Missouri Lakes, Sawatch Range, Eagle County, Colorado

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     Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Sawatch Range. A good site for whitewater paddling next to Missouri Lakes is Homestake Creek, and Missouri Lakes is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Gold Park Campground is a perfect local campground. This lake is so wonderful. Looking for something in the vicinity of Missouri Lakes? Fancy Lake is close at hand; the top of Savage Peak is easily seen from Missouri Lakes. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Missouri  
   Lakes with overnight lows in the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's; nighttime lows at Missouri Lakes all through the winter frequently plunge into the 0's.
A pleasant site to camp here at Missouri Lakes is Elk Wallow Campground, and in case you don’t mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Eagle River. This lake is located in the wonderful Sawatch Range. It is very dehydrated here at Missouri Lakes usually; of
 
               all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain, and February is the month with the least moisture.
But wait, there's more entertaining stuff to do in the Sawatch Range. While you're here at Missouri Lakes you will meet lots of folks from nearby Edwards, and the Last Chance Trail offers hiking at its best. And if that's not sufficient, there's plenty more to do right next door to Missouri Lakes. Missouri Lakes is not the only location close by, Treasure Vault Lake is a close by lake, and nearby Fancy Pass is a delightful location to go.
If you like skiing, you're in luck; Beaver Creek is near Missouri Lakes, and the skiing at Vail is great. If only every location had this much outdoors fun stuff, what a great globe it would be. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Missouri Lakes; Fall Creek Trail is a good local trail; if you need a site to stay Hyatt Mountain Lodge is a brilliant choice. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, and there's great hiking along the Half Moon Trail.

 
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Current weather conditions at Missouri Lakes, Sawatch Range, Eagle County, Colorado
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Local climate location: EAGLE FAA AP 2 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.39222
Longitude: -106.5144

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These outdoors activities are available near Missouri Lakes.
 Hotels Near Missouri Lakes:
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Avon, 7 miles away
Hyatt Mountain Lodge, Avon, 11 miles away
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa, Avon, 11 miles away
Beaver Creek Lodge, Beaver Creek, 11 miles away
The Pines Lodge, Avon, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Missouri Lakes:
Gold Park Campground, Eagle County, 6 miles away
Elk Wallow Campground, Pitkin County, 7 miles away
Half Moon Campground, Eagle County, 8 miles away
Mary Queen Campground, Lake County, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Missouri Lakes:
Beaver Creek, Colorado, 12 miles away
      4040 vertical feet
Vail, Colorado, 15 miles away
      3450 vertical feet
Ski Cooper, Colorado, 15 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Missouri Lakes:
Homestake Creek, Eagle CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V - 0.25 miles long (1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River)
Eagle River, Eagle CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 4 miles long (Redcliff to Tigiwan Rd)
Fryingpan River, Eagle CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.7 miles long (Upper)
 National Parks Near Missouri Lakes:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 51 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 51 miles away
 Trails Near Missouri Lakes:
Half Moon Trail, Eagle County, 6 miles away
Fall Creek Trail, Eagle County, 7 miles away
Last Chance Trail, Eagle County, 7 miles away
 Lakes Near Missouri Lakes:
Treasure Vault Lake, Eagle CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Fancy Lake, Eagle CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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