Middle Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Archuleta County, Colorado

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     Middle Lake is a wet spot that gets a good deal of rain; the month with most of the snow is March, and the driest of the months is June. Summertime at Middle Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 60's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 40's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 30's while Middle Lake overnight low temperatures during the winter are in the 0's. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the  
   San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Going for a hike along the Red Lake Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity, and Best Western Jicarilla Inn & Casino is a great place to get some rest.
This lake is one of the great places here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Hiking along the Elk Creek Trail is wonderful fun, and a fine nearby hotel is Branding Iron Motel. You feel that's enough? Just getting warmed up. Whitewater paddling is good
 
               on Rio Chama, as expected you could also explore Lower Lake while you're here; it's not far at all.
This lake is so wonderful. Paddling on Conejos River is so much fun, and if you came to camp Trujillo Meadows Campground is a great place to do that. A lake close by is Cox Lakes. There's so much to do here at Middle Lake that you need to camp here for a while, El Vado Lake Camping Resort is a fine spot for that. All the outdoors enjoyable things in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains will keep you coming back repeatedly. Take a hike on the La Manga Stock Driveway.

 
Branding Iron Motel, Chama
8 miles away
The Branding Iron is centrally located in the scenic Chama Valley just 3/4 mile from the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway. Each of our spacious immaculate guest rooms offers in-room coffee service- ...

Best Western Jicarilla Inn & Casino, Dulce
32 miles away
Pronounced Hick-ah-REE-ya, the Best Western Jicarilla Inn and Casino is located on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, surrounded by fabulous scenery, streams, mountains...

Current weather conditions at Middle Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Archuleta County, Colorado
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Local climate location: WOLF CREEK PASS 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.0275
Longitude: -106.525

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These outdoors activities are available near Middle Lake.
 Hotels Near Middle Lake:
Branding Iron Motel, Chama, 8 miles away
Best Western Jicarilla Inn & Casino, Dulce, 32 miles away
Holiday Inn Express PAGOSA SPRINGS, Pagosa Springs, 35 miles away
OakRidge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 36 miles away
Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork, 36 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Middle Lake:
El Vado Lake Camping Resort, Tierra Amarilla, 2 miles away
Trujillo Meadows Campground, Conejos County, 5 miles away
Rio Chama RV Campground, Chama, 8 miles away
Sky Mountain Resort, Chama, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Middle Lake:
Rio Chama, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class I-II - 15 miles long (Chama to Los Ojos)
Conejos River, Conejos CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II-IV - 6.4 miles long (Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos)
Rio Brazos, Rio Arriba Co. CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class V+ - 14.5 miles long (above Corkins Lodge)
 National Parks Near Middle Lake:
Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM, 66 miles away
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 67 miles away
 Trails Near Middle Lake:
La Manga Stock Driveway, Conejos County, 6 miles away
Elk Creek Trail, Conejos County, 7 miles away
Red Lake Trail, Conejos County, 7 miles away
 Lakes Near Middle Lake:
Cox Lakes, Archuleta CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Lower Lake, Archuleta CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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