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    Go to Knuckles Reservoir if you want to go to a nice lake. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Lost Canyon Stock Driveway. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Knuckles Reservoir has to offer, you can camp at Mavreeso Campground. There's so much to do here at Knuckles Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, West Dolores Campground is a splendid place for that, and of course Fivemile Creek flows through this vicinity.
 
   Really good skiing awaits you at Hesperus Ski Center, and if you're looking for a great spree, Mesa Verde National Park is relatively near. Not much rain falls here at Knuckles Reservoir; March is when you get the most rain here, and June on the other hand is the driest. The warmest time of the year at Knuckles Reservoir comes with high temperatures in the 80's. Summer overnight lows drop down to the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the  
               30's while Knuckles Reservoir overnight low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 10's.
This lake is so wonderful. Paddling on Dolores River is so much fun, and the Morrison Trail offers hiking at its best. There's great hiking along the Eagle Peak Trail, and Garrison Canyon is a brilliant place to spend some time. And if you're still looking for more outdoors fun things just keep reading. Not far from Knuckles Reservoir, you'll stumble on Sutton Reservoir which is a beautiful lake, and a great close by hotel is Dunton Hot Springs.
Lakes? Sure, Loading Pen Reservoir is close at hand, and if you need a site to stay Echo Basin Dude And Guest Ranch, LLC is a fine choice.

 
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Dunton Hot Springs, Dolores
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Current weather conditions at Knuckles Reservoir, Montezuma County, Colorado
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Local climate location: YELLOW JACKET 19 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.58944
Longitude: -108.2731

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These outdoors activities are available near Knuckles Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Knuckles Reservoir:
Echo Basin Dude And Guest Ranch, LLC, Mancos, 13 miles away
Dunton Hot Springs, Dolores, 13 miles away
Cortez-Days Inn, Cortez, 23 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Cortez, Co, Cortez, 23 miles away
Budget Host Inn Cortez, Cortez, 24 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Knuckles Reservoir:
Mavreeso Campground, Dolores County, 4 miles away
West Dolores Campground, Dolores County, 4 miles away
Emerson Campground, Dolores County, 5 miles away
The Forks Campground, Montezuma County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Knuckles Reservoir:
Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado, 22 miles away
      700 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Knuckles Reservoir:
Dolores River, Dolores / Montezuma CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      Class II-III - 39 miles long (Rico to McPhee Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Knuckles Reservoir:
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 19 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 19 miles away
Hovenweep National Monument, Cortez - CO, 35 miles away
 Trails Near Knuckles Reservoir:
Lost Canyon Stock Driveway, Montezuma County, 3 miles away
Eagle Peak Trail, Dolores County, 4 miles away
Morrison Trail, Montezuma County, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Knuckles Reservoir:
Sutton Reservoir, Montezuma CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Loading Pen Reservoir, Montezuma CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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