Alpine Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado

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     A magnificent site for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Alpine Lake is Arkansas River; you're perhaps keen on lakes, Fox Lake is one of those close by. Nearby lakes? Sure, Baldwin Lake is in the vicinity of Alpine Lake. This lake is so wonderful. A fine nearby hotel is Super 8 Buena Vista, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Texas Creek Trail.
The Sawatch Range scenery is always beautiful. Arkansas River is a brilliant whitewater spot
 
   close to Alpine Lake, and you might also want to pay a visit to Coal Camp Canyon since you're here at Alpine Lake. It is very dehydrated here at Alpine Lake ordinarily; through the month of August you get the most rain around here, and June on the other hand is the driest.
That right there is a lot of cool stuff already but it goes on, the Sawatch Range has it all. If you need a location to stay Best Western Vista Inn is a pleasant choice, and great skiing
 
               awaits you at Monarch. This lake is so wonderful. The top of Boulder Mountain is easily made out from Alpine Lake, and Colt Spring Campground is a magnificent local campground. You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing things in the Sawatch Range. Take a hike on the Horn Fork Trail, and there's some flowing water close by, Baldwin Creek is a stream you can pop by during your stay.
Summertime highs at Alpine Lake regularly tend to be in the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 30's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 20's while Alpine Lake night low temperatures through the winter are in the-20's. If only every place had this much outdoors fun things, what a great planet it would be. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Alpine Lake; Browns Creek Trail is a delightful local trail; Hughes Meadow Campground is a perfect campground nearby.

 
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Current weather conditions at Alpine Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado
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Local climate location: TAYLOR PARK 13 miles away


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Latitude: 38.71111
Longitude: -106.2903

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 Hotels Near Alpine Lake:
Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista, 13 miles away
Super 8 Buena Vista, Buena Vista, 13 miles away
Holiday Inn Express SALIDA, Salida, 21 miles away
Aspen Leaf Lodge, Salida, 21 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Salida, Salida, 22 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Alpine Lake:
Colt Spring Campground, Chaffee County, 4 miles away
Hughes Meadow Campground, Chaffee County, 5 miles away
Silvercliff Ranch, Nathrop, 8 miles away
Angel of Shavano Campground, Chaffee County, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Alpine Lake:
Monarch, Colorado, 11 miles away
      1171 vertical feet
Ski Cooper, Colorado, 27 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Alpine Lake:
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class III - 7 miles long (Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista)
Arkansas River, Chaffe CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class III - 6 miles long (East Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge)
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III - 13 miles long (Fork Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access)
 National Parks Near Alpine Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 26 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 26 miles away
 Trails Near Alpine Lake:
Browns Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 7 miles away
Texas Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 10 miles away
Horn Fork Trail, Chaffee County, 10 miles away
 Lakes Near Alpine Lake:
Baldwin Lake, Chaffee CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Fox Lake, Chaffee CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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