Island Lake, Sawatch Range, Lake County, Colorado

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     This lake is located in the wonderful Sawatch Range. Yep, outdoors cool things truly is plentiful here in the Sawatch Range. Island Lake is a pleasant spot to visit for more than one day, Belle of Colorado Campground is a pleasant spot to camp nearby, and a splendid spot to stop by is Gleason Gulch. If you want a good time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Sawatch Range. Arkansas River has a nice whitewater paddling spot nearby; do set aside some  
   time for Tennessee Park if you're here at Island Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. The slopes of Ski Cooper are so inviting noone can resist, and after a long day outdoors Silver King Inn is a tremendous site to spend a night or two. There's just no way somebody can get bored here at Island Lake. If the weather is wonderful here at Island Lake, you can go for a hike along the Highline Trail, and dry warm beds await you at Super 8 Motel - Leadville. Stay the
 
               night at Sugar Loafin' RV/campground, and a delightful lake like Diamond Lake is a perfect spot to stop by.
It is very dehydrated here at Island Lake regularly; most of the rain falls through August while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is so wonderful. The Mount Massive Trail is a perfect hiking trail in the neighborhood of Island Lake, and golf can be played at MT Massive Golf Course. Through the warm days of summer at Island Lake temperatures are mostly in the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. Through the winter highs are mostly in the 30's, and all through the dark hours in the wintertime at Island Lake temperatures drop to the 0's.
Whitewater paddling is nice on Arkansas River; you'll stumble on a picturesque lake called Home Lake. Be careful coming to Island Lake, you might not ever wanna return back home again. What would winter be without some skiing at Copper Mountain. While you're here at Island Lake you can take a hike along the Main Range Trail, and it's a great idea to pop by East Tennessee Creek.

 
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Current weather conditions at Island Lake, Sawatch Range, Lake County, Colorado
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Local climate location: MEREDITH 8 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.31833
Longitude: -106.3453

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These outdoors activities are available near Island Lake.
 Hotels Near Island Lake:
Silver King Inn, Leadville, 5 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Leadville, Leadville, 5 miles away
Delaware Hotel, Leadville, 5 miles away
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Avon, 7 miles away
Homestake Condominiums, Vail, 12 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Island Lake:
Belle of Colorado Campground, Lake County, 3 miles away
Sugar Loafin' RV/campground, Leadville, 4 miles away
Leadville Rv Corral, Leadville, 5 miles away
Colorado Outward Bound, Leadville, 5 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Island Lake:
Ski Cooper, Colorado, 6 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
Copper Mountain, Colorado, 16 miles away
      2601 vertical feet
Vail, Colorado, 16 miles away
      3450 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Island Lake:
Arkansas River, Lake/ Chaffee CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class I-II - 18 miles long (Leadville to Granite)
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Granite to Numbers Launch Site)
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV - 5 miles long (Numbers Launch to Railroad Bridge Launch)
 National Parks Near Island Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 50 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 50 miles away
 Trails Near Island Lake:
Main Range Trail, Lake County, 5 miles away
Highline Trail, Lake County, 9 miles away
Mount Massive Trail, Lake County, 10 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Island Lake:
MT Massive Golf Course, Leadville, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Island Lake:
Diamond Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Home Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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