No passport or marriage license application service is available Monday-Tuesday, May 19-20, and limited document recording service is available while the renovation of the Recording Office is completed. The Recording Office fully reopens at its permanent location of 301 Wilcox Street on Wednesday, May 21. Please visit DougCoRecording.com for more information.
Nestled in the sandstone-rimmed bluffs and Gamble Oak valleys of northeastern Douglas County, Rueter-Hess Reservoir beckons history buffs, day hikers, water-sport enthusiasts, and local anthropologists alike.
With that in mind, we recommend booking a reservation and signing up for email updates.
All watercraft will be subject to ANS inspections and should be clean and dry.
Fishing Rules and Regulations :
Rueter-Hess Reservoir: (Online Reservations Required)
9343 Double Angel Road
Parker, CO 80134
Spring/Summer/Fall hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Starting March 9th on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays through October.
Fall/Winter hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays through March 8th.
Incline and Trailhead Parking Lot
13930 Ancestry Drive
Parker, CO 80134
Incline Hours:
7-Days a week – One hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset, seven days a week
No reservations are required.
Map
View an interactive map of Douglas County.
Recreation activities at Rueter-Hess Reservoir are managed by the Rueter-Hess Advisory Board, a six-member regional collaboration charged with planning recreation activities at the reservoir. Learn more about the Rueter-Hess Advisory Board.
