Lake
Best wind direction	SE, S
Wind type	Frontal
Best months	April, May, June, July, August, September
Coordinates	39.6125, -104.6690

About Aurora Reservoir

Deep water. Dam levee on North side. Usually small chop but can get 1 ft waves with good blow. Group of 10-20 or so windsurfers and kiters frequent the reservoir.

When is the best time to kitesurf at Aurora Reservoir?

The best time to kite Aurora Reservoir is April, May, June, July, August, September, when the SE, S wind is most reliable.

What are the wind and water conditions?

Aurora Reservoir offers flat-water lake conditions with SE, S wind (Frontal wind), launching from lake.

How do I get to Aurora Reservoir?

Separate windsurf and kiteboard beaches. Back past enterance fee station - take road heading east of entrance fee station till end about half mile. You will see archery area off parking lot.

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Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.