Gopher Reservoir, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Archuleta County, Colorado

   
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     Gopher Reservoir is a nice lake to visit. If you go for the outdoors you'll go for it here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Turkey Springs Campground is a tremendous campground nearby; there is a good hiking trail close by called the Piedra Stock Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are such calm sites, why not go to Newt Jack Spring Reservoir near Gopher Reservoir, and there are pleasant sites to look at along the Middle Mountain Trail.
Man, is there
 
   heaps of exciting things to do next to Gopher Reservoir. A short spree to Butcher Spring is always worthwhile; the top of Brockover Mesa is easily seen from Gopher Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. Gopher Reservoir is a good location to visit for more than one day, Happy Camper RV Park is a good location to camp nearby, and going for a hike on the Fourmile Stock Trail is always a good adventure. Keyah Grande Resort is a glorious place to get some rest, and hey,  
               Gotta ski right? Wolf Creek is a glorious place to do that.
This lake is located in the wonderful San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Throughout the months of summer at Gopher Reservoir highs are usually in the 70's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 30's. Highs during the wintertime are frequently in the 20's while the cold winter nights at Gopher Reservoir are in the-10's. San Juan River is a pleasant whitewater spot close to Gopher Reservoir, and there are other places here than Gopher Reservoir, for example Turkey Springs Reservoir.
At Gopher Reservoir you don’t see much precipitation; of all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain, and June is the month with the least moisture. This spot, the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, has so much outdoors exciting stuff. While you're here at Gopher Reservoir you can play some golf at Pagosa Springs Golf Club, and dry warm beds await you at Fairfield Pagosa Resort.

 
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Current weather conditions at Gopher Reservoir, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Archuleta County, Colorado
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Local climate location: HERMIT 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.27083
Longitude: -107.1569

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These outdoors activities are available near Gopher Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Gopher Reservoir:
Keyah Grande Resort, Pagosa Springs, 2 miles away
Fairfield Pagosa Resort, Pagosa Springs, 5 miles away
Econo Lodge Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs, 5 miles away
Pagosa Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 6 miles away
Oak Ridge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 10 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Gopher Reservoir:
Turkey Springs Campground, Archuleta County, 1 miles away
Happy Camper RV Park, Pagosa Springs, 2 miles away
Capote Campground, Archuleta County, 8 miles away
Mesa Spring Hunter Campground, Archuleta County, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Gopher Reservoir:
Wolf Creek, Colorado, 5 miles away
      1604 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Gopher Reservoir:
San Juan River, Archuleta CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II-III - 13.4 miles long (Pagosa to Trujillo Road)
San Juan River, Archuleta CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II-III - 1 miles long (Pagosa Springs Town Run)
Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge)
 National Parks Near Gopher Reservoir:
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 62 miles away
 Trails Near Gopher Reservoir:
Piedra Stock Trail, Archuleta County, 2 miles away
Fourmile Stock Trail, Archuleta County, 3 miles away
Middle Mountain Trail, Archuleta County, 6 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Gopher Reservoir:
Pagosa Springs Golf Club, Pagosa Springs, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Gopher Reservoir:
Turkey Springs Reservoir, Archuleta CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Newt Jack Spring Reservoir, Archuleta CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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I am a guide on the San Juan here and wanted to correct the info about this run. The put in is behind a place called malt shoppe and the Lat/Long of it is: 37. 269902°, -107. 001559°

The take out after Mesa Canyon is where Trujillo Rd gets close to the river on R Left @ 37. 125988°, -107. 051072°

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