Carter Lake Sailing Club, founded in 1953, runs a Junior Sailing Camp every summer at Carter Lake for participants ages 8 to 17, teaching basic sailing knowledge, boating safety, knots, boat rigging and fundamental sailing techniques. The club's season on the lake runs April through September with a possible extension into October, alongside an active racing and social calendar, and it maintains a clubhouse with wi-fi and a large covered deck overlooking the lake.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Carter Lake Sailing Club directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Leslie LeisThis is our favorite place to Sail in Northern Colorado. Lots of sail boats go to this lake so the water is much better then the lakes that have lots of speed boats.
★★★★★Don HJoined CLSC in spring 2009 as a way to get some time on the water and get back into sailing. Welcoming club and a great place to keep my sailboat in a slip during the summer.. Slip fees are reasonable and it's a great place to sail and have fun during the summer. If there is no wind it is also a great place to kayak and or fish. Highly recommend this sail club and lake.
★★★★★Jessica BehuninThis club is an absolute gem. The club members are so helpful, so friendly, and feel like family from the minute we walked up. The level of knowledge on various sailing topics is great to be able to tap into, and the after-sailing events are a lot of fun also! For us, it really helped the kids enjoy sailing more also. Thanks, CLSC!
★★★★★Rob HarrisWe've been members of the Sail Club for a few years and I'm also on the Larimer County Parks Advisory Board. Carter Lake is one of the most beautiful places in Colorado, and for boating it's the best. The water is very clear - something that you don't find at many lakes. We enjoy sailing, and we've also been power boaters for 20-25 years and so have many many years of waterskiing and wakeboarding on the lake. Come take a look.
★★★★★Ruckus SailorCarter Lake is one of the best venues for sailing on the Front Range. The water in Carter comes out of Granby, which originates in Rocky Mt. National Park, so it is always clean and fresh. The lake is nestled in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, so winds can be little fluky at times, but since the lake has fewer powerboats than some of the other front range lakes, it seems to have less chop. The sail club is a fun bunch of easy going people. Racing at Carter can be as intense or as low key as you make it. You won't find any snooty "yachties" here, it really is a "Sailing Club" not a "Yacht Club". If you have kids, the club runs a sailing summer camp or Jr. Sailing program in July, check it out.