Boyce Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado

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     Be careful coming to Boyce Lake, you might not ever want to go back home again. Purgatory Flat is a good spot here at Boyce Lake, and Scout Lake is a great lake close by. Boyce Lake is a beautiful lake in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. So many enjoyable things to do in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, not enough time. If you need a location to stay Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel is a nice choice, and on a pleasant day you can take a hike along the Highline  
   Trail.
The snow is tremendous at Kendall Mountain. Through the days of summer here at Boyce Lake, high temperatures regularly reach the 70's, and the nighttime is a tad chillier of course, typically in the 30's. For the period of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Boyce Lake sink into the 0's. There is a pleasant hiking trail next to Boyce Lake called the East Fork Trail.
 
               Lakes? Sure, Columbine Lake is in the vicinity.
A magnificent site for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Boyce Lake is Animas River, and you can stay the night at Lime Creek Campground. This lake is so wonderful. If you're here at Boyce Lake, you could explore Lime Creek; the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Silverton. This place, the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, has so much outdoors enjoyable stuff. Boyce Lake is a glorious place to visit for more than one day, Purgatory Campground is a glorious place to camp nearby, and you can run the rapids of Lime Creek.
This lake is so wonderful. Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts is a great place to get some rest, and the Circle Trail is a great hiking trail close by. From a precipitation point of view Boyce Lake is a reasonably typical spot; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is June.

 
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Current weather conditions at Boyce Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado
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Local climate location: RICO 19 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.64278
Longitude: -107.8017

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These outdoors activities are available near Boyce Lake.
 Hotels Near Boyce Lake:
Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango, 1 miles away
Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 1 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango, 1 miles away
Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 7 miles away
Hotel Columbia, Telluride, 16 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Boyce Lake:
Purgatory Campground, La Plata County, 1 miles away
Lime Creek Campground, San Juan County, 4 miles away
Sig Creek Campground, La Plata County, 6 miles away
Haviland Lake Campground, La Plata County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Boyce Lake:
Silverton, Colorado, 13 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 13 miles away
      400 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado, 16 miles away
      3530 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Boyce Lake:
Lime Creek, -blank- CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class V+ - 3 miles long (1st Gorge)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard)
 National Parks Near Boyce Lake:
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 47 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 47 miles away
Hovenweep National Monument, Cortez - CO, 67 miles away
 Trails Near Boyce Lake:
Highline Trail, San Juan County, 5 miles away
Circle Trail, Dolores County, 8 miles away
East Fork Trail, Dolores County, 12 miles away
 Lakes Near Boyce Lake:
Columbine Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Scout Lake, San Juan CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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