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     Camping at Spruce Lodge Campground is always a good experience; a day on the slopes of Winter Park is just what you need. So much enjoyable stuff to do here at Lower Chinns Reservoir, too tremendous to be true. This lake is so wonderful. Hiking along the Sevenmile Ski Trail is perfect fun, and if you've had enough of Lower Chinns Reservoir, Chinns Lake is nearby. This lake is so wonderful. You're probably addicted to lakes, Fall River Reservoir is one of those close  
   by, and the James Peak Lake Trail offers hiking at its best.
Lower Chinns Reservoir gets very little rain; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is February. Lower Chinns Reservoir is right by the South Boulder Creek Trail, and Clear Creek is a delightful whitewater spot nearby. A quick journey to North Empire Creek in close proximity to Lower Chinns Reservoir is a good idea; The Peck House is a good
 
               place to get some rest.
If you love the outdoors, you'll have a thing about Lower Chinns Reservoir. If you came to camp Mountain Meadow Camp Grounds is a good site to do that, and an out of the ordinary thing to have a look at near Lower Chinns Reservoir is Lower Chinns Dam. For the period of the long summer days highs here at Lower Chinns Reservoir get into the 70's. Summer overnight lows dip down to the 40's. Highs during the winter are generally in the 20's while Lower Chinns Reservoir night low temperatures through the winter are in the 0's. After a long day outdoors Georgetown Mountain Inn is a glorious site to spend a night or two, and from Lower Chinns Reservoir you get a magnificent sight of Mount Bancroft.
You can run the rapids of Clear Creek - West Fork right next door to Lower Chinns Reservoir, and if you like skiing, you're in luck; Berthoud Pass is quite near.

 
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Current weather conditions at Lower Chinns Reservoir, Clear Creek County, Colorado
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Local climate location: GRAND LAKE 19 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.81667
Longitude: -105.6933

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These outdoors activities are available near Lower Chinns Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Lower Chinns Reservoir:
The Peck House, Empire, 3 miles away
Georgetown Mountain Inn, Georgetown, 6 miles away
Iron Horse Resort, Winter Park, 6 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Georgetown, Georgetown, 6 miles away
Zephyr Mountain Lodge, Winter Park, 6 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lower Chinns Reservoir:
Mountain Meadow Camp Grounds, Empire, 3 miles away
Spruce Lodge Campground, Grand County, 4 miles away
Robbers Roost Campground, Grand County, 4 miles away
Midland Campground, Grand County, 5 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Lower Chinns Reservoir:
Winter Park, Colorado, 7 miles away
      3060 vertical feet
Berthoud Pass, Colorado, 11 miles away
      1630 vertical feet
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, 15 miles away
      2270 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Lower Chinns Reservoir:
Clear Creek - West Fork, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class V - 1 miles long (Coors Falls to Gunshot)
Clear Creek, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V+ - 1 miles long (Silverplume to Georgetown)
Clear Creek, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III-IV - 5.5 miles long (Lawson to Idaho Springs)
 National Parks Near Lower Chinns Reservoir:
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO, 32 miles away
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 58 miles away
 Trails Near Lower Chinns Reservoir:
James Peak Lake Trail, Gilpin County, 3 miles away
South Boulder Creek Trail, Gilpin County, 4 miles away
Sevenmile Ski Trail, Grand County, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Lower Chinns Reservoir:
Chinns Lake, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Fall River Reservoir, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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