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The beauty of Rock Lake attracts many people from all around. Rock Lake gets very little precipitation; during July this area sees the most rain while June is mostly the driest month. San Juan River - East Fork has a great whitewater paddling spot close by, and unsurprisingly, this is a brilliant region for people who like lakes, Spruce Lake Number 2 is a lake in close proximity. Rock Lake is a beautiful lake in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains.
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| | up here to the San Juan and Jemez Mountains for a great time. Take a hike on the Highline Trail, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Rock Lake; Treasure Mountain Trail is a magnificent local trail. All the outdoors exciting things in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains will keep you coming back again and again. In case you don’t mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Wolf Creek, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Windy Pass | |
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Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Oak Ridge Lodge, and West Fork Campground is a delightful local campground.
At Rock Lake during the warm days of summer highs are in the 70's, and the nighttime is a
bit colder of course, commonly in the 30's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's, and overnight lows in the-10's for Rock Lake. This lake is so wonderful. This site is great, just look at all the cool things
to do near Rock Lake. Holiday Inn Express Pagosa Springs, Co is a magnificent place to get some rest, and Rock Lake is a great spot to visit for more than one day, Park Creek Campground is a great spot to camp nearby.
Nearby lakes? Sure, Spruce Lakes is right next door to Rock Lake; some nearby water includes Camp Creek.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.49667
Longitude: -106.8586
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rock Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Rock Lake:
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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!... |
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
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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