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This lake is so wonderful. The top of Alamaditas Mesa is easily made out from Dry Lake. Summer brings highs in the 60's to Dry Lake. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 40's. All through the winter this place gets highs in the 30's, and overnight lows at Dry Lake through the wintertime commonly fall into the 0's. Life's too short to enjoy all the cool stuff close to Dry Lake. If you need a location to stay Narrow Gauge RR Inn is a delightful
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Dry Lake usually gets a large amount of rain; of all the months in a year March is the one with the most snow, and June is when it's the driest. There are some pleasant whitewater spots on Rio de los Pinos; let's not forget Bear Creek which is a stream that you may stumble upon during your stay. There's so much to do here at Dry Lake that you need to | |
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camp here for a while, Ponderosa Campground is a pleasant place for that; going for a hike on the Spruce Hole Trail is always a good adventure.
This lake is one of the great places here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. You'll
beyond doubt wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun stuff in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. A pleasant close by hotel is Branding Iron Motel, and there are magnificent sites to discover along the Posos Trail. This lake
is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Rio de los Pinos, and don't leave Dry Lake without first going for a hike along the Conejos Stock Driveway.
That right there is lots of entertaining things already but it goes
on, the San Juan and Jemez Mountains has it all. Not far from Dry Lake, you'll discover Hidden Lake which is a gorgeous lake, and if you came to camp Mogote Campground is a splendid spot to do that.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.10944
Longitude: -106.2897
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Rio de los Pinos, -blank- CountyCounty, 7 miles away
Class V+ - 8.8 miles long (Osier Colorado to Campground Close to San Miguel New Mexico) |
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Rio de los Pinos, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Class II-III - 12 miles long (Atencio Canyon to Los Pinos) |
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San Antonio River, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class II-III - 20 miles long (Lagunitas to Los Pinos) |
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Spruce Hole Trail
 | While I have not had the pleasure of hiking any of its trails yet, I look forward to camping in this area. I ''scouted'' the dirt road into the Spruce Hole exit off of the main road. It is very lovely through this piece of wilderness. Lots of healthy pines, wildflowers, and plenty of wildlife too. Sorry I don't have any pictures, but if you're thinking about camping or hiking here... I highly suggest that you do!... |
Red Lake Trail
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Gorgeous trail... |
Trujillo Meadows Campground
 | 11 miles away
In the 16 years that I have lived in the area, there has never been white water ( for rafting, canoeing, kayaking etc. I presume) in the Brazos. I think you are referring to the Chama River which starts in the Colorado San Juans and flows through New Mexico into the Rio Grande in Espanola ,NM. Plenty of white water there in the spring time....You seem to have missed letting people know about the great trout fishing at Trujillo Meadows. I have never been there that I haven't hooked a big one.... |
Ruybalid Trail
| 13 miles away
Rough Creek Falls is well worth the trip; near Ruybalid Trail.... |
Bear Lake Trail
| 17 miles away
Bear Lake was surely a disappointment! I'd heard it had good fishing, but after puffing up a long, steep, and confusing trail (we lost our way more than once, delaying our arrival about an hour) we found the lake nearly dry; muddy, and infested with mosquitoes! Next time I'll save myself the bother and fish the Conejos. ... |
Rio Brazos
| 18 miles away
This stretch is not do-able to the average boater. It is anything but. The given put-in and take-out coordinates put you through at least one mandatory portage on private property with a less-than-content owner. It's a two day trip, so there is at least one night of camping on private property. The run can only be done when the spring run-off is exactly right, and the V+ rating is not joking. This run is just not done. Go ahead and prove me wrong at your own risk....Note the 40' high waterfall about a mile in from the box downstream entrance. i have fished this many times,and think you would be crazy to run it, not to mention its all on private property.... |
Bandelier National Monument
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It's not in the San Juan Mountains.... |
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