Shaw Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado     User input for Shaw Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Shaw Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        This lake is so wonderful. On a great day at Shaw Lake you can take a hike along the Treasure Mountain Trail; there are some good whitewater spots on Wolf Creek. You feel that's enough? Just getting warmed up. At Shaw Lake you can see Heart Mountain, and Big Meadows Reservoir is a tremendous lake close by. At Shaw Lake through the summer months highs are in the 70's while night lows are commonly in the 30's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's with       winter lows in the-10's overnight here at Shaw Lake. And if that's not enough there's a lot more entertaining stuff to do in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Going for a hike along the Lake Fork National Recreation Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region, and Highway Spring Campground is a great campground nearby. Dry warm beds await you at The Spruce Lodge, and Park Creek Campground is a nice local campground. This lake is so wonderful.                  Black Creek is a tremendous local stream, and if you're here you can take a hike along the Highline Trail. Now, you may believe that's heaps but there's even more enjoyable things to do here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Rio Grande, and lakes are such calm places, why not take a look at Pass Creek Lake. Shaw Lake is one of the lakes here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Shaw Dam is a stunning location close to Shaw Lake; after a long day outdoors Allington Inn and Suites is a great location to spend a night or two. Shaw Lake is pretty waterless frequently; July is when you get the most rain here while June is commonly the driest month.   Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork 12 miles away Close enough for a quick getaway, but filled with enough excitement and adventure to pack an entire vacation. This mountain destination is wrapped in the majestic San Juan Mountains of Southern Colora... The Spruce Lodge, South Fork 13 miles away *** FREE CONTINENTAL BREAFKAST *** The Spruce Lodge in South Fork is a beautiful, newly restored, historic building that was erected in 1926 as a boarding house for sawmill workers at Galbreath Tie an... Current weather conditions at Shaw Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado Local climate location: HERMIT 20 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.55889 Longitude: -106.7967 San Juan and Jemez Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. 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Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Shaw Lake.   Hotels Near Shaw Lake: Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork, 12 miles away The Spruce Lodge, South Fork, 13 miles away Holiday Inn Express PAGOSA SPRINGS, Pagosa Springs, 21 miles away OakRidge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 22 miles away Whispering Pines Condominums, Pagosa Springs, 24 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Shaw Lake: Park Creek Campground, Mineral County, 5 miles away Highway Spring Campground, Rio Grande County, 8 miles away Upper Beaver Creek Campground, Rio Grande County, 9 miles away Goodnight's Lonesome Dove Campground, South Fork, 9 miles away   Ski Areas Near Shaw Lake: Wolf Creek, Colorado, 26 miles away       1604 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Shaw Lake: Wolf Creek, Mineral CountyCounty, 8 miles away       Class IV+ - 0.25 miles long (Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge) Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio Grande CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork) San Juan River - East Fork, Archuleta CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class III-IV - 4 miles long (East Fork to 160 Bridge)   National Parks Near Shaw Lake: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 50 miles away Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 50 miles away   Trails Near Shaw Lake: Lake Fork National Recreation Trail, Mineral County, 2 miles away Highline Trail, Mineral County, 5 miles away Treasure Mountain Trail, Mineral County, 7 miles away   Lakes Near Shaw Lake: Big Meadows Reservoir, Mineral CountyCounty, 1 miles away Pass Creek Lake, Mineral CountyCounty, 3 miles away