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Goat Canyon Reservoir is a very beautiful lake in beautiful surroundings. Dry warm beds await you at Durango/Purgatory Super 8 Motel, and Alpen Rose RV Park is a fine campground nearby. Goat Canyon is in the vicinity of Goat Canyon Reservoir and is unquestionably a great place to check out, and if you need a spot to stay Comfort Inn & Suites is a good choice. At Goat Canyon Reservoir throughout the summertime months highs are in the 80's with overnight lows
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| | in the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Goat Canyon Reservoir. Goat Canyon Reservoir is typically a quite dried out site; during the month of August you get the most rain around here; the driest of the months is June. This lake is so wonderful. This is a glorious vicinity for folks who like lakes. Herrera Reservoir is a lake in the neighborhood, and fine skiing awaits you at Durango. | |
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This lake is so wonderful. Lots of people from Durango come to Goat Canyon Reservoir, and there are some magnificent whitewater spots on Animas River. If you came for an overnight stay Durango Yearround RV Park is a magnificent spot
to camp, and there are magnificent places to look at along the Highline Trail. Yep, outdoors cool things to do are beyond doubt plentiful here at Goat Canyon Reservoir. Nearby lakes? Sure, Montoya Reservoir is right next door to Goat Canyon Reservoir, and Hesperus Ski Center has tremendous slopes and a friendly staff.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.14639 Longitude: -107.9208
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Durango, Colorado, 1 miles away 2029 vertical feet |
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Animas River, La Plata CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class II-III - 12 miles long (Purple Cliffs to State line) |
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Animas River, La Plata CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class III - 6.5 miles long (32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs) |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Ruins Road RV Park
 | 14 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery...RV:30 & 50 Amp electric at all sites, - 53 RV hookups, PETS:2 pet stations in park + River front run area., GROCERY:Safeway in Aztec. Walmart & Target in Farmington...$20.00 per night + tax. Monthly Rates available, please call 505-334-3160 for current rates.... |
Mormon Reservoir
 | 15 miles away The Mormon Reservoir is located on Hay gulch stream before it flows into La Plata River. In the late 1920's the Mormon Church in Utah paid to have the damn across Hay Gulch constructed for the Mormon village of Red Mesa. Water is stored in the reservoir until it is needed for farmers at Red Mesa. The water is released into the La Plata River and is measured for agricultural purposes during the drier part of the summer. Young men from Red Mesa built frame buildings on the rocky and wooded west hillside going into Hay Gulch. Until the damn was completed the workers stayed in these dwellings. All of the work on the earthen damn was done by hand and horse drawn equipment. Dynamite was used to blast boulders used on the damn to hold the water in place until needed. The impounded water becomes undrinkable by early summer when it has a strong odor. Water dogs (salamanders) and tadpoles become prolific as the summer advances. On hot summer days the water is very refreshing for swimmers. In Luther Butler's novel, Homesteaders and Sheepherders, details of the reservoir are given... |
Durango Koa Kampground
 | 18 miles away This KOA (formerly Durango North KOA) is no longer in the KOA system.... |
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