Dollar Lake, San Juan Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado

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    The beauty of Dollar Lake is reason enough to stop by. Whohoo, so much enjoyable stuff in one place! Dollar Lake rules!. The Whitehead Trail is a perfect hiking trail near Dollar Lake, and if you came to camp Transfer Park Campground is a splendid site to do that. Lime Mesa is a peak you can catch a glimpse of from Dollar Lake, and there is a wonderful hiking trail close by called the Deer Park Trail.
All year is a wonderful time in the San Juan Mountains
 
   if you go for the outdoors. Whitewater paddling is great on Canyon Creek; lots of people from Durango come here. Around Dollar Lake you don’t get a lot of precipitation; during August this area sees the most rain; June meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a site to stay Grimes Creek Resort is a splendid choice; picturesque scenery and pleasant skiing is what you acquire at Kendall Mountain.
Life's too short to enjoy all the
 
               entertaining things in the San Juan Mountains. Lakes are such peaceful spots, why not go to Pear Lake close to Dollar Lake, and going for a hike on the Highline Trail is always a perfect adventure. All through the warm months, highs regularly are in the 70's at Dollar Lake with nighttime lows in the 40's. Through the winter the highs are typically in the 30's while Dollar Lake overnight low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 0's. And if you're still looking for more outdoors exciting stuff just keep reading. Paddling on Animas River is so much fun, and West Virginia Gulch is another good location to stop at close by.
This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Dollar Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Bear Creek Campground is a glorious place for that, and Wits End is a delightful location to get some rest. This lake is one of the great places here in the San Juan Mountains. Overlook Point is a good location to stop at while in the area, and hey, Gotta ski right? Silverton is a wonderful place to do that.

 
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Current weather conditions at Dollar Lake, San Juan Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado
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Local climate location: TELLURIDE 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.55556
Longitude: -107.6725

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These outdoors activities are available near Dollar Lake.
 Hotels Near Dollar Lake:
Grimes Creek Resort, Bayfield, 9 miles away
Wits End, Bayfield, 10 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango, 10 miles away
Lake Purgatory Lodge, Durango, 10 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango, 10 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Dollar Lake:
Bear Creek Campground, La Plata County, 5 miles away
Transfer Park Campground, La Plata County, 5 miles away
Florida Campground, La Plata County, 6 miles away
Lemon Dam Campground, La Plata County, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Dollar Lake:
Silverton, Colorado, 14 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 14 miles away
      400 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado, 23 miles away
      3530 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Dollar Lake:
Canyon Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard)
 National Parks Near Dollar Lake:
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 45 miles away
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 54 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 54 miles away
 Trails Near Dollar Lake:
Whitehead Trail, San Juan County, 11 miles away
Deer Park Trail, San Juan County, 12 miles away
Highline Trail, San Juan County, 14 miles away
 Lakes Near Dollar Lake:
Pear Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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