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In Colorado there are many beautiful lakes, Oxford Lake is one of them. Not much precipitation falls here at Oxford Lake; of all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is February. The warmest time of the year at Oxford Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 40's. Through the winter highs are in the 30's; night lows during the wintertime
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Windy Point is a tremendous location to take a look at while in the area, and dry warm beds await you at SilverLeaf Suites of Eagle. Any time is a glorious time at Oxford Lake if you like the outdoors. There's so much to do here at Oxford Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Rock Creek Campground is a magnificent place for that, and do take a hike on the Rock Creek Trail. This lake | |
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is so wonderful. Very scenic scenery and brilliant skiing is what you get at Beaver Creek, and after a long day outdoors Inn And Suites At Riverwalk is a great location to spend a night or two.
While you're here at Oxford Lake
you will meet lots of folks from nearby Edwards, and if you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Colorado River. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Cache Creek Access Trail.
You'll need more than a day to discover everything Oxford Lake has to offer, you can camp at Shoe and Stocking Campground. Oxford Lake is right by the Red Canyon Stock Driveway, and Piney River is a splendid whitewater spot nearby.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.83528
Longitude: -106.6903
Colorado Lakes
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Books about Oxford Lake
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Outdoors Recreation Near Edwards, Colorado
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Colorado Outdoors Index
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| These outdoors activities are available near Oxford Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Oxford Lake:
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Vail, Colorado, 25 miles away
3450 vertical feet |
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Piney River, Eagle CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Class V+ - 19 miles long (Piney Crossing to State Bridge) |
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Colorado River, Grand CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class III - 11.6 miles long (Pumphouse campground to Rancho Del Rio) |
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Rock Creek, Routt CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class V+ - 7 miles long (Shoe and Stocking Creek Trailhead to Bridge below Quarry) |
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