Altitude: 5,300 ft
Filed Under: Fishing
There are 6 ponds - Cottonwood Marsh, Duck Pond, Bass Pond, Island Lake, Pelican Marsh, and Picnic Pond - in the 113 acre Walden Ponds group, and all are good for bass, bluegill, crappie, and carp fishing. All bass caught must be returned to the water imeediately and fishing is allowed only with artifical lures and flies.
Picnic Pond is open only to handicapped or elderly people. However all the pond sare fairly easily accessible. From the parking lot, there are several trails that link to each pond. You can even access Sawhill Ponds (north side) from here.
Bluegill and small bass will tear up a small popper on a flyrod. Worms and streamers will produce some of the larger fish.
Similar to nearby Sawhill Ponds, Walden Ponds were created as reminents operation and reclamation project. Boulder Creek, now at the northwestern boundary of the ponds, has traversed the entire area in the geologic past. This ancient floodplain laid down great quantities of sand and gravel, and these deposits were mined for several decades until the early 1970s. When the mining ceased, groundwater filled the pits resulting in a wetland area that provides marvelous habitat for many species of wildlife. The ponds are stocked by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and warm water fishing is a popular activity.
Walden Ponds is located East of the Boulder city limits on the west side of 75th Street, 0.8 mile north of Valmont Road. The entrance is fairly obvious as there are signs on the road.
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