Silt, Colorado
The community was named for the region’s fine soil. The estimated population is 2003 was 2,094. Silt enjoys four beautiful seasons with mild snow in he winter and high desert summers. There is much opportunity to observe wildlife such as deer, elk, mule deer, black bear, wild turkeys and pheasants.
At night, you can sometimes hear the coyotes calling to each other. In addition to a Blue Heron Rookery, the river corridor hosts several resident bald eagles and provides wintering grounds for more.
The Ryden Ranch Maize Maze, a local cornfield maze is another popular attraction in Silt. Harvey Gap is Silt’s backyard playground.Stocked with rainbow trout, crappie, catfish and small mouth bass, the lake and state park is especially popular for fishing.
The 160-acre lake is also ideal for windsurfing. Adjacent park property covered in cedar and sagebrush offers places to hike, picnic, snowmobile and cross-country ski. Bordered by thousands of acres of BLM land and just minutes from the With River National Forest. Silt is a great recreation area.
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