{"id":3745,"date":"2020-12-04T09:40:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T16:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2021-02-16T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T00:19:48","slug":"meadow-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/meadow-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Meadow Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3745\" class=\"elementor elementor-3745\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-127085d8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"127085d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-677fe15f\" data-id=\"677fe15f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71fd057d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71fd057d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/separatorWhite-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/separatorWhite-2.png 170w, https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/separatorWhite-2-150x12.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c052999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c052999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meadow Lake<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ced471f animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1ced471f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-521d1f45\" data-id=\"521d1f45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa011b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fa011b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Beautiful Destination in the Flat Tops<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af27fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7af27fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meadow Lake is about a 1 1\/2 hour drive from New Castle on the Buford Road (CR 245). The campground is on the northwest side of the lake. Fishing is available with a valid Colorado fishing license. This area is a popular ATV basecamp for trips throughout the Flat Tops. No campfires are allowed by the lake unless in a designated fire ring. Meadow Lake Campground offers 10 campsites. Facilities include tables, fire grates, trash disposal, and a vault toilet. Meadow Lake fishing area has a boat ramp and a vault toilet. The day-use area offers 4 picnic sites with tables and fire rings. The fishing pier is wheelchair accessible. This is a fee use area. From Rifle, head east 15 miles to New Castle. Take exit 105, turn left at the ramp and follow the signs into New Castle. Turn right at 7th Street (County Road 245). This is the Buford-New Castle Road and takes you north to Hiner Spring (about 22 miles). At Hiner Spring you turn right (east) on Forest District Road 601 and follow that to FDR823. 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