Heart Lake, Gilpin County, Colorado

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    A visit to Heart Lake is always a good idea. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Boulder Creek; the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close by Berthoud Pass. Drift down the rapids of Clear Creek - West Fork in a kayak; nearby you come across the South Boulder Creek Trail which is a nice hiking trail. Camping is available at Spruce Lodge Campground, and if the weather is lovely, you acquire a pleasant vista of Mount Bancroft from Heart Lake.
 
   Camping at Midland Campground is always a great experience, and close by you hit upon Riflesight Notch which is a splendid place to stop at. Around Heart Lake you don’t get a lot of rain; throughout August this area sees the most rain; the driest month is February. This lake is so wonderful. Iron Horse Resort is a pleasant site to get some rest, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit close by Loch Lomond.
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               enough? Just getting warmed up. Going for a hike on the James Peak Lake Trail is always a perfect adventure, and you don’t have to go far from Heart Lake to see the water at Ice Lake Dam. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are glorious; Reynolds Lake is a lake that's near Heart Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Zephyr Mountain Lodge. Life's too short to enjoy all the entertaining things in the neighborhood of Heart Lake.
Go for a hike on the Mary Jane Ski Trail, and you can hit the slopes at Winter Park in the neighborhood. High temperatures at Heart Lake throughout the summer are in the 70's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 20's; winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Heart Lake.

 
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Current weather conditions at Heart Lake, Gilpin County, Colorado
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Local climate location: GRAND LAKE 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.87583
Longitude: -105.6931

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These outdoors activities are available near Heart Lake.
 Hotels Near Heart Lake:
Iron Horse Resort, Winter Park, 5 miles away
Zephyr Mountain Lodge, Winter Park, 5 miles away
Beaver Village Condominiums, Winter Park, 5 miles away
Frasers Crossing Founders Point, Winter Park, 5 miles away
Vintage Resort, Winter Park, 6 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Heart Lake:
Midland Campground, Grand County, 4 miles away
Spruce Lodge Campground, Grand County, 5 miles away
Robbers Roost Campground, Grand County, 5 miles away
Daughters of the American Revolution Campground, Grand County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Heart Lake:
Winter Park, Colorado, 6 miles away
      3060 vertical feet
Berthoud Pass, Colorado, 9 miles away
      1630 vertical feet
SolVista, Colorado, 17 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Heart Lake:
Clear Creek - West Fork, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class V - 1 miles long (Coors Falls to Gunshot)
Boulder Creek, Boulder CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class V - 2.5 miles long (Gun Shy to Jasper Creek)
Clear Creek, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V+ - 1 miles long (Silverplume to Georgetown)
 National Parks Near Heart Lake:
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO, 29 miles away
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 60 miles away
 Trails Near Heart Lake:
South Boulder Creek Trail, Gilpin County, 1 miles away
James Peak Lake Trail, Gilpin County, 2 miles away
Mary Jane Ski Trail, Grand County, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Heart Lake:
Reynolds Lake, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Loch Lomond, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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