McDonald Reservoir, Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Las Animas County, Colorado

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    Many people like to go to McDonald Reservoir. Now, you may think that's a heap but there's even more entertaining things to do here in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Be careful coming to McDonald Reservoir, you might not ever want to go back home again. The West Peak Trail offers hiking at its best; hiking is a popular thing to do around McDonald Reservoir; Apishapa Trail is a magnificent local trail. Not much precipitation falls here at McDonald Reservoir;  
   of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and the driest month of the year is January.
This lake is so wonderful. McDonald Reservoir is not the only spot nearby, Ojo Verde Reservoir is a nearby lake, and on a wonderful day you obtain a good sight of The Island from McDonald Reservoir. Summertime highs at McDonald Reservoir commonly tend to be in the 80's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down
 
               to the 40's; through the dark hours in the wintertime at McDonald Reservoir temperatures plunge to the 0's. The Sangre De Cristo Mountains scenery is always beautiful.
And if that's not enough there's loads more exciting things to do in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Eldora is a nice local ski area, and if you came to camp Potato Patch Campground is a great location to do that. Good hiking is available along the Wahatoya Trail. There's so much to do here at McDonald Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Monument Lake Resort is a delightful place for that. After a long day outdoors Rio Cucharas Inn And Restaurant is a great site to spend a night or two, and a great location is Dry Canyon.

 
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Current weather conditions at McDonald Reservoir, Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Las Animas County, Colorado
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Local climate location: RYE 26 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.21472
Longitude: -104.8344

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 Hotels Near McDonald Reservoir:
Rio Cucharas Inn And Restaurant, Walsenburg, 21 miles away
Knights Inn Walensburg, Walsenburg, 21 miles away
Quality Inn Trinidad, Trinidad, 22 miles away
Budget Host Derrick Motel, Trinidad, 22 miles away
Best Western Trinidad Inn, Trinidad, 22 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near McDonald Reservoir:
Monument Lake Resort, Weston, 15 miles away
Potato Patch Campground, Las Animas County, 19 miles away
 Ski Areas Near McDonald Reservoir:
Eldora, Colorado, 20 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
 National Parks Near McDonald Reservoir:
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 64 miles away
Capulin Volcano National Monument, Capulin - NM, 65 miles away
Fort Union National Monument, Watrous - NM, 67 miles away
 Trails Near McDonald Reservoir:
Wahatoya Trail, Las Animas County, 13 miles away
Apishapa Trail, Las Animas County, 14 miles away
West Peak Trail, Las Animas County, 15 miles away
 Lakes Near McDonald Reservoir:
Ojo Verde Reservoir, Las Animas CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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