Nelson Reservoir, Larimer County, Colorado

   
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     Colorado has many beautiful lakes and Nelson Reservoir is one of them. A glorious nearby hotel is Homewood Suites by Hilton Fort Collins. There's so much to do here at Nelson Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Pawnee - Arapaho National Forest is a great location for that, and you can have a great hiking adventure along the Jug Trail. You'll meet a lot of folks from Fort Collins-Loveland here, and if you need a place to stay Hampton Inn Ft.Collins  
   is a magnificent choice.
This lake is so wonderful. There are some good whitewater spots on Big Thompson River; going for a hike along the Wintersteen Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region. This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Cache La Poudre River; while you're here you can take a hike along the Round Mountain Trail. All through the summer highs here at Nelson Reservoir reach the 80's with overnight lows in
 
               the 50's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 40's, and overnight lows throughout the wintertime for Nelson Reservoir tend to be in the 10's.
This is a great region for folks who like lakes. Sherwood Reservoir is a lake close by, and don't forget to take a fine little journey to Dry Creek. But wait, there's more to do near Nelson Reservoir. Near Nelson Reservoir you discover a golf course called Fort Collins Country Club Golf; not far from Nelson Reservoir you obtain some great water scenery at Sherwood Dam. Lakes are perfect; Williams Lake is a lake that's in the vicinity of Nelson Reservoir, and Nelson Reservoir is good enough to spend more than a day at, Arapaho Bay - Arapaho National Forest is a good local campground.
Nelson Reservoir is a location that is reasonably dried out generally; May is when you get the most rain here, and the driest of the months is February.

 
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Local climate location: FORT COLLINS 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.54889
Longitude: -105.0442

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These outdoors activities are available near Nelson Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Nelson Reservoir:
Hampton Inn Ft.Collins, Fort Collins, 2 miles away
Homewood Suites by Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, 2 miles away
Comfort Suites Ft. Collins, Fort Collins, 2 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites FT. COLLINS, Fort Collins, 2 miles away
Courtyard By Marriott Fort Collins, Fort Collins, 2 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Nelson Reservoir:
Pawnee - Arapaho National Forest, Fort Collins, 3 miles away
Arapaho Bay - Arapaho National Forest, Fort Collins, 4 miles away
Stillwater - Arapaho National Forest, Fort Collins, 4 miles away
Camp Dick - Arapaho National Forest, Fort Collins, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Nelson Reservoir:
Cache La Poudre River, Larimer CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II-III - 2.4 miles long (below Filter Plant to Picnic Rock Access)
Big Thompson River, Larimer CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class III-IV - 7.75 miles long (Drake to Canyon Mouth)
Cache La Poudre River - North Fork, Larimer CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class II-III - 11 miles long (Livermore Bridge to Main Stem)
 National Parks Near Nelson Reservoir:
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO, 34 miles away
 Trails Near Nelson Reservoir:
Jug Trail, Larimer County, 18 miles away
Wintersteen Trail, Larimer County, 18 miles away
Round Mountain Trail, Larimer County, 19 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Nelson Reservoir:
Fort Collins Country Club Golf, Fort Collins, 4 miles away
Mountain Vista Golf Course, Fort Collins, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Nelson Reservoir:
Sherwood Reservoir, Larimer CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Williams Lake, Larimer CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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