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    The beauty of Balman Reservoir is reason enough to stop by. Balman Reservoir is good enough to spend more than a day at, Bighorn Rv Park is a good local campground, and why not take a little trip to North Lake Creek if you're here. For the period of the summer months here at Balman Reservoir, high temperatures ordinarily get into the 80's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's, and after  
   the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Balman Reservoir plunge into the 10's. This is no site for people who don’t like to have fun. If you came to camp Lake Creek Campground is a brilliant place to do that, and paddling on Arkansas River is so much fun.
This lake is so wonderful. Go for a hike on the Crossover Trail, and perhaps you're looking for close by lakes? Sure, Brush Creek Lakes is just a very short distance away. This lake is
 
               so wonderful. If you have a thing about the outdoors you'll have a thing about it here in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. If you need a location to stay Salida-Days Inn is a glorious choice, and get wet paddling on Arkansas River.
This site, the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, has so much outdoors enjoyable stuff. Looking for something in close proximity to Balman Reservoir? Rainbow Lake is close at hand; going for a hike on the Rainbow Trail is always a pleasant adventure. Not far from Balman Reservoir you get some nice water scenery at Balman Dam, and don't leave Balman Reservoir without first going for a hike along the Cotton Trail. Balman Reservoir is frequently a rather dehydrated location; most of the rain falls during August, and January is the month with the least moisture.
Balman Reservoir is one of the lakes here in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains.

 
Salida-Days Inn, Salida
26 miles away
Featuring an outdoor Jacuzzi surrounded by a European Flower Garden and breathtaking views of the mountains. Hotel is the recipient of the Chairmans Award For Quality and offers Free Highspeed Wirel...

AppleLodge Bed And Breakfast, Del Norte
26 miles away
Country Style Bed and Breakfast and Group Lodge in the southern colorado mountains. Christian owned and operated. Surrounded by outdoor recreation opportunities. Great for singles, couples, familie...

Current weather conditions at Balman Reservoir, Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Custer County, Colorado
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Local climate location: SALIDA 21 miles away


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Latitude: 38.2625
Longitude: -105.6886

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 Hotels Near Balman Reservoir:
Salida-Days Inn, Salida, 26 miles away
AppleLodge Bed And Breakfast, Del Norte, 26 miles away
Gateway Inn and Suites, Salida, 26 miles away
Circle R Motel, Salida, 26 miles away
Comfort Inn Salida, Salida, 26 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Balman Reservoir:
Lake Creek Campground, Custer County, 2 miles away
Bighorn Rv Park, Coaldale, 7 miles away
K O A Kampgrounds, Cotopaxi, 7 miles away
Cutty's Resort, Coaldale, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Balman Reservoir:
Arkansas River, -blank- CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II-III - 27.9 miles long (Highway Rincon to Pinnacle Rock)
Arkansas River, Chaffee/Fremont CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III - 8.7 miles long (Highway Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch)
 National Parks Near Balman Reservoir:
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 45 miles away
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 64 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 64 miles away
 Trails Near Balman Reservoir:
Rainbow Trail, Fremont County, 3 miles away
Crossover Trail, Custer County, 4 miles away
Cotton Trail, Custer County, 7 miles away
 Lakes Near Balman Reservoir:
Rainbow Lake, Custer CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Brush Creek Lakes, Custer CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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Cutty's Resort
Cutty's Resort in Hayden Creek is surrounded by National Parkland in the Rockies of Central Colorado. From the secluded campground you can hike through hundreds of miles of mountain range fish and whitewater raft on the nearby Arkansas River and four wheel over the old mountain roads. Amenities include Indoor Pool Outdoor Pool Sauna Tennis Basketball Shuffleboard.Take Us 50 43 miles west of Canon City to Coaldale then turn south on Hayden Creek Road and travel 3.5 miles to the resort....I've been going to Cutty's since it first opened, when I was in Jr. High. I'm now an adult with children of my own, and we go to Cutty's every year. We LOVE it. I hope they continue to keep this campground open for years to come....

Cutty's Hayden Creek Resort
Whether you have been here hundreds of times or just finding Cutty’s for the first time you will not be disappointed.

Cutty’s Hayden Creek Resort is on 157 acres surrounded by San Isabel National Forest in the Rockies of Central Colorado. From our secluded locations, you can hike through hundreds of miles of mountain range, horseback ride for hours, fish and whitewater raft on the nearby Arkansas River, and four-wheel over the old mountain roads....

Bandera's Bunkhouse
12 miles away
Located in the Sangre De Cristo mountain range along Hwy 50.  The beautiful Arkansas River streaming past separated BLM land from National Forest Land.  Resort offers camping, RV sites, motel rooms and cabins.  Moderately price and recently remodled.  Many hiking trails to take, most know are the Rainbow Trail, Stout lake and Buchnell Lakes...RV sites $25/nt, camping $15/nt, motel rooms $45/nt, cabins $110/nt...

South Crestone Lake
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Trail is awful, disappearing and reappearing every now and again. Thorn bushes and trash cover what little trail is easy to navigate. Trail disappears completely before you actually reach the lake. Also it appears that an axe murderer has taken up residence in the upperwoods. Be careful and travel in large groups if you plan to try and make it to the lake. It is easy to get lost so mark your trail well....

DeWeese Reservoir
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
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