Ross Lake Reservoir, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado

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     If you go for the outdoors, you'll like Ross Lake Reservoir. If you came for an overnight stay Monarch Park Campground is a perfect location to camp, and if the weather is pretty, you obtain a great sight of Mount Aetna from Ross Lake Reservoir. There's nice hiking along the Quakey Mountain Trail, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit close by Boss Lake Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. Why not camp at Garfield Campground  
   while you're here at Ross Lake Reservoir; Arkansas River is a great whitewater spot nearby.
For the duration of the days of summer at Ross Lake Reservoir temperatures are regularly in the 70's with night lows in the 30's. Highs through the wintertime are generally in the 20's with winter lows in the-20's overnight here at Ross Lake Reservoir. Yeah, come up here to the Sawatch Range for a great time. Don't leave Ross Lake Reservoir without first going for
 
               a hike along the Browns Creek Trail; don't forget to take a nice little journey to Middle Fork South Arkansas River. The snow is good at Monarch.
Be careful coming to the Sawatch Range, you might not ever want to return home again. While staying at Ross Lake Reservoir you could always discover Columbus Gulch, and not far from Ross Lake Reservoir you'll locate Boss Lady Reservoir which is a beautiful lake. Ross Lake Reservoir is mostly a relatively dried up place; during the month of August you get the most rain around here, and June on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. A glorious close by hotel is Super 8 Buena Vista; there are tremendous places to look at along the Fooses Creek Trail.
Everybody loves Hoffman Park, also Boss Lake Dam is worth visiting since you're here. The Sawatch Range scenery is always beautiful.

 
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Current weather conditions at Ross Lake Reservoir, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado
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Local climate location: TAYLOR PARK 4 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.55667
Longitude: -106.32

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These outdoors activities are available near Ross Lake Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Ross Lake Reservoir:
Super 8 Buena Vista, Buena Vista, 20 miles away
Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista, 20 miles away
Holiday Inn Express SALIDA, Salida, 21 miles away
Aspen Leaf Lodge, Salida, 21 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Salida, Salida, 21 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Ross Lake Reservoir:
Garfield Campground, Chaffee County, 1 miles away
Monarch Park Campground, Chaffee County, 2 miles away
Snowblind Campground, Gunnison County, 7 miles away
Angel of Shavano Campground, Chaffee County, 7 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Ross Lake Reservoir:
Monarch, Colorado, 3 miles away
      1171 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Ross Lake Reservoir:
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III - 13 miles long (Fork Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access)
 National Parks Near Ross Lake Reservoir:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 21 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 21 miles away
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 65 miles away
 Trails Near Ross Lake Reservoir:
Fooses Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 4 miles away
Browns Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 10 miles away
Quakey Mountain Trail, Gunnison County, 11 miles away
 Lakes Near Ross Lake Reservoir:
Boss Lake Reservoir, Chaffee CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Boss Lady Reservoir, Chaffee CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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