Benito Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Saguache County, Colorado

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     This lake is so wonderful. If you haven’t been to Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, you must schedule some time for it while you're here, and close by you come across the Farmers Creek Trail which is a delightful hiking trail. There are good spots to discover along the Farmers Creek Trail, and after a long day outdoors Allington Inn and Suites is a glorious place to spend a night or two. Throughout the summer, highs regularly are in the 70's at Benito  
   Lake. Summer nighttime lows sink down to the 40's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 30's, and all through the dark hours in the winter at Benito Lake temperatures plunge to the-10's.
Around Benito Lake you don’t get a lot of rainfall; through August this area sees the most rain, and February on the other hand is the driest. Just can't get enough of the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. You can run the rapids of Rio Grande in the neighborhood
 
               of Benito Lake, and there's some flowing water close by, Benito Creek is a stream you can have a look at while you're here. Any time is a fine time at Benito Lake if you fancy the outdoors. Going for a hike on the Skyline Trail is always a good adventure, and a tour to Saguache Falls will fill your spirit with glorious feelings.
And that's not everything you can do here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Why not camp at Palisade Campground since you're here at Benito Lake, and La Garita Peak is painless to spot from Benito Lake. Benito Lake is located in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains.
Dry warm beds await you at The Spruce Lodge, and in all probability you're looking for nearby lakes? Sure, Beaver Ponds is just a very short distance away. This lake is so wonderful. A pleasant place to camp here at Benito Lake is Mountain Views RV Resort; obviously, this is a pleasant vicinity for people who like lakes, Machin Lake is a lake around here.

 
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Current weather conditions at Benito Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Saguache County, Colorado
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Local climate location: LAKE CITY 26 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.91861
Longitude: -106.8167

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 Hotels Near Benito Lake:
Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork, 18 miles away
The Spruce Lodge, South Fork, 19 miles away
GUNNISON LODGING COMPANY, Gunnison, 33 miles away
Rodeway Inn Gunnison, Gunnison, 35 miles away
Days Inn Gunnison, Gunnison, 35 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Benito Lake:
Mountain Views RV Resort, Creede, 8 miles away
Palisade Campground, Mineral County, 10 miles away
Stone Cellar Campground, Saguache County, 11 miles away
Antlers Rio Grande Lodge, Creede, 12 miles away
 Whitewater Near Benito Lake:
Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio Grande CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork)
 National Parks Near Benito Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 32 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 32 miles away
 Trails Near Benito Lake:
Farmers Creek Trail, Mineral County, 4 miles away
Skyline Trail, Saguache County, 4 miles away
Farmers Creek Trail, Mineral County, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Benito Lake:
Beaver Ponds, Saguache CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Machin Lake, Saguache CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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