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Benton Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. There's delightful hiking along the Ute Trail; if you get bored of Benton Lake you could also stop by close by Heart Lake. Gardner Park Dam is an out of the ordinary thing to check out; Sunnyside Lakes is a nearby lake that you could pop by. This lake is so wonderful.
Throughout the summer months highs here at Benton Lake reach the 80's, and during summer nights temperatures are
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| | in the 40's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 20's; winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Benton Lake. If you come at the right time of year, Colorado River offers some great whitewater, and the South Derby Trail offers hiking at its best. Camping is available at Anderson Camps LTD, and after a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express Eagle, Co is a perfect place to spend a night or two.
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hike along the High Trail, and float down the rapids of Sweetwater Creek in a kayak. And if that's not enough, there's lots more to do next to Benton Lake. A delightful spot to camp here at Benton Lake is Sweetwater Lake Campground,
and Oak Tree Inn Yampa is a great place to get some rest. Benton Lake is a location that is rather dried up mostly; of all the months in a year March is the one with the most snow, and June meanwhile is the driest month.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.0025
Longitude: -107.0178
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| These outdoors activities are available near Benton Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Benton Lake:
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Steamboat, Colorado, 29 miles away
3668 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Benton Lake:
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Sweetwater Creek, Eagle CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (Pine Valley Ranch to Anderson Camp) |
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Colorado River, Grand CountyCounty, 17 miles away
Class III - 11.6 miles long (Pumphouse campground to Rancho Del Rio) |
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