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If you like lakes and you're in this part of Colorado you can check out Hughes Reservoir. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Hughes Reservoir, and the nighttime is slightly colder of course, mostly in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Hughes Reservoir are in the 0's. There's whitewater on Colorado River for all you adrenaline rush seekers, and why not head up to Sunlight Mountain and strap some skis to your feet.
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| | At Hughes Reservoir you don’t see much rainfall; October is the wettest month with most rain, and February on the other hand is the driest. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Roaring Fork; if you're a golfer then a good close by course is Glenwood SPGS Golf Club. You just can't picture the amount of outdoors entertaining things the area close to Hughes Reservoir has to offer. Cedar Lodge is a brilliant site to | |
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get some rest. Hughes Reservoir is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Camp Hale Memorial - White River National Forest is a perfect local campground, and there's always Hughes Dam to pop by near Hughes Reservoir. This
lake is so wonderful. If you need a place to stay Frontier Lodge is a delightful choice. There's so much to do here at Hughes Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Bogan Flats Campground and Group S - White River National Forest is a great place for that.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.47778 Longitude: -107.3597
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Outdoors Recreation Near Edwards, Colorado Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Edwards, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Hughes Reservoir. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.
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Roaring Fork, Pitkin/Garfield CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class II+(III) - 6.2 miles long (Black Bridge to Veltus Park) |
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Colorado River, Garfield CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class IV-V(V+) - 3.8 miles long (Hanging Lake Exit 125 to Grizzly Creek) |
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Colorado River, garfield CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class III-IV - 2 miles long (Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 to Grizzly Creek Exit 121) |
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