Causey Reservoir
This 142-acre alpine reservoir restricts motorized boats, making it an idyllic location for kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards. It’s 5,700 elevation makes for brisk swimming, but also makes it ideal for healthy populations of trout and Kokanee salmon, which run up Causey’s tributaries in a brilliant display of red every September.
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