Cooper Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado     User input for Cooper Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Cooper Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this location. If the weather is good here at Cooper Lake, you can go for a hike along the Ridge Stock Driveway, and a perfect place to camp here at Cooper Lake is Lake City Campground. This lake is so wonderful. Nearby Lee Smelter Gulch is a good spot to go if you're at Cooper Lake, and you can run the rapids of Lake Fork Gunnison River. This lake is one of the great places here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Life's       too short to enjoy all the amusing stuff in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. You could also stop at Cataract Lake while you're here at Cooper Lake; it's close by; camping at Mill Creek Campground is always a fine experience. All year is a tremendous time in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains if you adore the outdoors. There's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Silverton, and dry warm beds await you at St.Elmo Hotel. Summer brings highs in the 70's                  to Cooper Lake, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 30's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Cooper Lake temperatures drop to the 10's. There is a delightful hiking trail in close proximity to Cooper Lake called the West Fork Trail, and after a long day outdoors Comfort Inn Ouray is a good location to spend a night or two. A lake nearby is Sloan Lake, and there's whitewater on Henson Creek for all you adrenaline rush seekers. On a brilliant day at Cooper Lake you can take a hike along the Big Blue Trail. Cooper Lake gets very little rain; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and June on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. There's some flowing water close by, North Fork Henson Creek is a stream you can take a look at while you're here; you can hit the slopes at Kendall Mountain close by.   Comfort Inn Ouray, Ouray 15 miles away All rooms have mountain views. Telluride Ski Resort is 46 driving miles from hotel. Pet Accommodation: 15.00/night per night per pet.... St.Elmo Hotel, Ouray 15 miles away Enjoy a fully restored Victorian Bed & Breakfast located in the beautiful San Juan Mountains in Ouray, Colorado. Lodging at the St. Elmo includes a full gourmet breakfast and special guest prices at t... Current weather conditions at Cooper Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado Local climate location: OURAY 4 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.97806 Longitude: -107.4539 San Juan and Jemez Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan and Jemez Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Colorado Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Colorado Hinsdale County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Hinsdale County Books about Cooper Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Cooper Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado. Outdoors Recreation Near Durango, Colorado Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Cooper Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Cooper Lake.   Hotels Near Cooper Lake: Comfort Inn Ouray, Ouray, 15 miles away St.Elmo Hotel, Ouray, 15 miles away Ouray Chalet Inn, Ouray, 15 miles away Best Western Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs, Ouray, 15 miles away The Ice House Lodge, Telluride, 25 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Cooper Lake: Mill Creek Campground, Hinsdale County, 6 miles away Lake City Campground, Lake City, 10 miles away Lost Trail Campground, Hinsdale County, 14 miles away Big Blue Campground, Gunnison County, 14 miles away   Ski Areas Near Cooper Lake: Silverton, Colorado, 17 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 17 miles away       400 vertical feet Telluride, Colorado, 27 miles away       3530 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Cooper Lake: Henson Creek, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City) Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class III - 3.6 miles long (Lake City Town Run) Mineral Creek - South, -blank- CountyCounty, 19 miles away       Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Above South Mineral Camp Ground)   National Parks Near Cooper Lake: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 64 miles away Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 64 miles away   Trails Near Cooper Lake: Ridge Stock Driveway, Ouray County, 6 miles away Big Blue Trail, Hinsdale County, 7 miles away West Fork Trail, Ouray County, 8 miles away   Lakes Near Cooper Lake: Sloan Lake, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 6 miles away Cataract Lake, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 7 miles away