Brown Lakes, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado

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     Brown Lakes is one of the lakes here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Yep, outdoors exciting things truly is abundant here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Near Brown Lakes you discover magnificent places like House Canyon, and as expected, this is a tremendous area for folks who like lakes, Troutvale Reservoir Number 1 is a lake in the neighborhood. If you need a location to stay Fairfield Pagosa Resort is a nice choice, and perhaps you're looking for  
   close by lakes? Sure, Troutvale Reservoir Number 2 is just a very short distance away.
Be careful coming to Brown Lakes, you might not ever want to return back home again. Going for a hike on the Fern Creek Stock Driveway is always a splendid adventure; Brown Lakes is brilliant enough to spend more than a day at, Road Canyon Campground is a brilliant local campground. Don't leave Brown Lakes without first going for a hike along the Cebolla Trail, and drift down
 
               the rapids of Rio Grande in a kayak. This lake is so wonderful. You can distinguish Minnie Mountain from Brown Lakes.
High temperatures at Brown Lakes through the summer months are in the 70's with overnight lows in the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's; night lows in the-10's for Brown Lakes. There's no way somebody can get bored here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. There are delightful locations to discover along the Long Ridge Stock Driveway, and obviously Mason Creek flows through this area. This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Lake Fork Gunnison River. There's so much to do here at Brown Lakes that you need to camp here for a while, South Clear Creek Falls Campground is a perfect place for that.
Brown Lakes gets very little rain; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and February is when it's the driest.

 
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Current weather conditions at Brown Lakes, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado
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Local climate location: LAKE CITY 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.82333
Longitude: -107.1917

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These outdoors activities are available near Brown Lakes.
 Hotels Near Brown Lakes:
Fairfield Pagosa Resort, Pagosa Springs, 31 miles away
Whispering Pines Condominums, Pagosa Springs, 32 miles away
Pagosa Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 32 miles away
Econo Lodge Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs, 32 miles away
Keyah Grande Resort, Pagosa Springs, 32 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Brown Lakes:
South Clear Creek Falls Campground, Hinsdale County, 2 miles away
Road Canyon Campground, Hinsdale County, 4 miles away
North Clear Creek Campground, Hinsdale County, 4 miles away
Highlander RV Campground, Lake City, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Brown Lakes:
Rio Grande, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede)
Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III - 3.6 miles long (Lake City Town Run)
Henson Creek, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City)
 National Parks Near Brown Lakes:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 53 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 53 miles away
 Trails Near Brown Lakes:
Fern Creek Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County, 8 miles away
Long Ridge Stock Driveway, Mineral County, 9 miles away
Cebolla Trail, Hinsdale County, 12 miles away
 Lakes Near Brown Lakes:
Troutvale Reservoir Number 2, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Troutvale Reservoir Number 1, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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