Rainbow Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado

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    Rainbow Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Good hiking is available along the Pine Creek Trail, and get your heart pumping on the pleasant whitewater of Clear Creek. Rainbow Lake gets very little precipitation; most of the rain falls throughout August while October is commonly the driest month. And that's not all you can do here at Rainbow Lake. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Rainbow Lake; South Pine Creek Trail is  
   a nice local trail; why not head up to Ski Cooper and strap some skis to your feet.
This lake is so wonderful. Take a little trip to South Pine Creek while you're here at Rainbow Lake, and a brilliant location for whitewater paddling is Arkansas River. This lake is so wonderful. The Sawatch Range scenery is always beautiful.
So many exciting things to do in the Sawatch Range, not enough time. Stay the night at Arkansas River Rim Campground, and the snow is
 
               magnificent at Monarch. Throughout the warm months highs here at Rainbow Lake reach the 70's; the night is rather chillier of course, usually in the 30's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's while Rainbow Lake nighttime low temperatures through the winter are in the-10's. If you need a spot to stay Best Western Vista Inn is a good choice, and Crazyhorse Camping Resort is a great campground here.
There's no way someone can get bored here in the Sawatch Range. Buena Vista Super 8 Motel is a good location to get some rest; why not take a refreshing hike along the Wapaca Trail.

 
Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista
11 miles away
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Buena Vista Super 8 Motel, Buena Vista
12 miles away
This Super 8 is without a doubt, one of the best motels in the chain. Pride property in addition to recipient of the National Hospitality Award. 27 inch flat screen TVs with HBO, refrigerators, hair d...

Current weather conditions at Rainbow Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado
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Local climate location: SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.94944
Longitude: -106.2744

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These outdoors activities are available near Rainbow Lake.
 Hotels Near Rainbow Lake:
Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista, 11 miles away
Buena Vista Super 8 Motel, Buena Vista, 12 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Leadville, Leadville, 16 miles away
Delaware Hotel, Leadville, 16 miles away
Silver King Inn, Leadville, 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Rainbow Lake:
Crazyhorse Camping Resort, Buena Vista, 7 miles away
Arkansas River Rim Campground, Buena Vista, 7 miles away
Hughes Meadow Campground, Chaffee County, 8 miles away
Colt Spring Campground, Chaffee County, 9 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Rainbow Lake:
Ski Cooper, Colorado, 15 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
Monarch, Colorado, 24 miles away
      1171 vertical feet
Copper Mountain, Colorado, 30 miles away
      2601 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Rainbow Lake:
Clear Creek, Chaffee CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class V - 3.3 miles long (to Arkansas River)
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III - 7 miles long (Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista)
Arkansas River, Lake/ Chaffee CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class I-II - 18 miles long (Leadville to Granite)
 National Parks Near Rainbow Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 35 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 35 miles away
 Trails Near Rainbow Lake:
Pine Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 1 miles away
South Pine Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 2 miles away
Wapaca Trail, Chaffee County, 2 miles away

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