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If you are traveling by, why not stop by Calkins Lake. Go for a hike on the Mesa Trail, and drift down the rapids of South Platte River in a kayak. This lake is so wonderful. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit close by Ketner Reservoir. At Calkins Lake you always meet someone from Boulder, and at Standley Lake Dam next to Calkins Lake there are some attention-grabbing things to see. During the warm days of summer at Calkins Lake
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| | temperatures are generally in the 80's while night lows are commonly in the 50's. Highs through the wintertime are commonly in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Calkins Lake are in the 10's. Calkins Lake gets very little rainfall; the month with most of the rain is May; the driest of the months is January. This lake is so wonderful. There's good hiking along the Saddle Rock Trail, and an afternoon playing golf at Indian Tree Golf Club is always a diversion. | |
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And that's not all you can do here at Calkins Lake. Calkins Lake is a wonderful location to camp, The Prospect RV Park is a wonderful location, and if you need a location to stay La Quinta Inn And Suites Denver Promenade is a magnificent
choice. Don't leave Calkins Lake without first going for a hike along the Beaver Brook Trail, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Clear Creek. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Calkins Lake has to offer, you can
camp at Prospect RV Park, and Springhill Suites By Marriott Denver Westminster is a nice place to get some rest.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.85472 Longitude: -105.0894
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Outdoors Recreation Near Boulder, Colorado Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Boulder, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Calkins Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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South Platte River, Jefferson/ Denver CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class II-III - 0.5 miles long (Confluence of Cherry Creek and South Platte) |
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Clear Creek, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class IV - 5.5 miles long (mile 267 to Golden) |
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