Located on U.S. Forest Service land, Lede Reservoir has become a popular camping location  offering fishing and free dispersed camping, available on a first come, first serve basis. The reservoir is at an elevation of 9,573 feet therefore, access may be limited October – May due to snow. DIRECTIONS/Map location.

LEDE Reservoir is a prehistoric glacial lake and in the 1930s, a team of four ranchers, whose names are immortalized in the facility’s name (Lundgren, Erickson, Doll and Engstrom), took advantage of the site and constructed the reservoir and the dam. In 2017 the Town of Gypsum completed rehabilitation and enlargement of the reservoir, doubling the capacity to 947-acre feet to serve as a water storage facility for the Gypsum Community.