De Herrera Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Conejos County, Colorado

    User input for De Herrera Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Conejos County, Colorado:

Be the first to submit input for De Herrera Lake.
Help improve this web site with your great input.


Submit Input:
Your Name:
Write or Paste Input here:

Upload picture:      Review Guidelines


 
     This lake is located in the wonderful San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Paddling on Rio de los Pinos is so much fun, naturally you could also take a look at Rock Lake if you're here; it's not far at all. If you want a fine time in the great outdoors just come on up to the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Narrow Gauge RR Inn is a tremendous site to get some rest, and Conejos River has a great whitewater paddling spot close by.
This lake is so wonderful. Going for
 
   a hike on the Posos Trail is always a nice adventure, and camping is available at Spectacle Lake Campground. A lot of rain falls at De Herrera Lake; the wettest month of the year is commonly March, that's the one that snows the most while June is usually the driest month. This place, De Herrera Lake, it completely has so much outdoors fun stuff. A wonderful close by hotel is Branding Iron Motel; camping at Trujillo Meadows Campground is always a good experience.
 
               These mountains rock, just check out all the exciting things to do in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Near De Herrera Lake you discover the La Manga Stock Driveway which is a great hiking trail. Throughout the summertime months here at De Herrera Lake, high temperatures mostly reach the 60's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. Highs all through the wintertime are mostly in the 30's; during the dark hours in the winter at De Herrera Lake temperatures fall to the 0's. There is a good hiking trail close to De Herrera Lake called the Red Lake Trail; De Herrera Lake is not the only place close by, Duck Lake is a close by lake.

 
Branding Iron Motel, Chama
15 miles away
The Branding Iron is centrally located in the scenic Chama Valley just 3/4 mile from the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway. Each of our spacious immaculate guest rooms offers in-room coffee service- ...

Narrow Gauge RR Inn, Antonito
29 miles away
Welcome to the Narrow Gauge Rail Road Inn. We are located at 5200 State Highway 285, Antonita, CO 81120. We have free wireless high speed internet and Direct TV....

Current weather conditions at De Herrera Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Conejos County, Colorado
WXPort

Local climate location: WOLF CREEK PASS 12 miles away


OTHER_INFO
  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.07889
Longitude: -106.4267

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

Conejos County Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in Conejos County

Books about De Herrera Lake
List of books available on Amazon.com about De Herrera Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Conejos County, Colorado.

Outdoors Recreation Near Espanola, New Mexico
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Espanola, New Mexico, the metro area neareast to De Herrera 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.
 

 

OUTDOORS_GUIDE
These outdoors activities are available near De Herrera Lake.
 Hotels Near De Herrera Lake:
Branding Iron Motel, Chama, 15 miles away
Narrow Gauge RR Inn, Antonito, 29 miles away
Best Western Movie Manor, Monte Vista, 32 miles away
Budget Host Monte Villa Inn Monte Vista, Monte Vista, 34 miles away
The Spruce Lodge, South Fork, 35 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near De Herrera Lake:
Trujillo Meadows Campground, Conejos County, 2 miles away
Spectacle Lake Campground, Conejos County, 5 miles away
Conejos Campground, Conejos County, 5 miles away
Ponderosa Campground, Antonito, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near De Herrera Lake:
Conejos River, Conejos CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II-IV - 6.4 miles long (Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos)
Rio de los Pinos, -blank- CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V+ - 8.8 miles long (Osier Colorado to Campground Close to San Miguel New Mexico)
Rio Brazos, Rio Arriba Co. CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class V+ - 14.5 miles long (above Corkins Lodge)
 National Parks Near De Herrera Lake:
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 59 miles away
Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM, 68 miles away
 Trails Near De Herrera Lake:
Red Lake Trail, Conejos County, 1 miles away
La Manga Stock Driveway, Conejos County, 1 miles away
Posos Trail, Conejos County, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near De Herrera Lake:
Duck Lake, Conejos CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Rock Lake, Conejos CountyCounty, 2 miles away

MORE STUFF NEARBY:

Red Lake Trail
1 PHOTO
Gorgeous trail...

Trujillo Meadows Campground
...ich starts in the Colorado San Juans and flows through New Mexico into the Rio Grande in Espanola ,N...

Spruce Hole Trail
...he Spruce Hole exit off of the main road. It is very lovely through this piece of wilderness. Lots o...

Ruybalid Trail
Rough Creek Falls is well worth the trip; near Ruybalid Trail....

Bear Lake Trail
12 miles away
...delaying our arrival about an hour) we found the lake nearly dry; muddy, and infested with mosquitoe...

Sky Mountain Resort
14 miles away
4 PHOTOS
RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery...
RV sites 1...

Rio Brazos
14 miles away
...n-off is exactly right, and the V+ rating is not joking. This run is just not done. Go ahead and pro...

Little Creel Resort
15 miles away
...s, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery, Showers, Laundry, Nearby Restaurant(s), Nearby Att...

Stunner Campground
19 miles away
2 PHOTOS
At Stunner Campgrouinc in September...
Stunner Campground...

Bandelier National Monument
67 miles away
It's not in the San Juan Mountains....

Outdoors related information copyright © Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. - Detailed hotel information copyright © Interactive Hotel Solutions