Oliver Lakes, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado     User input for Oliver Lakes, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Oliver Lakes. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        The San Juan and Jemez Mountains scenery is always beautiful. If you want a splendid time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Oliver Lakes. Canyon Creek is a good whitewater spot near Oliver Lakes, and if the weather is splendid, you can go for a hike along the Whitehead Trail. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Oliver Lakes; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 30's, and after the       sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Oliver Lakes drop into the 0's. You can run the rapids of Vallecito Creek in close proximity to Oliver Lakes; you can hit the slopes at Kendall Mountain close at hand. All the outdoors amusing stuff in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains will keep you coming back repeatedly. A wonderful close by hotel is Lodge at Tamarron; Missouri Gulch is a fine place to take a look at. This lake is so wonderful. There's                  so much to do here at Oliver Lakes that you need to camp here for a while, Transfer Park Campground is a great place for that; the Deer Park Trail is a wonderful hiking trail close by. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing things at Oliver Lakes. This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Oliver Lakes, you'll discover City Reservoir which is a picturesque lake, and Silverton has good slopes and a friendly staff. You're sure to run into some cheerful folks from Durango here, and if you came to camp Florida Campground is a glorious place to do that. Places like Lower Park are pleasant to visit, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always take a look at nearby Durango Reservoir Number 1. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. After a long day outdoors Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel is a glorious spot to spend a night or two; nearby you discover the Highline Trail which is a magnificent hiking trail. Oliver Lakes gets very little precipitation; August is when you get the most rain here; the driest of the months is June.   Lodge at Tamarron, Durango 13 miles away As of September 1st 2007, The Lodge at Tamarron has completed a million and a half dollar renovation to the common areas of the Lodge. The Lodge at Tamarron offers charming condominiums on a large res... Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango 14 miles away This ski-in/ski-out resort features a wide variety of services such as 24 hour front desk, fitness center, wedding services, complimentary Internet access in public areas, restaurants, conference room... Current weather conditions at Oliver Lakes, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado Local climate location: TELLURIDE 9 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.53444 Longitude: -107.6244 San Juan and Jemez Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan and Jemez Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Colorado Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Colorado La Plata County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in La Plata County Books about Oliver Lakes List of books available on Amazon.com about Oliver Lakes, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado. 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Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Oliver Lakes.   Hotels Near Oliver Lakes: Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 13 miles away Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango, 14 miles away Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 14 miles away Cascade Village, Durango, 14 miles away Iron Horse Inn, Durango, 21 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Oliver Lakes: Transfer Park Campground, La Plata County, 6 miles away Florida Campground, La Plata County, 6 miles away Blue Spruce Trailer Park, Bayfield, 6 miles away Vallecito Campground, La Plata County, 6 miles away   Ski Areas Near Oliver Lakes: Silverton, Colorado, 15 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 15 miles away       400 vertical feet Telluride, Colorado, 26 miles away       3530 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Oliver Lakes: Vallecito Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground) Canyon Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River) Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)   National Parks Near Oliver Lakes: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 46 miles away Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 56 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 56 miles away   Trails Near Oliver Lakes: Whitehead Trail, San Juan County, 12 miles away Deer Park Trail, San Juan County, 13 miles away Highline Trail, San Juan County, 18 miles away   Lakes Near Oliver Lakes: Durango Reservoir Number 1, La Plata CountyCounty, 1 miles away City Reservoir, La Plata CountyCounty, 2 miles away