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A visit to Herrera Reservoir is always a good idea. The Highline Loop Trail offers hiking at its best. Good hiking is available along the Highline Trail, and if you came to camp Alpen Rose RV Park is a great location to do that. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Comfort Inn & Suites, and do put some time aside to spend at Indian Spring if you're here at Herrera Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. Hesperus Ski Center has great slopes and
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| | a friendly staff; you can run the rapids of Animas River. But wait, there's more to do next to Herrera Reservoir. Near Herrera Reservoir you come across Cottonwood Canyon which is a great place to pop by; as expected, this is a good neighborhood for people who like lakes, Sullivan Reservoir is a lake in the vicinity. Really magnificent skiing awaits you at Durango; Herrera Reservoir is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Durango Yearround RV Park is | |
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a wonderful local campground. Herrera Reservoir is generally a pretty waterless site; the wettest month of the year is commonly August, that's the one that rains the most while June is mostly the driest month. There's brilliant
hiking along the Goodhope Stock Driveway, and if you're visiting from Durango, you won't be the only one. High temperatures at Herrera Reservoir through the warmest time of the year are in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures
drop down into the 40's. High temperatures throughout the winter are normally in the 30's; night lows in the 0's for Herrera Reservoir. Durango/Purgatory Super 8 Motel is a magnificent place to get some rest. Lakes are great; Goat Canyon Reservoir is a lake that's next to Herrera Reservoir.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.16639 Longitude: -107.9133
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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, 7 miles away Class III - 6.5 miles long (32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs) |
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Hermosa Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 20 miles away Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Hermosa Park to US 550) |
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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... |
Ruins Road RV Park
 | 15 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.... |
Durango Koa Kampground
 | 17 miles away This KOA (formerly Durango North KOA) is no longer in the KOA system.... |
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