Kite spot on water · United States

Creede Area, Plateau NW to SE Wind

Name: Creede Area, Plateau NW to SE Wind
Address: US

Riders have kited it in all directions.

Show on the map37.8448, -107.0894

Works in: all directions
Nearest airport: TEXTelluride Regional Airport, 73 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

worksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

From riders

What you need to know

Size of the area: Approx. 12 square miles of kiting area

Watch out for

Small snow cornices and unsteady windcommunity map

Getting there

Snowmobile accesscommunity map

Conditions

Mostly flat terrain with rolling hills, small cornices, and great snow; wind tends to be ficklecommunity map

In riders' own words

„Creede Area, Plateau NW to SE Wind“
„about 12 square miles of kite-able terrain.“
„Snowmobile access, about 12 square miles of kite-able terrain.“
„Mostly flat with some rolling hills and small cornices... the wind has been fluky when I have been here.“
„Mostly flat with some rolling hills and small cornices. Great snow. So far, the wind has been fluky when I have been here.“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

7.8Jan4.0

8.4Feb4.3

8.3Mar4.3

8.8Apr4.5

7.4May3.8

6.8Jun3.5

4.7Jul2.4

4.7Aug2.4

5.8Sep3.0

7.1Oct3.7

7.5Nov3.9

7.9Dec4.1

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	7.8 knots · 4.0 m/s
February	8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
March	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s
April	8.8 knots · 4.5 m/s
May	7.4 knots · 3.8 m/s
June	6.8 knots · 3.5 m/s
July	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
August	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
September	5.8 knots · 3.0 m/s
October	7.1 knots · 3.7 m/s
November	7.5 knots · 3.9 m/s
December	7.9 knots · 4.1 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Kite Locations Map” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.