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You'll need more than a day to explore everything Elk Wallows Reservoir has to offer, you can camp at Twin Lake Campground, and dry warm beds await you at La Quinta Inn & Suites Rifle. There are some wonderful whitewater spots on Gunnison River; if the weather is splendid, you can go for a hike along the East Leon Trail. And if that's not enough, there's lots more to do next to Elk Wallows Reservoir. On a great day at Elk Wallows Reservoir you can take a hike
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| | along the Monument Trail; after a long day outdoors Howard Johnson Express - Cedaredge is a splendid place to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. You get a good panorama of Doughty Mountain from Elk Wallows Reservoir. Lakes are great; Wash Tub Reservoir is a lake that's close to Elk Wallows Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. Everybody loves Doughty Park; you can stay the night at Weir and Johnson Campground. At Elk Wallows Reservoir you don’t | |
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see much precipitation; the month of March is the wettest with most of the rain, and June is when it's the driest. Not far from Elk Wallows Reservoir you get some delightful water scenery at Elk Wallows Dam; since you might be
in a lake visiting mood you can always visit close by Hartman Reservoir. For the period of the summertime, highs commonly are in the 80's at Elk Wallows Reservoir, and the night is somewhat cooler of course, usually in the 50's. The
wintertime comes with highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Elk Wallows Reservoir. Going for a hike along the Green Mountain Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region, and why not a little side tour to Doughty Creek.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.01028 Longitude: -107.7106
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Gunnison River, Montrose/Delta CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class III - 13.5 miles long (Chukar to North Fork) |
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