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    Go to Mystery Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. Mystery Lake is located in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Mystery Lake typically gets a good deal of rain; March is when you get the most snow here while June is usually the driest month. Near Mystery Lake you hit upon the La Manga Stock Driveway which is a brilliant hiking trail, and lakes are such peaceful locations, why not check out Middle Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. Take a little visit to
 
   Archuleta Creek since you're here at Mystery Lake, and why not camp at Trujillo Meadows Campground since you're here at Mystery Lake. Be careful coming to Mystery Lake, you might not ever wanna go home again. Branding Iron Motel is a good place to get some rest; whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Rio Chama. This lake is so wonderful.
If you like the outdoors you'll like it here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains.
 
               There's whitewater on Conejos River for all you thrill seekers; you can go for a hike on the Red Lake Trail. You'll come across a charming lake called Cox Lakes near Mystery Lake, and after a long day outdoors Best Western Jicarilla Inn is a great spot to spend a night or two. This spot, the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, has so much outdoors cool stuff. A great place to camp here at Mystery Lake is El Vado Lake Camping Resort; going for a hike on the Elk Creek Trail is always a great adventure.
Through the long summer days, highs typically are in the 60's at Mystery Lake. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 40's. Highs throughout the winter are ordinarily in the 30's with temperatures at Mystery Lake dipping down into the 0's all through winter nights.

 
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, 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 Mystery Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Archuleta County, Colorado
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Local climate location: WOLF CREEK PASS 15 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.025
Longitude: -106.5267

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These outdoors activities are available near Mystery Lake.
 Hotels Near Mystery Lake:
Branding Iron Motel, Chama, 8 miles away
Best Western Jicarilla Inn, Dulce, 32 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Pagosa Springs, Co, Pagosa Springs, 35 miles away
Oak Ridge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 36 miles away
The Spruce Lodge, South Fork, 36 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Mystery Lake:
El Vado Lake Camping Resort, Tierra Amarilla, 2 miles away
Trujillo Meadows Campground, Conejos County, 6 miles away
Rio Chama RV Campground, Chama, 7 miles away
Sky Mountain Resort, Chama, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Mystery 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 Mystery Lake:
Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM, 66 miles away
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 67 miles away
 Trails Near Mystery Lake:
La Manga Stock Driveway, Conejos County, 7 miles away
Elk Creek Trail, Conejos County, 7 miles away
Red Lake Trail, Conejos County, 7 miles away
 Lakes Near Mystery Lake:
Middle Lake, Archuleta CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Cox Lakes, Archuleta CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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Trujillo Meadows Campground
In the 16 years that I have lived in the area, there has never been white water ( for rafting, canoeing, kayaking etc. I presume) in the Brazos. I think you are referring to the Chama River which starts in the Colorado San Juans and flows through New Mexico into the Rio Grande in Espanola ,NM. Plenty of white water there in the spring time....You seem to have missed letting people know about the great trout fishing at Trujillo Meadows. I have never been there that I haven't hooked a big one....

Red Lake Trail
1 PHOTO
Gorgeous trail...

Sky Mountain Resort
4 PHOTOS
RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery...
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Sites by the river...
RVs...
Sky Mountain Resort RV Park is nestled in the quiet Village of Chama, New Mexico. We feature camping alongside the Rio Chama River with unobstructed views. Located on 10. 42 acres at the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains, our pristine surroundings and beautiful campsites are unsurpassed. We are Big Rig friendly with pull-thrus and large back-in spaces. All 46 sites are complete with full hook-ups (50/30 amp service, water and sewer), picnic tables, fire rings (no fire rings at pull-thrus) and 12 common-area BBQ grills. We have recently introduced resort-wide FREE WiFi for all of our customers at every campsite.

We also feature a clean infloor-heated bathhouse with handicap accessibility as well as a complete laundry facility with new Maytag washers & dryers.

www. skymountainresort.com
575-756-1100 (May thru Oct)
1-888-759-6686 (Closed Nov thru Apr)...

Ruybalid Trail
Rough Creek Falls is well worth the trip; near Ruybalid Trail....

Spruce Hole Trail
11 miles away
While I have not had the pleasure of hiking any of its trails yet, I look forward to camping in this area. I ''scouted'' the dirt road into the Spruce Hole exit off of the main road. It is very lovely through this piece of wilderness. Lots of healthy pines, wildflowers, and plenty of wildlife too. Sorry I don't have any pictures, but if you're thinking about camping or hiking here... I highly suggest that you do!...

Rio Brazos
13 miles away
This stretch is not do-able to the average boater. It is anything but. The given put-in and take-out coordinates put you through at least one mandatory portage  on private property with a less-than-content owner. It's a two day trip, so there is at least one night of camping on private property. The run can only be done when the spring run-off is exactly right, and the V+ rating is not joking. This run is just not done. Go ahead and prove me wrong at your own risk....Note the 40' high waterfall about a mile in from the box downstream entrance. i have fished this many times,and think you would be crazy to run it, not to mention its all on private property....

Bear Lake Trail
13 miles away
Bear Lake was surely a disappointment! I'd heard it had good fishing, but after puffing up a long, steep, and confusing trail (we lost our way more than once, delaying our arrival about an hour) we found the lake nearly dry; muddy, and infested with mosquitoes! Next time I'll save myself the bother and fish the Conejos. ...

Opal Lake
18 miles away
I was raised near this lake and when a child we had to pack horses into this lake. It is not near any campgrounds, and it's over 25 miles to town, not 18. It gets way colder than 0 in the winter but the views are almost correct.  It IS beautiful!...

Stunner Campground
19 miles away
2 PHOTOS
At Stunner Campgrouinc in September...
Stunner Campground...

Bandelier National Monument
66 miles away
It's not in the San Juan Mountains....

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