Balsam Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado     User input for Balsam Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Balsam Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Summertime highs at Balsam Lake mostly tend to be in the 70's, and all through the night it cools down to the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's while Balsam Lake nighttime low temperatures through the winter are in the 0's. This lake is located in the wonderful San Juan and Jemez Mountains. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Balsam Lake has to offer, you can camp at Silver Summit RV Park And Jeep Rentals; a delightful       lake like Leviathan Lake is a fine site to go to. And that's not everything you can do here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. There's so much to do here at Balsam Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Red Mountain Motel and RV Park is a great location for that, and the Deer Park Trail is a good hiking trail close by. Vestal Lake is a tremendous lake near Balsam Lake. This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Animas River in the neighborhood                  of Balsam Lake, and after a long day outdoors Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel is a great place to spend a night or two. Around Balsam Lake you don’t get a lot of precipitation; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and June meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. Balsam Lake is in a great location in the shadow of the Grenadier Range; close by you come across the Brooklyn Trail which is a delightful hiking trail. What a place this is for outdoors folks. If you need a place to stay Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts is a brilliant choice; the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Kendall Mountain. So much entertaining stuff in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, just incredible. Silverton is a very popular ski area close by; a fine view of beautiful Arrow Peak is available. Vallecito Creek is a fine whitewater spot next to Balsam Lake, and on a splendid day you can take a hike along the Whitehead Trail.   Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango 16 miles away This ski-in/ski-out resort features a wide variety of services such as 24 hour front desk, fitness center, wedding services, complimentary Internet access in public areas, restaurants, conference room... Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango 16 miles away This luxury ski-in/ski-out property is the anchor of the new Purgatory Village, featuring upgraded skier services and a new Purgys Day Lodge. Purgatory Lodge units range in size from 2 bedrooms to 4 b... Current weather conditions at Balsam Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado Local climate location: TELLURIDE 9 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.67361 Longitude: -107.5858 San Juan and Jemez Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan and Jemez Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Colorado Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Colorado San Juan County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in San Juan County Books about Balsam Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Balsam Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado. Outdoors Recreation Near Durango, Colorado Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Balsam Lake. 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Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Balsam Lake.   Hotels Near Balsam Lake: Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango, 16 miles away Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 16 miles away Cascade Village, Durango, 16 miles away Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 18 miles away Best Western Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs, Ouray, 20 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Balsam Lake: Silver Summit RV Park And Jeep Rentals, Silverton, 9 miles away Red Mountain Motel and RV Park, Silverton, 9 miles away Silverton Lakes Campground, Silverton, 9 miles away Molas Lake Park, Silverton, 10 miles away   Ski Areas Near Balsam Lake: Silverton, Colorado, 9 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 9 miles away       400 vertical feet Telluride, Colorado, 22 miles away       3530 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Balsam Lake: Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma) Vallecito Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground) Mineral Creek - South, -blank- CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Above South Mineral Camp Ground)   National Parks Near Balsam Lake: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 53 miles away Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 61 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 61 miles away   Trails Near Balsam Lake: Whitehead Trail, San Juan County, 5 miles away Deer Park Trail, San Juan County, 7 miles away Brooklyn Trail, San Juan County, 14 miles away   Lakes Near Balsam Lake: Vestal Lake, San Juan CountyCounty, 1 miles away Leviathan Lake, San Juan CountyCounty, 1 miles away