Ridgway Reservoir, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado

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     Through the days of summer at Ridgway Reservoir highs are generally in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 50's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 30's with temperatures at Ridgway Reservoir dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. Ridgway Reservoir is located in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. Now, you may assume that's lots but there's even more fun stuff to do here in the Uncompahgre  
   Plateau Mountains. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Ridgway Reservoir has to offer, you can camp at Country Village RV Ranch Park; there's perfect hiking along the Lou Creek Trail.
This lake is so wonderful. Very gorgeous scenery and fine skiing is what you get at Silverton; Doelz Dam is striking. Whitewater paddling is glorious on Cimarron River; obviously Alkali Creek flows through this neighborhood. Whohoo, so much amusing stuff in
 
               one place! The Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains rocks! There are other spots here than Ridgway Reservoir, for example Doelz Reservoir, and Fairway Pines Golf Club is a golf course close by.
Ridgway Reservoir is a location that is quite dried up commonly; September is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month of the year is February. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Ridgway Reservoir; Dallas Trail is a delightful local trail, and hey, Gotta ski right? Telluride is a great place to do that. If you need a location to stay Comfort Inn Ouray is a nice choice; Chaffe Gulch Dentention Number 6 Reservoir is a good lake close by.
All the outdoors enjoyable stuff close to Ridgway Reservoir will keep you coming back time and again. Ridgway Reservoir is right next door to Chaffee Gulch which is beyond doubt worth a visit. Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! Ridgway Reservoir is peerless! In case you don’t mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Uncompahgre River, and you can stay the night at Centennial RV Park. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Ouray Chalet Inn, and tremendous hiking is available along the Deer Creek Trail.

 
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Current weather conditions at Ridgway Reservoir, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado
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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.23083
Longitude: -107.7558

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 Hotels Near Ridgway Reservoir:
Ouray Chalet Inn, Ouray, 13 miles away
Comfort Inn Ouray, Ouray, 13 miles away
St.Elmo Hotel, Ouray, 13 miles away
Best Western Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs, Ouray, 13 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Montrose, 14 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Ridgway Reservoir:
Centennial RV Park, Montrose, 7 miles away
Country Village RV Ranch Park, Montrose, 8 miles away
Polly's Motel Car wash, Ouray, 12 miles away
Timber Ridge Motel and Campground, Ouray, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Ridgway Reservoir:
Telluride, Colorado, 18 miles away
      3530 vertical feet
Silverton, Colorado, 24 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 24 miles away
      400 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Ridgway Reservoir:
Uncompahgre River, Ouray CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V+ - 2.2 miles long (Ouray to KOA campground)
Cimarron River, Gunnison / Montrose CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class V+ - 10.2 miles long (Big Cimarron Campground to Cimarron Road bridge)
Gunnison River, Montrose CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class IV-V - 16 miles long (Crystal Dam to Chukar Trail)
 National Parks Near Ridgway Reservoir:
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 68 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 68 miles away
 Trails Near Ridgway Reservoir:
Deer Creek Trail, Ouray County, 10 miles away
Lou Creek Trail, Ouray County, 11 miles away
Dallas Trail, Ouray County, 12 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Ridgway Reservoir:
Fairway Pines Golf Club, Ridgway, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Ridgway Reservoir:
Doelz Reservoir, Ouray CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Chaffe Gulch Dentention Number 6 Reservoir, Ouray CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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