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    In Colorado there are many beautiful lakes, Kelly Lake is one of them. Dry warm beds await you at Branding Iron Motel, and get your heart pumping on the nice whitewater of Rio de los Brazos. Kelly Lake usually gets a great deal of precipitation; during March this area sees the most snow; the driest of the months is June. The San Juan and Jemez Mountains scenery is always beautiful.
So much enjoyable stuff right next door to Kelly Lake, truly inspiring.
 
   Going for a hike along the La Manga Stock Driveway will let you absorb the natural beauty of this neighborhood, and do visit Mystery Lake, it's a scenic lake. There's so much to do here at Kelly Lake that you need to camp here for a while, El Vado Lake Camping Resort is a wonderful place for that; whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Rio Chama. This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is nice here at Kelly Lake, you  
               can go for a hike along the Red Lake Trail, and if you need a spot to stay Best Western Jicarilla Inn is a delightful choice.
If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Have a brilliant hiking adventure along the Elk Creek Trail. You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. You'll hit upon a beautiful lake called Kays Lake near Kelly Lake, and Kelly Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Rio Chama RV Campground is a good local campground. For the duration of the summertime months at Kelly Lake temperatures are frequently in the 60's with overnight lows in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's; overnight lows in the 0's for Kelly Lake.

 
Branding Iron Motel, Chama
6 miles away
The Branding Iron is centrally located in the scenic Chama Valley just 3/4 mile from the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway. Each of our spacious immaculate guest rooms offers in-room coffee service- ...

Best Western Jicarilla Inn, Dulce
29 miles away
Pronounced Hick-ah-REE-ya, the Best Western Jicarilla Inn and Casino is located on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, surrounded by fabulous scenery, streams, mountains...

Current weather conditions at Kelly Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Archuleta County, Colorado
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Local climate location: WOLF CREEK PASS 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.00167
Longitude: -106.5758

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These outdoors activities are available near Kelly Lake.
 Hotels Near Kelly Lake:
Branding Iron Motel, Chama, 6 miles away
Best Western Jicarilla Inn, Dulce, 29 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Pagosa Springs, Co, Pagosa Springs, 32 miles away
Oak Ridge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 33 miles away
Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork, 37 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Kelly Lake:
El Vado Lake Camping Resort, Tierra Amarilla, 3 miles away
Rio Chama RV Campground, Chama, 5 miles away
Sky Mountain Resort, Chama, 6 miles away
Twin Rivers Trailer Park, Chama, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Kelly Lake:
Rio Chama, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class I-II - 15 miles long (Chama to Los Ojos)
Rio de los Brazos, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class I-III - 9 miles long (Corkins Lodge to confluence with Rio Chama)
Rio Brazos, Rio Arriba Co. CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class V+ - 14.5 miles long (above Corkins Lodge)
 National Parks Near Kelly Lake:
Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM, 66 miles away
 Trails Near Kelly Lake:
Elk Creek Trail, Conejos County, 9 miles away
La Manga Stock Driveway, Conejos County, 10 miles away
Red Lake Trail, Conejos County, 11 miles away
 Lakes Near Kelly Lake:
Kays Lake, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Mystery Lake, Archuleta CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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Sky Mountain Resort
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RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery...
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Sky Mountain Resort RV Park is nestled in the quiet Village of Chama, New Mexico. We feature camping alongside the Rio Chama River with unobstructed views. Located on 10. 42 acres at the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains, our pristine surroundings and beautiful campsites are unsurpassed. We are Big Rig friendly with pull-thrus and large back-in spaces. All 46 sites are complete with full hook-ups (50/30 amp service, water and sewer), picnic tables, fire rings (no fire rings at pull-thrus) and 12 common-area BBQ grills. We have recently introduced resort-wide FREE WiFi for all of our customers at every campsite.

We also feature a clean infloor-heated bathhouse with handicap accessibility as well as a complete laundry facility with new Maytag washers & dryers.

www. skymountainresort.com
575-756-1100 (May thru Oct)
1-888-759-6686 (Closed Nov thru Apr)...

Trujillo Meadows Campground
In the 16 years that I have lived in the area, there has never been white water ( for rafting, canoeing, kayaking etc. I presume) in the Brazos. I think you are referring to the Chama River which starts in the Colorado San Juans and flows through New Mexico into the Rio Grande in Espanola ,NM. Plenty of white water there in the spring time....You seem to have missed letting people know about the great trout fishing at Trujillo Meadows. I have never been there that I haven't hooked a big one....

Red Lake Trail
10 miles away
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Gorgeous trail...

Ruybalid Trail
11 miles away
Rough Creek Falls is well worth the trip; near Ruybalid Trail....

Rio Brazos
15 miles away
This stretch is not do-able to the average boater. It is anything but. The given put-in and take-out coordinates put you through at least one mandatory portage  on private property with a less-than-content owner. It's a two day trip, so there is at least one night of camping on private property. The run can only be done when the spring run-off is exactly right, and the V+ rating is not joking. This run is just not done. Go ahead and prove me wrong at your own risk....Note the 40' high waterfall about a mile in from the box downstream entrance. i have fished this many times,and think you would be crazy to run it, not to mention its all on private property....

Spruce Hole Trail
15 miles away
While I have not had the pleasure of hiking any of its trails yet, I look forward to camping in this area. I ''scouted'' the dirt road into the Spruce Hole exit off of the main road. It is very lovely through this piece of wilderness. Lots of healthy pines, wildflowers, and plenty of wildlife too. Sorry I don't have any pictures, but if you're thinking about camping or hiking here... I highly suggest that you do!...

Bear Lake Trail
15 miles away
Bear Lake was surely a disappointment! I'd heard it had good fishing, but after puffing up a long, steep, and confusing trail (we lost our way more than once, delaying our arrival about an hour) we found the lake nearly dry; muddy, and infested with mosquitoes! Next time I'll save myself the bother and fish the Conejos. ...

Opal Lake
16 miles away
I was raised near this lake and when a child we had to pack horses into this lake. It is not near any campgrounds, and it's over 25 miles to town, not 18. It gets way colder than 0 in the winter but the views are almost correct.  It IS beautiful!...

Bandelier National Monument
65 miles away
It's not in the San Juan Mountains....

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