Billings Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado

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    Billings Lake is a very beautiful lake in beautiful surroundings. Billings Lake is a beautiful lake in the Sawatch Range. At Billings Lake you can make out Calico Mountain, and charming scenery and great skiing is what you get at Monarch. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Billings Lake. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 30's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 20's with winter lows in the-20's overnight here at Billings  
   Lake.
Now, you may imagine that's a load but there's even more fun stuff to do here in the Sawatch Range. A great nearby hotel is Best Western Vista Inn, and needless to say, this is a pleasant neighborhood for people who like lakes, Hunt Lake is a lake around here. You feel that's enough? Just getting warmed up. Billings Lake is a delightful site to visit for more than one day, Monarch Park Campground is a delightful site to camp nearby, and you're probably
 
               into lakes, North Fork Reservoir is one of those nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Billings Lake is right by the Fooses Creek Trail, and you can take a little journey to North Fork Dam while you're here at Billings Lake.
Life's too short to enjoy all the amusing stuff next to Billings Lake. Have a great hiking adventure along the Pitkin Stock Driveway, and Chalk Creek Pass is another brilliant place to have a look at close by. Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! The Sawatch Range is so good! A delightful location for whitewater paddling close to Billings Lake is Arkansas River; if you need a site to stay Buena Vista Super 8 Motel is a pleasant choice.
This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Arkansas River next to Billings Lake, and Garfield Campground is a pleasant campground nearby. Take a hike on the Browns Creek Trail, and do pay a visit to Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park since you're here at Billings Lake. It is very waterless here at Billings Lake mostly; most of the rain falls throughout August while June is the month with the least amount of precipitation.

 
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Current weather conditions at Billings Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado
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Local climate location: TAYLOR PARK 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.62361
Longitude: -106.33

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These outdoors activities are available near Billings Lake.
 Hotels Near Billings Lake:
Buena Vista Super 8 Motel, Buena Vista, 18 miles away
Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista, 18 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Salida, Co, Salida, 22 miles away
Aspen Leaf Lodge, Salida, 22 miles away
Salida Travelodge, Salida, 22 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Billings Lake:
Garfield Campground, Chaffee County, 5 miles away
Monarch Park Campground, Chaffee County, 6 miles away
Middle Quartz Campground, Gunnison County, 7 miles away
Angel of Shavano Campground, Chaffee County, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Billings Lake:
Monarch, Colorado, 6 miles away
      1171 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Billings Lake:
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III - 13 miles long (Fork Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access)
Arkansas River, Chaffe CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III - 6 miles long (East Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge)
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class III - 7 miles long (Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista)
 National Parks Near Billings Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 22 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 22 miles away
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 68 miles away
 Trails Near Billings Lake:
Fooses Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 8 miles away
Browns Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 10 miles away
Pitkin Stock Driveway, Gunnison County, 11 miles away
 Lakes Near Billings Lake:
North Fork Reservoir, Chaffee CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Hunt Lake, Chaffee CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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