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     The beauty of Shalona Lake attracts many people from all around. Life's too short to enjoy all the amusing stuff next to Shalona Lake. Get drenched paddling on Animas River, and if the weather is great, you can go for a hike along the Highline Trail. So much cool stuff to do in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, not sufficient time. If you came to camp Durango Koa Kampground is a pleasant place to do that, and if you need a place to stay Tamarron Resort is a  
   good choice. While you're here at Shalona Lake you can take a hike along the Goodhope Stock Driveway; take a look at nearby Mitchell Lakes.
An average amount of rainfall falls at Shalona Lake; the month with most of the rain is August; June is the month with the least moisture. Hit the slopes at Durango close by; an afternoon playing golf at Dalton Ranch Golf Club is always a joy. What a site this is for outdoors folks. Take a little trip to Bear Creek if
 
               you're here at Shalona Lake, and Bell Canyon is also a perfect location to discover.
This location, the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, has so much outdoors entertaining things. Lakes are splendid; Keeler Reservoir is a lake that's in close proximity to Shalona Lake; the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close by Hesperus Ski Center. Keeler Dam is a spot that is right next door to Shalona Lake, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Canyon Creek. This lake is so wonderful.
This lake is one of the great places here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. If you like the outdoors you'll like it here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Not far from Shalona Lake, you'll find Stratton Lake which is a picturesque lake, and the Circle Trail is a good hiking trail close by. This lake is so wonderful. Shalona Lake is magnificent enough to spend more than a day at, Haviland Lake Campground is a magnificent local campground, and there are plenty of folks from Durango here.
Through the months of summer highs here at Shalona Lake reach the 70's, and the night is a little colder of course, usually in the 30's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's, and nighttime lows through the winter for Shalona Lake tend to be in the 0's. This lake is so wonderful. Put some time aside to spend at Pinkerton Hot Springs while you're here at Shalona Lake, and Lodge at Tamarron is a pleasant place to get some rest.

 
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Current weather conditions at Shalona Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado
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Local climate location: RICO 15 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.48361
Longitude: -107.8036

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These outdoors activities are available near Shalona Lake.
 Hotels Near Shalona Lake:
Tamarron Resort, Durango, 1 miles away
Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 2 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango, 7 miles away
Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 8 miles away
Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Silverton, 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Shalona Lake:
Durango Koa Kampground, Durango, 2 miles away
Haviland Lake Campground, La Plata County, 3 miles away
Hermosa Meadows Camper Park, Durango, 5 miles away
Bear Creek Campground, La Plata County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Shalona Lake:
Durango, Colorado, 20 miles away
      2029 vertical feet
Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado, 20 miles away
      700 vertical feet
Silverton, Colorado, 20 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Shalona Lake:
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard)
Canyon Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River)
Hermosa Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Hermosa Park to US 550)
 National Parks Near Shalona Lake:
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 44 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 44 miles away
Hovenweep National Monument, Cortez - CO, 65 miles away
 Trails Near Shalona Lake:
Goodhope Stock Driveway, La Plata County, 13 miles away
Highline Trail, San Juan County, 14 miles away
Circle Trail, Dolores County, 15 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Shalona Lake:
Dalton Ranch Golf Club, Durango, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Shalona Lake:
Keeler Reservoir, La Plata CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Stratton Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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