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Going for a hike along the Goodhope Stock Driveway will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity; Box Canyon is also a nice location to explore. For the period of the months of summer at McCullogh Reservoir highs are regularly in the 80's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's mostly in the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 30's, and after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at McCullogh Reservoir
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| | fall into the 0's. A day on the slopes of Durango is just what you need; hiking along the Highline Loop Trail is nice fun. McCullogh Reservoir really is in the middle of a striking outdoors paradise. If you need a place to stay Super 8 Durango/Purgatory is a delightful choice; McCullogh Reservoir is not the only location close by, Sullivan Reservoir is a close by lake. This lake is so wonderful. Here at McCullogh Reservoir there are plenty of folks from Durango; | |
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do take a hike on the Highline Trail. At McCullogh Reservoir you don’t see much rain; August is the wettest month with most rain; June is when it's the driest. This lake is so wonderful. The skiing at Hesperus Ski Center is nice,
and camping at Cotton wood RV Park is always a glorious experience. After a long day outdoors Best Western Durango Inn & Suites is a great place to spend a night or two, and a great site for whitewater paddling is Animas River.
A great view of picturesque Basin Mountain is available from McCullogh Reservoir, and McCullogh Reservoir is pleasant enough to spend more than a day at, Lightner Creek Campground is a pleasant local campground. It's always great
to pop by McCullogh Spring, and a lake close by is Montoya Reservoir. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors fun stuff the area in close proximity to McCullogh Reservoir has to offer.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.17917 Longitude: -107.9675
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| These outdoors activities are available near McCullogh Reservoir. |
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Durango, Colorado, 4 miles away 2029 vertical feet |
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Animas River, La Plata CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class II-III - 12 miles long (Purple Cliffs to State line) |
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Animas River, La Plata CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class III - 6.5 miles long (32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs) |
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Hermosa Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 20 miles away Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Hermosa Park to US 550) |
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Hesperus Ski Center
 | When I was a little kid we would come here sometimes if I remember correctly. It was a fun place.... |
Mormon Reservoir
 | 12 miles away The Mormon Reservoir is located on Hay gulch stream before it flows into La Plata River. In the late 1920's the Mormon Church in Utah paid to have the damn across Hay Gulch constructed for the Mormon village of Red Mesa. Water is stored in the reservoir until it is needed for farmers at Red Mesa. The water is released into the La Plata River and is measured for agricultural purposes during the drier part of the summer. Young men from Red Mesa built frame buildings on the rocky and wooded west hillside going into Hay Gulch. Until the damn was completed the workers stayed in these dwellings. All of the work on the earthen damn was done by hand and horse drawn equipment. Dynamite was used to blast boulders used on the damn to hold the water in place until needed. The impounded water becomes undrinkable by early summer when it has a strong odor. Water dogs (salamanders) and tadpoles become prolific as the summer advances. On hot summer days the water is very refreshing for swimmers. In Luther Butler's novel, Homesteaders and Sheepherders, details of the reservoir are given... |
Ruins Road RV Park
 | 16 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery...RV:30 & 50 Amp electric at all sites, - 53 RV hookups, PETS:2 pet stations in park + River front run area., GROCERY:Safeway in Aztec. Walmart & Target in Farmington...$20.00 per night + tax. Monthly Rates available, please call 505-334-3160 for current rates.... |
Durango Koa Kampground
 | 19 miles away This KOA (formerly Durango North KOA) is no longer in the KOA system.... |
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