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The beauty of Bayou Salado Reservoir attracts many people from all around. Around Bayou Salado Reservoir you don’t get a lot of precipitation; most of the rain falls through August, and the driest of the months is January. This lake is so wonderful. There are some great whitewater spots on South Platte River, and some nearby water includes Beaver Dam Creek. Dry warm beds await you at Greenview South Beach, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can
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| | always visit close by Lake George Reservoir. You completely have to fancy Bayou Salado Reservoir. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors amusing stuff the Front Range has to offer. This is a wonderful area for people who like lakes. Tarryall Reservoir is a lake in the vicinity, and if you came to camp Spruce Campground is a magnificent location to do that. This lake is located in the wonderful Front Range. If you're here, you might as well pop | |
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by Spring Gulch, and great hiking is available along the Hankins Trail. Whohoo, so much cool stuff in one place! The Front Range is unbeatable! If you come at the right time of year, South Platte River offers some brilliant whitewater;
you can take a little visit to Bayou Salado Dam while you're here at Bayou Salado Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. If you haven’t been to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, you have to schedule some time for it since you're
here. There's so much to do here at Bayou Salado Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Spruce Grove Campground is a magnificent site for that. Yep, outdoors exciting stuff to do are really abundant here at Bayou Salado
Reservoir. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Bayou Salado Reservoir; Indian Creek Trail is a great local trail, and the summit of South Tarryall Peak can be seen from Bayou Salado Reservoir. Summertime highs at Bayou Salado Reservoir
regularly tend to be in the 70's. Throughout the moonlight hours it's usually in the 40's. For the duration of the winter this place gets highs in the 30's; night lows in the 0's for Bayou Salado Reservoir. Don't leave Bayou Salado
Reservoir without first going for a hike along the Lake Park Trail, and if you need a place to stay Country Lodge is a great choice.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.14167 Longitude: -105.4633
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South Platte River, Park CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class V+ - 7.3 miles long (Lake George to Cheesman Reservoir) |
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South Platte River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class III-V(V+) - 8 miles long (Eleven Mile Reservoir to Lake George) |
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Tarryall Reservoir
 | 10 miles away Spent the summer of 1944 in an army temporary camp just below the dam. We were testing emergency rations with an infantry battalion. Beautiful spot. OQMG 273.... |
Eleven Mile State Park
 | 11 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store...RV:Electric hook-up ONLY. NO water or dump hook-ups available., - 51 RV hookups, PETS:All are required to be controlled and on a 6 foot leash at all times outside of cars and campers., FIRES:In designated firepits ONLY., STORE:located within a 1/4 mile., GROCERY:Closest is 30 miles away....Anglers and writers consistently tout Eleven Mile’s large reservoir for its outstanding fishing. When not reeling in a rainbow, brown, cutthroat, kokanee or pike, there are nearly five miles of scenic hiking and biking trails that await exploration.
Canoe the day away around the shores of the backcountry. Fish from the shore or a boat while enjoying scenic vistas. Camp comfortably in designated campsites located around the shoreline, nestled among trees in the backcountry, or tucked away in secluded canyon pockets and remote hillsides.
Ideal wind conditions make Eleven Mile a popular but not overly crowded destination for sailing, windsurfing and winter ice boating on this wide-open reservoir. Motor boaters and kayakers also find plenty of room to play during the summer months.
Many species of birds reside in or migrate through the park, making for wonderful bird watching prospects. Neighboring park, Spinney Mountain, offers additional opportunities for birding and fishing. Waterfowl hunting chances for a wide variety of ducks are excellent and are available each... |
Wellington Lake
 | 11 miles away 1 PHOTO Great Trout fishing & campgrounds.... |
Cheesman Lake
 | 13 miles away 1 PHOTO I was disappointed when I realized that canoes are not allowed. But it is very beautiful and a nice place for a simple hike.... Bring your fishing net!!!! I caught a two pound smallmouth off powerbait and reeled it in on 6lb test all the way to the bank and the line snapped as I pulled it up and out of the water because I had no net.... went in July 2007, no bites. Beautiful lake though.... |
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
 | 19 miles away Very informative...I ask one question...Senior Rates? What age is considered Senior for the parks system?...... |
Rocky Mountain National Park
 | 65 miles away I'm tring to get incontact with the tour office at estes park colorado. I would like to order some sourvoners/ tee-shirts, etc. And would like to see a picture of the founder joel estes and family . their is a very strong possiblity that they are my ancestors. contact me at bluedove1949@yahoo.com... |
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