Elephant Reservoir, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado     User input for Elephant Reservoir, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Elephant Reservoir. 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 so wonderful. Uncompahgre River has a great whitewater paddling spot close by, and on a wonderful day you get a glorious panorama of Burnt Mill Mesa from Elephant Reservoir. Camping at Country Village RV Ranch Park is always a brilliant experience, and whitewater paddling is splendid on San Miguel River. Whohoo, so many entertaining things in one place! The Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains is so good! If you need a place to stay The Hotel Telluride       is a great choice, and a short trip to Danforth Spring is always worthwhile. During the warmest time of the year at Elephant Reservoir temperatures are ordinarily in the 90's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 30's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Elephant Reservoir sink into the 10's. There's nice hiking along the Alder Creek Trail, and in the neighborhood                  of Elephant Reservoir you stumble on a golf course called Fairway Pines Golf Club. A nice nearby hotel is The Victorian Inn; as expected, this is a magnificent region for folks who like lakes, Natural Pond is a lake around here. The Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains scenery is always beautiful. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors entertaining stuff the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains has to offer. Head up to Silverton and strap some skis to your feet; Elephant Reservoir is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Centennial RV Park is a wonderful local campground. Just can't get enough of Elephant Reservoir. Don't leave Elephant Reservoir without first going for a hike along the Blue Lakes Trail, and the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close by Telluride. Having a fine time in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains is trouble-free. Hunter Park is a glorious spot to stretch your legs a bit. But wait, there's more to do in the neighborhood of Elephant Reservoir. Go for a hike on the Dallas Trail. Lakes are magnificent; Dry Lake is a lake that's in close proximity to Elephant Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. Pleasant Valley is a good site to visit close by, and if you're interested in hydro structures, you can check out Elephant Dam. It is very dried out here at Elephant Reservoir regularly; the wettest month of the year is generally July, that's the one that rains the most; the driest of the months is June.   The Hotel Telluride, Telluride 14 miles away The Hotel Telluride is a luxury boutiuque four-star hotel on the west end of Telluride Colorado; just four blocks from the Gondola and steps away from the nightlife and restaurants of historic downto... The Victorian Inn, Telluride 14 miles away Charming style blends beautifully with Tellurides turn of the century architecture. Located just 1 block from Historic Main Street- shops- restaurants and free gondola- all of our rooms are tastefull... Current weather conditions at Elephant Reservoir, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado Local climate location: DELTA 19 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.19361 Longitude: -107.8328 Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. 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Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Elephant Reservoir.   Hotels Near Elephant Reservoir: The Hotel Telluride, Telluride, 14 miles away The Victorian Inn, Telluride, 14 miles away The River Club, Telluride, 14 miles away The San Sophia Inn And Condominiums, Telluride, 14 miles away Camel's Garden, Telluride, 14 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Elephant Reservoir: Centennial RV Park, Montrose, 9 miles away Country Village RV Ranch Park, Montrose, 9 miles away The Hanging Tree RV Park, Montrose, 13 miles away Hangin Tree RV, Montrose, 13 miles away   Ski Areas Near Elephant Reservoir: Telluride, Colorado, 15 miles away       3530 vertical feet Silverton, Colorado, 24 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 24 miles away       400 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Elephant Reservoir: Uncompahgre River, Ouray CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class V+ - 2.2 miles long (Ouray to KOA campground) San Miguel River, San Miguel/ Montrose CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class III - 7.3 miles long (Silverpick Road to Fall Creek Road)   National Parks Near Elephant Reservoir: Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 63 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 63 miles away   Trails Near Elephant Reservoir: Dallas Trail, Ouray County, 8 miles away Blue Lakes Trail, Ouray County, 9 miles away Alder Creek Trail, San Miguel County, 11 miles away   Golf Courses Near Elephant Reservoir: Fairway Pines Golf Club, Ridgway, 2 miles away   Lakes Near Elephant Reservoir: Natural Pond, Ouray CountyCounty, 4 miles away Dry Lake, Ouray CountyCounty, 5 miles away