Big Meadows Reservoir, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado     User input for Big Meadows Reservoir, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Big Meadows Reservoir. 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 Big Meadows Reservoir mostly tend to be in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 30's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's; after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Big Meadows Reservoir drop into the-10's. Get dripping wet paddling on Rio Grande, and swing by Black Creek it's a wonderful location to stop at. And if that's not enough there's lots more enjoyable stuff to do in       the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Stay the night at Park Creek Campground; Heart Mountain can be made out from Big Meadows Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a spot to stay Allington Inn and Suites is a delightful choice. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Big Meadows Reservoir has to offer, you can camp at West Fork Campground. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Big Meadows Reservoir you can take a hike along the                  Lake Fork National Recreation Trail; a tremendous close by hotel is The Spruce Lodge. Now, you may think that's a lot but there's even more cool things to do here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. The Treasure Mountain Trail is a great hiking trail close to Big Meadows Reservoir, and why not have a look at Big Meadows Dam while you're here. Big Meadows Reservoir is generally a quite dried up place; July is when you get the most rain here; June meanwhile is the driest month. Having a pleasant time at Big Meadows Reservoir is uncomplicated. On a good day at Big Meadows Reservoir you can take a hike along the Highline Trail, and probably you're looking for nearby lakes? Sure, Pass Creek Lake is just a very short distance away. Paddling on Wolf Creek is so much fun, and if you've had enough of Big Meadows Reservoir, Shaw Lake is nearby. The San Juan and Jemez Mountains scenery is always beautiful.   Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork 13 miles away Close enough for a quick getaway, but filled with enough excitement and adventure to pack an entire vacation. This mountain destination is wrapped in the majestic San Juan Mountains of Southern Colora... The Spruce Lodge, South Fork 14 miles away *** FREE CONTINENTAL BREAFKAST *** The Spruce Lodge in South Fork is a beautiful, newly restored, historic building that was erected in 1926 as a boarding house for sawmill workers at Galbreath Tie an... Current weather conditions at Big Meadows Reservoir, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado Local climate location: HERMIT 19 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.53833 Longitude: -106.8033 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 Mineral County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Mineral County Books about Big Meadows Reservoir List of books available on Amazon.com about Big Meadows Reservoir, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral 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 Big Meadows Reservoir. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Big Meadows Reservoir.   Hotels Near Big Meadows Reservoir: Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork, 13 miles away The Spruce Lodge, South Fork, 14 miles away Holiday Inn Express PAGOSA SPRINGS, Pagosa Springs, 20 miles away OakRidge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 21 miles away Whispering Pines Condominums, Pagosa Springs, 23 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Big Meadows Reservoir: Park Creek Campground, Mineral County, 6 miles away West Fork Campground, Mineral County, 9 miles away Highway Spring Campground, Rio Grande County, 9 miles away Upper Beaver Creek Campground, Rio Grande County, 9 miles away   Ski Areas Near Big Meadows Reservoir: Wolf Creek, Colorado, 25 miles away       1604 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Big Meadows Reservoir: Wolf Creek, Mineral CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV+ - 0.25 miles long (Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge) Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio Grande CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork) San Juan River - East Fork, Archuleta CountyCounty, 12 miles away       Class III-IV - 4 miles long (East Fork to 160 Bridge)   National Parks Near Big Meadows Reservoir: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 52 miles away Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 52 miles away   Trails Near Big Meadows Reservoir: Lake Fork National Recreation Trail, Mineral County, 3 miles away Highline Trail, Mineral County, 5 miles away Treasure Mountain Trail, Mineral County, 6 miles away   Lakes Near Big Meadows Reservoir: Shaw Lake, Mineral CountyCounty, 1 miles away Pass Creek Lake, Mineral CountyCounty, 2 miles away