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    If you are traveling by, why not stop by Old Dillon Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. Around Old Dillon Reservoir you don’t get a lot of rain; the month with most of the rain is July, and the driest month is February. If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Old Dillon Reservoir. A great close by hotel is Snowscape Condo, and Old Dillon Reservoir is a good site to visit for more than one day, Heaton Campground is a good site  
   to camp nearby.
Be careful coming to Old Dillon Reservoir, you might not ever want to go back home again. A tour to Ryan Gulch is always fun, and hiking along the Ptarmigan Trail is glorious fun. The panorama of Lake Hill from Old Dillon Reservoir is charming, and at Old Dillon Dam right next door to Old Dillon Reservoir there are some out of the ordinary things to see. Here at Old Dillon Reservoir there are plenty of folks from Silverthorne, and you can
 
               run the rapids of Arkansas River.
This lake is so wonderful. Everybody close by loves skiing at Crested Butte, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Mesa-Cortina Trail. At Old Dillon Reservoir during the warm months highs are in the 70's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 20's with temperatures at Old Dillon Reservoir dipping down into the 0's all through winter nights. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Buffalo Ridge is a great location to spend a night or two, and Blue River Arm is relatively close.
Why not pop by close by Meadow Creek if you're here at Old Dillon Reservoir, and Blue River Ranch Lakes is a nice lake nearby. Lakes? Sure, Dillon Reservoir is close by, and Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks is a pleasant golf course close by. The skiing at Breckenridge is glorious; do take a hike on the Lily Pad Lake Trail.
Stay the night at Sentinel Island Campground; there's whitewater on Tenmile Creek for all you adrenaline rush seekers.

 
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Current weather conditions at Old Dillon Reservoir, Summit County, Colorado
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Local climate location: GREEN MOUNTAIN DAM 9 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.61194
Longitude: -106.0703

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These outdoors activities are available near Old Dillon Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Old Dillon Reservoir:
Snowscape Condo, Silverthorne, 1 miles away
Buffalo Ridge, Silverthorne, 1 miles away
Luxury Inn And Suites, Silverthorne, 1 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Silverthorne, 1 miles away
La Quinta Inn & Suites Silverthorne-Dillon, Silverthorne, 1 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Old Dillon Reservoir:
Heaton Campground, Summit County, 1 miles away
Sentinel Island Campground, Summit County, 1 miles away
Pine Cove Campground, Summit County, 1 miles away
Gold Pan Campground, Summit County, 2 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Old Dillon Reservoir:
Breckenridge, Colorado, 7 miles away
      3398 vertical feet
Crested Butte, Colorado, 8 miles away
      3062 vertical feet
Keystone, Colorado, 8 miles away
      2900 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Old Dillon Reservoir:
Tenmile Creek, -blank- CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III-V - 4.2 miles long (Close to Copper Mountain Ski Area to Dillon Reservoir)
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV - 5 miles long (Numbers Launch to Railroad Bridge Launch)
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Granite to Numbers Launch Site)
 National Parks Near Old Dillon Reservoir:
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO, 56 miles away
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 68 miles away
 Trails Near Old Dillon Reservoir:
Mesa-Cortina Trail, Summit County, 2 miles away
Lily Pad Lake Trail, Summit County, 3 miles away
Ptarmigan Trail, Summit County, 3 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Old Dillon Reservoir:
Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks, Silverthorne, 3 miles away
Keystone Resort Golf Course, Dillon, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Old Dillon Reservoir:
Dillon Reservoir, Summit CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Blue River Ranch Lakes, Summit CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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