Cheesman Lake, Front Range, Jefferson County, Colorado

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Dan:
went in July 2007, no bites.  Beautiful lake though.



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    If you are in this part of Colorado make sure to pay a visit to Cheesman Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Cheesman Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Spruce Grove Campground is a great local campground; great hiking is available along the Rolling Creek Trail. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun things in the Front Range. After a long day outdoors Country Lodge is a great site to spend a night or two, and some close by water includes Goose Creek.  
   All the outdoors exciting things in close proximity to Cheesman Lake will keep you coming back repeatedly. Going for a hike on the Longwater Trail is always a good adventure, and at Cheesman Dam in close proximity to Cheesman Lake there are some attention-grabbing things to see.
For the duration of the months of summer highs here at Cheesman Lake get into the 70's with night lows in the 40's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 30's with temperatures
 
               at Cheesman Lake dipping down into the 0's all through winter nights. Go for a hike on the Phantom Creek Trail. There's so much to do here at Cheesman Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Wigwam Campground is a splendid spot for that. Flickenstein Gulch is near Cheesman Lake and is a great place, and if you have time to spare, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is a national park worth going to.
Not much precipitation falls here at Cheesman Lake; the month with most of the rain is July, and the driest month is January. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a place to stay Towneplace Suites By Marriott Denver Southwest is a splendid choice, and whitewater paddling is tremendous on South Platte River.
The Front Range scenery is always beautiful. All year is a great time in the Front Range if you love the outdoors. You get a great panorama of Cheesman Mountain from Cheesman Lake; if you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on South Platte River.

 
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Current weather conditions at Cheesman Lake, Front Range, Jefferson County, Colorado
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Local climate location: BAILEY 2 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.20778
Longitude: -105.2719

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These outdoors activities are available near Cheesman Lake.
 Hotels Near Cheesman Lake:
Country Lodge, Woodland Park, 19 miles away
Towneplace Suites By Marriott Denver Southwest, Littleton, 22 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Littleton, Co, Littleton, 22 miles away
Quality Suites Evergreen, Golden, 27 miles away
Residence Inn By Marriott Denver Highlands Ranch, Highlands Ranch, 27 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Cheesman Lake:
Wigwam Campground, Jefferson County, 2 miles away
Spruce Grove Campground, Jefferson County, 3 miles away
Molly Gulch Campground, Jefferson County, 5 miles away
Horse Creek Campground, Sedalia, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Cheesman Lake:
South Platte River, Jefferson/ Douglas CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-III - 12 miles long (Deckers to confluence with North Fork)
South Platte River, Park CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V+ - 7.3 miles long (Lake George to Cheesman Reservoir)
South Platte River - North Fork, Jefferson CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Buffalo Creek to South Platte)
 National Parks Near Cheesman Lake:
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 17 miles away
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO, 64 miles away
 Trails Near Cheesman Lake:
Longwater Trail, Park County, 9 miles away
Phantom Creek Trail, Teller County, 10 miles away
Rolling Creek Trail, Park County, 10 miles away

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