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    Nelson Reservoir is a lake worth visiting. You're in all probability addicted to lakes, Trinity Reservoir is one of those nearby, and why not take a look at close by Rudd Creek since you're here at Nelson Reservoir. You clearly must like the Mogollon Rim Mountains. Stay the night at Nelson Reservoir Campground, and on a wonderful day you can take a hike along the Escudilla National Recreation Trail. Man, is there a load of enjoyable stuff to do in the Mogollon  
   Rim Mountains.
This lake is so wonderful. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Molina Spring, and a glorious close by hotel is Best Western Sunrise Inn. Throughout the summertime at Nelson Reservoir highs are mostly in the 80's while overnight lows are generally in the 50's. Highs during the wintertime are typically in the 40's, and night lows all through the wintertime for Nelson Reservoir tend to be in the 10's. Nelson Reservoir is a location
 
               that is rather arid generally; most of the rain falls during August while April is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
This lake is one of the great places here in the Mogollon Rim Mountains. There's always Nelson Dam to have a look at in the neighborhood of Nelson Reservoir; after a long day outdoors Days Inn - St. Johns is a splendid place to spend a night or two. And if that's not enough, there's plenty more to do near Nelson Reservoir. There's so much to do here at Nelson Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Bear Paw RV Park is a wonderful site for that, and as expected, this is a fine neighborhood for people who like lakes, Glen Livet Reservoir is a lake nearby.

 
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Current weather conditions at Nelson Reservoir, Mogollon Rim Mountains, Apache County, Arizona
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Local climate location: SPRINGERVILLE 2 miles away


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Latitude: 34.05972
Longitude: -109.1942

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These outdoors activities are available near Nelson Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Nelson Reservoir:
Best Western Sunrise Inn, Eagar, 7 miles away
Days Inn - St. Johns, Saint Johns, 28 miles away
PVC at Roundhouse Resort, Pinetop, 46 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Nelson Reservoir:
Nelson Reservoir Campground, Apache County, 1 miles away
Bear Paw RV Park, Eagar, 7 miles away
Aspen - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Alpine, 7 miles away
Brookchar - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Alpine, 7 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Nelson Reservoir:
Escudilla National Recreation Trail, Apache County, 9 miles away
       4 hiking miles, 1618 feet elevation difference
 National Parks Near Nelson Reservoir:
Petrified Forest National Park, Petrified Forest National Park - AZ, 63 miles away
 Lakes Near Nelson Reservoir:
Trinity Reservoir, Apache CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Glen Livet Reservoir, Apache CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Trinity Reservoir
Most of these lakes go dry. ...

Reagan Reservoir
Reagan is normally dry except in the spring or in the wet years....

Jarvis Lake
Not much flowing water in Auger Creek....

Brookchar - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Brookchar is indeed a tent only campground and you might have a short walk from the parking area to your campsite....Tents only!...

Cutthroat - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Cutthroat campground is a tent only campground....

Elderberry Spring Campground
This was a dispersed camping area that the Forest Service closed some years back due to a lot of resource damage. The road has been made impassable and is a motorized restricted area....

Woods Canyon Lake - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
13 miles away
Do we need to reserve a campspot for this weekend? Please respond and advise. Thank you for your assistance....

Hidden Lake
15 miles away
The Hidden lake area is closed to motorized vehicles....

Greer Lakes Campground
16 miles away
There are two campgrounds in the Greer area, Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground and Benny Creek.  Lyman Lake is approx. 35 miles away so I would not call it nearby.  I also would not say Blackriver would be a good whitewater rafting river, as it is too small. You might be able to tube some stretches....

Hog Wallow Lake
16 miles away
Not a fishing lake. Can be good for wildlife viewing....

Hay Lake
16 miles away
Hay Lake is pretty much a marsh most of the year....

River Reservoir
16 miles away
Hoyer and Benny Creek campgrounds are close by....

Tunnel Reservoir
17 miles away
Hoyer and Benny Creek campgrounds are close by....

Dipping Vat Reservoir
17 miles away
Pretty country, but not much else to draw people to Dipping Vat Reservoir.  Gabaldon campground is limited to campers with horses or stock animals. Access to the East Baldy trail....

Crescent Lake
17 miles away
Gabaldon campground is limited to campers with horses or stock animals. Five units with horse corrals adjacent to the Mt Baldy Wilderness.  A trail leaves the camp and leads into the wilderness (East Baldy Trail)....

Greer Campground
17 miles away
I think there may have been a Greer Campground years ago, but there are only two Forest Service campgrounds in the area, Benny Creek and Hoyer. Swimming in the lakes is not recommended because of the water temperatures and hazards such as broken glass fishhooks and the like....

Rosey Creek Campground
18 miles away
This campground may not exist today.  Check with the Forest Service. The Forest Service discourages swimming in the lakes because of the cold temperatures and hazards like broken glass, cans and fishhooks....

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