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Big Lake is one of the lakes here in the Sawatch Range. Man, is there loads of enjoyable stuff to do close to Big Lake. If you need a spot to stay The Pines Lodge is a good choice, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always pop by close by Horseshoe Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Places like Negro Basin are tremendous to check out, and Fulford Cave Campground is a tremendous campground nearby. During the long summer days here at Big
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| | Lake, high temperatures regularly reach the 80's with overnight lows in the 40's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 30's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Big Lake. If only every site had this much outdoors entertaining things, what a great earth it would be. If you're going to Big Lake from Edwards, you won't be the only one; why not head up to Vail and strap some skis to your feet. If the weather is pleasant here at Big Lake, you can go for | |
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a hike along the Lake Charles Trail, and after a long day outdoors Hyatt Mountain Lodge is a good location to spend a night or two. Not much precipitation falls here at Big Lake; most of the rain falls through July while February
is mostly the driest month. So many exciting things in the Sawatch Range, just astonishing. The New York Mountain Trail is a delightful hiking trail next to Big Lake; there's whitewater on Eagle River for all you adrenaline junkies.
From Big Lake you obtain a great panorama of Eagle Peak, and not far from Big Lake you'll find Gold Dust Lakes which is a picturesque lake. Life's too short to enjoy all the amusing things in the Sawatch Range. Get your heart beating
on the great whitewater of Fryingpan River; you can stay the night at Yeoman Park Campground. This lake is so wonderful. Near Big Lake you hit upon the Ironedge Trail which is a great hiking trail, and the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close by Beaver Creek.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.47667 Longitude: -106.5736
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| These outdoors activities are available near Big Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Big Lake:
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Vail, Colorado, 16 miles away 3450 vertical feet |
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Ski Cooper, Colorado, 21 miles away 1200 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Big Lake:
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Eagle River, Eagle CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class III - 7 miles long (Riverbend bus stop to Edwards) |
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Fryingpan River, Eagle CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class IV-V - 5.7 miles long (Upper) |
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Eagle River, Eagle CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class IV-V(V+) - 4 miles long (Redcliff to Tigiwan Rd) |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Lake Thomas
 | ...ried to make hike to the lake in one day and this is not probable. We are planning on a four day hik... |
Beaver Creek
 | 8 PHOTOS Huge ski resort with tons of great runs. The snow is great too. I like the peaceful scenery as well.... |
LEDE Reservoir
 | 14 miles away What happened to the water as of 10-20-9? We drove up to catch a couple trout only to find the lake... |
Vail
 | 15 miles away 3 PHOTOS Photo by Jack Affleck... Photo by Jack Affleck... Photo by Chris McLennen... |
Sugar Loafin' RV/campground
 | 19 miles away 5 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom... |
Ski Cooper
 | 21 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...so the home of the Chicago Ridge Snow cat tours which is recognized as one of the best backcountry s... |
Aspen Highlands
 | 24 miles away I love skiing here, it's my absolute favorite ski area in the whole world, nothing else comes close.... |
Aspen Mountain
 | 24 miles away Best mountain in the world in my opinion. I've seen people from all around the world here.... |
Buttermilk
 | 24 miles away This is where I learned to ski as a kid. I've been coming back every winter.... |
Copper Mountain
 | 28 miles away 1 PHOTO ...t the current site of Copper and told his friends, I don’t care how everyone else does it, we're not... |
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