Deer Lakes, San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado

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    Deer Lakes is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. At Deer Lakes you don’t see much rain; the month with most of the rain is August, and February is the month with the least moisture. Having a glorious time in the San Juan Mountains is painless. There are some perfect whitewater spots on Lake Fork Gunnison River, and there are tremendous spots to explore along the Cebolla Trail. High temperatures at Deer Lakes through the days of summer  
   are in the 70's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 40's. Daytime highs throughout the winter are in the 30's while Deer Lakes nighttime low temperatures during the wintertime are in the-10's.
So much exciting stuff to do here at Deer Lakes, too nice to be true. If you need a site to stay The Water Wheel Inn is a magnificent choice, and don't leave Deer Lakes without first going for a hike along the Bondholder Trail. There's whitewater on Henson
 
               Creek for all you adrenaline kick people, and going for a hike on the Rough Creek Trail is always a nice adventure. This lake is one of the great places here in the San Juan Mountains.
This lake is so wonderful. Since you're here at Deer Lakes why not visit Canon Infierno, and if you came for an overnight stay Slumgullion Pass Campground is a magnificent site to camp. But wait, there's more enjoyable stuff to do in the San Juan Mountains. Why not camp at Deer Lakes Campground if you're here at Deer Lakes, and Deer Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth a visit.

 
The Water Wheel Inn, Gunnison
31 miles away
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Rodeway Inn Gunnison, Gunnison
32 miles away
Historic downtown, shopping, restaurants, bars and museum within minutes. Gunnison offers grand valley and mountain views with great outdoor areas in which to play. Rodeway Inn offers FREE continental...

Current weather conditions at Deer Lakes, San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado
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Local climate location: LAKE CITY 0 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.02306
Longitude: -107.1869

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 Hotels Near Deer Lakes:
The Water Wheel Inn, Gunnison, 31 miles away
Rodeway Inn Gunnison, Gunnison, 32 miles away
Gunnison Days Inn, Gunnison, 33 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Gunnison, Gunnison, 33 miles away
Comfort Inn Ouray, Ouray, 33 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Deer Lakes:
Deer Lakes Campground, Hinsdale County, 0 miles away
Slumgullion Pass Campground, Hinsdale County, 3 miles away
Spring Creek Campground, Hinsdale County, 5 miles away
Spruce Campground, Hinsdale County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Deer Lakes:
Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III - 3.6 miles long (Lake City Town Run)
Henson Creek, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City)
Rio Grande, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede)
 National Parks Near Deer Lakes:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 46 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 46 miles away
 Trails Near Deer Lakes:
Rough Creek Trail, Hinsdale County, 6 miles away
Cebolla Trail, Hinsdale County, 7 miles away
Bondholder Trail, Hinsdale County, 14 miles away

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