Lake of the Pines, San Juan Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado

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    Many people like to go to Lake of the Pines. This place, Lake of the Pines, it absolutely has so much outdoors amusing stuff. This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Lake of the Pines you get some great water scenery at Lake of the Pines Dam; everybody loves Purgatory Flat. A typical amount of rainfall falls here at Lake of the Pines; most of the rain falls through August while June is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
The Circle Trail is
 
   a great hiking trail in the neighborhood of Lake of the Pines, and the skiing at Silverton is pleasant. The San Juan Mountains scenery is always beautiful. During the long summer days here at Lake of the Pines, high temperatures usually get into the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 30's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Lake of the Pines.
Now, you may imagine that's a load
 
               but there's even more amusing stuff to do here in the San Juan Mountains. A great nearby hotel is Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Lake of the Pines has to offer, you can camp at Haviland Lake Campground. Yeah, come here to Lake of the Pines for a nice time. Lake of the Pines is a nice place to camp, Purgatory Campground is a nice place, and swing by Elbert Creek it's a perfect spot to stop by. If you need a place to stay Cascade Village is a brilliant choice; Kendall Mountain is a great local ski area.
If the weather is magnificent here at Lake of the Pines, you can go for a hike along the Highline Trail, and Animas River is a nice whitewater spot close by. And if that's not enough there's plenty more entertaining stuff to do in the San Juan Mountains. If you don't mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Canyon Creek, and lakes are such peaceful locations, why not go to Aspaas Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Near Lake of the Pines you discover the East Fork Trail which is a brilliant hiking trail, and the peak of Castle Rock can be observed from Lake of the Pines.

 
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Current weather conditions at Lake of the Pines, San Juan Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado
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Local climate location: RICO 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.60833
Longitude: -107.8117

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These outdoors activities are available near Lake of the Pines.
 Hotels Near Lake of the Pines:
Cascade Village, Durango, 0 miles away
Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Silverton, 1 miles away
Tamarron Resort, Durango, 7 miles away
Iron Horse Inn, Durango, 17 miles away
Best Western Mountain Shadows, Durango, 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lake of the Pines:
Purgatory Campground, La Plata County, 1 miles away
Haviland Lake Campground, La Plata County, 4 miles away
Sig Creek Campground, La Plata County, 5 miles away
Lime Creek Campground, San Juan County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Lake of the Pines:
Silverton, Colorado, 15 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 15 miles away
      400 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado, 18 miles away
      3530 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Lake of the Pines:
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard)
Canyon Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)
 National Parks Near Lake of the Pines:
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 45 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 45 miles away
Hovenweep National Monument, Cortez - CO, 66 miles away
 Trails Near Lake of the Pines:
Highline Trail, San Juan County, 7 miles away
Circle Trail, Dolores County, 9 miles away
East Fork Trail, Dolores County, 13 miles away
 Lakes Near Lake of the Pines:
Aspaas Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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