Cottonwood Lake   Be the first to submit input for Cottonwood Lake. If you have info on Cottonwood Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado please submit it here to improve this web site.          These outdoors activities are available near Cottonwood Lake.   Lakes Near Cottonwood Lake: North Fork Reservoir, Chaffee County, 10 miles away Twin Lakes, Chaffee County, 16 miles away   Public Lands Near Cottonwood Lake: San Isabel National Forest, Colorado, 7 miles away Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 29 miles away Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 29 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Cottonwood Lake: Colt Spring Campground, Chaffee County, 1 miles away Hughes Meadow Campground, Chaffee County, 2 miles away Mount Princeton - Pike National Forest, Pueblo, 5 miles away Silvercliff Ranch, Nathrop, 8 miles away   Hotels Near Cottonwood Lake: Super 8 Buena Vista, Buena Vista, 10 miles away Best Western Plus Vista Inn, Buena Vista, 10 miles away Aspen Leaf Lodge, Salida, 23 miles away Holiday Inn Express SALIDA, Salida, 23 miles away Americas Best Value Inn Salida, Salida, 23 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Cottonwood Lake: Browns Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 9 miles away   Ski Areas Near Cottonwood Lake: Monarch, Colorado, 15 miles away       1162 foot drop, 7 lifts, 63 runs Ski Cooper, Colorado, 31 miles away       1200 foot drop, 5 lifts, 26 runs Copper Mountain, Colorado, 40 miles away       2601 foot drop, 23 lifts, 125 runs   Whitewater Near Cottonwood Lake: Whitewater Outfitter - Wilderness Aware Rafting, ChaffeeCounty, 10 miles away       Whitewater outfitter Arkansas River, ChaffeeCounty, 10 miles away       Class III - 7 miles long (Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista) Whitewater Outfitter - Buffalo Joe's Whitewater, ChaffeeCounty, 11 miles away       Whitewater outfitter