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Take a side tour to Camp Creek; you can run the rapids of San Juan River - East Fork. At Rock Lake through the summer highs are in the 70's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 30's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 20's, and overnight lows through the wintertime for Rock Lake tend to be in the-10's. Around Rock Lake you don’t get a lot of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is typically July, that's the one that rains the
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| | most, and June on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. If you want a glorious time in the great outdoors just come on up to the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Not far from Rock Lake, you'll stumble on Spruce Lakes which is a scenic lake; good hiking is available along the Windy Pass Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Get your heart pumping on the perfect whitewater of Wolf Creek, and if you need a place to stay Holiday Inn Express PAGOSA | |
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SPRINGS is a great choice. This lake is one of the great places here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Yep, outdoors enjoyable stuff truly is bountiful here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. OakRidge Lodge is a magnificent
place to get some rest, and there are other spots here than Rock Lake, for example Spruce Lake Number 2. So many entertaining things to do here at Rock Lake, too delightful to be true. Don't leave Rock Lake without first going for
a hike along the Treasure Mountain Trail, and Rock Lake is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Park Creek Campground is a glorious local campground. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Rock Lake; Highline Trail is
a great local trail. There's so much to do here at Rock Lake that you need to camp here for a while, West Fork Campground is a great site for that.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.49667 Longitude: -106.8586
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Wolf Creek, Colorado, 21 miles away 1604 vertical feet |
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Wolf Creek, Mineral CountyCounty, 3 miles away Class IV+ - 0.25 miles long (Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge) |
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Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio Grande CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork) |
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San Juan River - East Fork
 | I am a very close relative of the land owners for a significant portion of the East Fork. There is a couple of miles of river that is private land. Using the river or the land without authorization is tresspassing and is illegal. I am by no means giving you permission to use it. I am simply stating the facts. Please respect the property line and stay on public lands. Other than that enjoy your time in CO and happy rafting.... |
Chinook Lodge & Smoke House
 | 14 miles away 3 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery... Chinook Lodge & Smokehouse... Chinook green... Carriage ride... Chinook Lodge & Smokehouse is a 100 year old property that has 10 cabins, 19 rv sites and a smokehouse/sandwich shop. We are located in the heart of the San Juan mtns. So if you are an outdoor enthusiasts, this is the place for you.... |
Opal Lake
 | 18 miles away I was raised near this lake and when a child we had to pack horses into this lake. It is not near any campgrounds, and it's over 25 miles to town, not 18. It gets way colder than 0 in the winter but the views are almost correct. It IS beautiful!... |
Seepage Lake
 | 19 miles away This lake has been dried up for some time.... |
San Juan River
 | 19 miles away I am a guide on the San Juan here and wanted to correct the info about this run. The put in is behind a place called malt shoppe and the Lat/Long of it is: 37. 269902°, -107. 001559°
The take out after Mesa Canyon is where Trujillo Rd gets close to the river on R Left @ 37. 125988°, -107. 051072°
These are the closest Public put in & take out to the Lat/Long given on the site. Happy Raftin!... |
Wolf Creek
 | 20 miles away 3 PHOTOS Wolf Creek is renowned for light, fluffy powder that comes in epic portions.In addition to a variety of traditionally maintained beginner and intermediate terrain, Wolf Creek offers an exceptional back-country feel with 1,000 acres of advanced and expert terrain serviced by the Alberta lift, including the breathtaking Knife Ridge, the challenging Waterfall Area, and Alberta Peak, the pinnacle of Wolf Creek Ski Area, all of which exists largely in its natural state..... After a snow-filled December, Wolf Creek Ski Area has surpassed the 200-inch mark, making it the ski resort with the Most Snow in the Nation! With sun-filled days and not another storm coming in for at least a week, this is the best time to discover why boarders and skiers alike have coveted the deep powder and incredible natural snow in Southwest Colorado.... |
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