Forebay Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado     User input for Forebay Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Forebay Lake. 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. Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts is a good location to get some rest, and don't leave Forebay Lake without first going for a hike along the Goodhope Stock Driveway. Summertime highs at Forebay Lake mostly tend to be in the 70's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 30's. During the winter highs are in the 30's; overnight lows all through the winter for Forebay Lake tend to be in       the 0's. Be careful coming to the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, you might not ever wanna return home again. There are some delightful whitewater spots on Animas River, and Nary Draw is a good site to take a look at. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors exciting stuff the area in the neighborhood of Forebay Lake has to offer. The snow is fine at Kendall Mountain. There's whitewater on Canyon Creek for all you adrenaline kick people, and there's some                  attention-grabbing stuff to see at Haviland Lake Dam in the neighborhood of Forebay Lake. The amount of rain that falls at Forebay Lake is close to the national average; throughout the month of August you get the most rain around here, and June on the other hand is the driest. Going for a hike on the Highline Trail is always a great adventure, and if you're stopping by from Durango, you won't be the only one. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a place to stay Lodge at Tamarron is a fine choice; why not head up to Silverton and strap some skis to your feet. There's so much to do here at Forebay Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Durango Koa Kampground is a perfect site for that; don't forget to take a great little visit to Canyon Creek. Forebay Lake is located in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Forebay Lake in fact is in the middle of a lovely outdoors paradise. A lake nearby is Haviland Lake, and you can stay the night at Haviland Lake Campground. That right there is loads of exciting things already but it goes on, the San Juan and Jemez Mountains has it all. There are good places to explore along the Circle Trail, and Four Base Lake is a nearby lake that you could explore.   Lodge at Tamarron, Durango 2 miles away As of September 1st 2007, The Lodge at Tamarron has completed a million and a half dollar renovation to the common areas of the Lodge. The Lodge at Tamarron offers charming condominiums on a large res... Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango 6 miles away This luxury ski-in/ski-out property is the anchor of the new Purgatory Village, featuring upgraded skier services and a new Purgys Day Lodge. Purgatory Lodge units range in size from 2 bedrooms to 4 b... Current weather conditions at Forebay Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado Local climate location: RICO 16 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.52694 Longitude: -107.7897 San Juan and Jemez Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan and Jemez Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Colorado Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Colorado La Plata County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in La Plata County Books about Forebay Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Forebay Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado. Outdoors Recreation Near Durango, Colorado Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Forebay Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Forebay Lake.   Hotels Near Forebay Lake: Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 2 miles away Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 6 miles away Cascade Village, Durango, 6 miles away Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango, 6 miles away Iron Horse Inn, Durango, 13 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Forebay Lake: Haviland Lake Campground, La Plata County, 1 miles away Durango Koa Kampground, Durango, 4 miles away Bear Creek Campground, La Plata County, 5 miles away Purgatory Campground, La Plata County, 6 miles away   Ski Areas Near Forebay Lake: Silverton, Colorado, 18 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 18 miles away       400 vertical feet Telluride, Colorado, 22 miles away       3530 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Forebay Lake: Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 1 miles away       Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard) Canyon Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 2 miles away       Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River) Hermosa Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Hermosa Park to US 550)   National Parks Near Forebay Lake: Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 45 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 45 miles away Hovenweep National Monument, Cortez - CO, 66 miles away   Trails Near Forebay Lake: Highline Trail, San Juan County, 12 miles away Circle Trail, Dolores County, 13 miles away Goodhope Stock Driveway, La Plata County, 14 miles away   Lakes Near Forebay Lake: Four Base Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 0 miles away Haviland Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 1 miles away