Crater Lakes, Front Range, Gilpin County, Colorado

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     Crater Lakes is always a pleasure to visit. This lake is one of the great places here in the Front Range. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Crater Lakes; James Peak Lake Trail is a great local trail; skiing at Winter Park is one of those things you just must do. And if that's not enough there's lots more amusing stuff to do in the Front Range. Good hiking is available along the South Boulder Creek Trail, and Jenny Lake is a great lake nearby.
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   lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Clear Creek - West Fork close to Crater Lakes; if you came for an overnight stay Midland Campground is a nice site to camp. You clearly must adore Crater Lakes. Lakes are such calm spots, why not have a look at Yankee Doodle Lake in the vicinity of Crater Lakes, and dry warm beds await you at Iron Horse Resort. Near Crater Lakes you hit upon tremendous spots like Rogers Pass; if you need a place to stay Zephyr Mountain  
               Lodge is a good choice.
You assume that's enough? Just getting warmed up. Buckingham Campground is a great campground nearby, and some nearby water includes Arapaho Creek. This lake is so wonderful. Get your heart pumping on the magnificent whitewater of Boulder Creek, and the King Lake Trail offers hiking at its best.
Crater Lakes is a location that is relatively dehydrated ordinarily; August is the wettest month with most rain while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Just can't get enough of the Front Range. You get a fine view of Mount Epworth from Crater Lakes, and tremendous skiing awaits you at Berthoud Pass. Summertime highs at Crater Lakes regularly tend to be in the 70's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 40's. Throughout the winter highs are generally in the 20's; night lows during the winter for Crater Lakes tend to be in the 0's.

 
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Current weather conditions at Crater Lakes, Front Range, Gilpin County, Colorado
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Local climate location: GRAND LAKE 15 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.8975
Longitude: -105.6764

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These outdoors activities are available near Crater Lakes.
 Hotels Near Crater Lakes:
Iron Horse Resort, Winter Park, 6 miles away
Zephyr Mountain Lodge, Winter Park, 6 miles away
Beaver Village Condominiums, Winter Park, 6 miles away
Frasers Crossing Founders Point, Winter Park, 6 miles away
Vintage Resort, Winter Park, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Crater Lakes:
Midland Campground, Grand County, 5 miles away
Buckingham Campground, Boulder County, 6 miles away
Fourth of July Campground, Boulder County, 6 miles away
Spruce Lodge Campground, Grand County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Crater Lakes:
Winter Park, Colorado, 7 miles away
      3060 vertical feet
Berthoud Pass, Colorado, 9 miles away
      1630 vertical feet
SolVista, Colorado, 17 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Crater Lakes:
Boulder Creek, Boulder CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V - 2.5 miles long (Gun Shy to Jasper Creek)
Clear Creek - West Fork, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V - 1 miles long (Coors Falls to Gunshot)
Clear Creek, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III-IV - 5.5 miles long (Lawson to Idaho Springs)
 National Parks Near Crater Lakes:
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO, 27 miles away
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 61 miles away
 Trails Near Crater Lakes:
South Boulder Creek Trail, Gilpin County, 1 miles away
James Peak Lake Trail, Gilpin County, 2 miles away
King Lake Trail, Boulder County, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Crater Lakes:
Jenny Lake, Boulder CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Yankee Doodle Lake, Boulder CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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