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| | Red Mesa Ward Reservoir, Mesa Verde, La Plata County, Colorado |
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This is a glorious region for people who like lakes. Mormon Reservoir is a lake in close proximity, and good hiking is available along the Whites Trail. Red Mesa Ward Reservoir gets very little rainfall; the wettest month of the year is regularly August, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month is June. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a location to stay Best Western Durango Inn & Suites is a great choice; you can go for a hike on the
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This lake is so wonderful. You might want to pay a visit to Alkali Gulch if you're here at Red Mesa Ward Reservoir, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Red Mesa Ward Reservoir; Chicken Creek Trail is a tremendous local trail. Lakes are delightful; Cottonwood Reservoir is a lake that's near Red Mesa Ward Reservoir. Man, is there a lot of cool things to do in the neighborhood of Red Mesa Ward Reservoir. If you came for an overnight stay Target | |
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Tree Campground is a fine place to camp, and get your heart beating on the wonderful whitewater of Animas River.
Red Mesa Ward Reservoir is located in the Mesa Verde. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close
by Hesperus Ski Center, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend San Juan River. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Red Mesa Ward Reservoir. When the night sets in temperatures
fall down into the 40's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Red Mesa Ward Reservoir are in the 0's.
Yep, outdoors enjoyable stuff truly is abundant here in the
Mesa Verde. Head up to Durango and strap some skis to your feet, and dry warm beds await you at Echo Basin Dude And Guest Ranch, LLC. If you want a wonderful time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Mesa Verde. Very wonderful
water scenery is available at Red Mesa Ward Dam in the vicinity of Red Mesa Ward Reservoir, and Kroeger Campground is a brilliant campground nearby.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.16667
Longitude: -108.1433
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Durango, Colorado, 16 miles away
2029 vertical feet |
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San Juan River, San Juan CountyCounty, 19 miles away
Class II - 50 miles long (Navajo Dam to Four Corners) |
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Animas River, La Plata CountyCounty, 19 miles away
Class II-III - 12 miles long (Purple Cliffs to State line) |
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Animas River, San Juan CountyCounty, 20 miles away
Class I-II - 25 miles long (Cedar Hill to Farmington City Park) |
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Mormon Reservoir
 | The Mormon Reservoir is located on Hay gulch stream before it flows into La Plata River. In the late 1920's the Mormon Church in Utah paid to have the damn across Hay Gulch constructed for the Mormon village of Red Mesa. Water is stored in the reservoir until it is needed for farmers at Red Mesa. The water is released into the La Plata River and is measured for agricultural purposes during the drier part of the summer. Young men from Red Mesa built frame buildings on the rocky and wooded west hillside going into Hay Gulch. Until the damn was completed the workers stayed in these dwellings. All of the work on the earthen damn was done by hand and horse drawn equipment. Dynamite was used to blast boulders used on the damn to hold the water in place until needed. The impounded water becomes undrinkable by early summer when it has a strong odor. Water dogs (salamanders) and tadpoles become prolific as the summer advances. On hot summer days the water is very refreshing for swimmers. In Luther Butler's novel, Homesteaders and Sheepherders, details of the reservoir are given... |
Hesperus Ski Center
| When I was a little kid we would come here sometimes if I remember correctly. It was a fun place.... |
Joe Moore Reservoir
| 18 miles away
Joe Moore Reservoir (also known as Big Pine) is located on both private and Forest Service land. The reservoir was constructed in 1905 and has 37 surface acres. Owned and operated by the Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company, Joe Moore is stocked with fish by the Colorado Division of Wildlife and open for public fishing.... |
Mesa Verde RV Resort
 | 19 miles away
Free WiFi Hi-speed Internet. Highest Rated Resort/Campground in the
area. 1/2 mile East of the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park
on highway 160. Big Rig friendly. Pets welcome and pet sitting is
available. Heated pool and 2 hot tubs(1 indoor and 1 outdoor).
Complimentary coffee, tea, & popcorn. Book exchange, poker table/
board games and satillite TV all in the Lodge Room. Rallies welcome.
Tent sites available. No cable TV is necessary. We have 22 stations
of national and internation TV. Escorted to Sites. 10% discounts
for AAA, AARP, Good Sam, FMCA, Coachmen,and Military. Highest quality of Native American jewelry, kachina dolls, pottery and
blankets. The Resort is within 45 mins. of everything in the
Four Corners Area. From Durango & the Silverton RR to the East,
to Mesa Verde National Park, to the 4 Corners in to the West and
everything in between. See it all: www.mesaverdervrsort.com... |
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18 miles away
