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Many people like to go to Blue Lake. For the duration of the summertime months here at Blue Lake, high temperatures frequently reach the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. Daytime highs all through the winter are in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Blue Lake temperatures dip to the 0's. Hiking along the Last Chance Trail is wonderful fun, and camping is available at Bison Lake Campground. The
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Dry warm beds await you at Budget Host Inn, and First Choice Inns is a glorious spot to get some rest. And if that's not enough, there's lots more to do near Blue Lake. Get your pulse rate up on the great whitewater of Colorado River, and everyone close by loves skiing at Sunlight Mountain. This lake is so wonderful.
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Lake, and Blue Lake is right by the Fayville Trail. Not much rainfall falls here at Blue Lake; the month of October is the wettest with most of the rain; February is the month with the least moisture. This lake is so wonderful. Since
you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop by nearby Bugle Lake, and why not camp at Supply Basin Campground since you're here at Blue Lake.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.67528
Longitude: -107.3631
Colorado Lakes
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Books about Blue Lake
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Outdoors Recreation Near Edwards, Colorado
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Colorado Outdoors Index
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Colorado River, Garfield CountyCounty, 5 miles away
Class IV-V(V+) - 3.8 miles long (Hanging Lake Exit 125 to Grizzly Creek) |
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Colorado River, garfield CountyCounty, 5 miles away
Class III-IV - 2 miles long (Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 to Grizzly Creek Exit 121) |
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Roaring Fork, Pitkin/Garfield CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class II+(III) - 6.2 miles long (Black Bridge to Veltus Park) |
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