Grizzly Reservoir, Sawatch Range, Pitkin County, Colorado

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     You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors entertaining stuff the area near Grizzly Reservoir has to offer. Galena Creek is a striking stream that is worth a visit, and if you need a spot to stay The Alpenblick By Aspen Lodging Company is a great choice. This place, the Sawatch Range, has so much outdoors enjoyable things. Grizzly Reservoir Dam is not far at all from Grizzly Reservoir, and whitewater paddling is nice on Roaring Fork. Camping is available  
   at Lost Man Campground, and if you've had enough of Grizzly Reservoir, Jack Lake is close by.
This lake is so wonderful. Independence Mountain is a peak you can make out from Grizzly Reservoir, and nearby you discover the Star Trail which is a tremendous hiking trail. The Sawatch Range scenery is always beautiful. In case you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Lake Creek; you can go for a hike on the Sawyer Lake
 
               Trail.
So much entertaining stuff to do in the Sawatch Range, not enough time. Nearby lakes? Sure, Grizzly Lake is close to Grizzly Reservoir, and a pleasant nearby hotel is VillaHotel Bears Creek. There's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Aspen Mountain, and nice skiing awaits you at Aspen Highlands. And that's not all you can do here at Grizzly Reservoir.
This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the Timberline Trail is always a pleasant adventure, and a tremendous place to camp here at Grizzly Reservoir is Portal Campground. For the period of the warm days of summer here at Grizzly Reservoir, high temperatures commonly get into the 70's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 40's. Through the winter the highs are regularly in the 30's; through the dark hours in the winter at Grizzly Reservoir temperatures descend to the 0's. It is very dried up here at Grizzly Reservoir mostly; the wettest month of the year is generally August, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest of the months is February.

 
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Current weather conditions at Grizzly Reservoir, Sawatch Range, Pitkin County, Colorado
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Local climate location: MEREDITH 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.07972
Longitude: -106.6158

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These outdoors activities are available near Grizzly Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Grizzly Reservoir:
The Alpenblick By Aspen Lodging Company, Aspen, 9 miles away
VillaHotel Bears Creek, Aspen, 14 miles away
Chateau Roaring Fork by ResortQuest, Aspen, 15 miles away
Chateau Eau Claire by ResortQuest, Aspen, 15 miles away
Chateau Roaring Fork and Chateau Eau Claire, Aspen, 15 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Grizzly Reservoir:
Portal Campground, Pitkin County, 0 miles away
Lost Man Campground, Pitkin County, 2 miles away
Upper Grottos Campground, Pitkin County, 5 miles away
Lincoln Gulch Campground, Pitkin County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Grizzly Reservoir:
Aspen Highlands, Colorado, 13 miles away
      3635 vertical feet
Aspen Mountain, Colorado, 13 miles away
      3267 vertical feet
Buttermilk, Colorado, 13 miles away
      2030 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Grizzly Reservoir:
Lake Creek, Lake CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 9 miles long (Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch)
Roaring Fork, Pitkin CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 3.2 miles long (Weller Lake to Difficult Campground)
Fryingpan River, Eagle CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.7 miles long (Upper)
 National Parks Near Grizzly Reservoir:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 34 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 34 miles away
 Trails Near Grizzly Reservoir:
Star Trail, Gunnison County, 10 miles away
Timberline Trail, Gunnison County, 10 miles away
Sawyer Lake Trail, Pitkin County, 10 miles away
 Lakes Near Grizzly Reservoir:
Jack Lake, Pitkin CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Grizzly Lake, Pitkin CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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