Smith Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado     User input for Smith Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Smith 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. Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts is a nice site to get some rest, and there are plenty of people from Durango here. That right there is loads of enjoyable stuff already but it goes on, the San Juan and Jemez Mountains has it all. Bear Creek is a beautiful stream that is worth a visit, and striking scenery and perfect skiing is what you acquire at Durango. Any time is a delightful time at Smith Lake if you have a thing       about the outdoors. Don't leave Smith Lake without first going for a hike along the Circle Trail, and camping at Haviland Lake Campground is always a great experience. Spud Hill is a peak you can make out from Smith Lake, and if you need a place to stay Lodge at Tamarron is a great choice. Smith Lake gets a typical amount of precipitation; August is when you get the most rain here while June is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Be careful                  coming to the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, you might not ever want to go home again. Float down the rapids of Animas River in a kayak, and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Hesperus Ski Center since you're here. This lake is so wonderful. For you golfers we recommend nearby Dalton Ranch Golf Club, and a splendid site close by is Bell Canyon. This lake is one of the great places here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Keeler Dam is worth stopping at if you're here, and if you come at the right time of year, Canyon Creek offers some delightful whitewater. Yeah, come up here to the San Juan and Jemez Mountains for a great time. Not far from Smith Lake, you'll come across Stratton Lake which is a gorgeous lake, and going for a hike on the Goodhope Stock Driveway is always a good adventure. This place is unbeatable, just look at all the exciting stuff to do close to Smith Lake. Go for a hike on the Highline Trail, and Pinkerton Hot Springs is a splendid local attraction. For the duration of the months of summer at Smith Lake temperatures are generally in the 70's, and the nighttime is a tad colder of course, typically in the 30's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Smith Lake. This lake is so wonderful. There are other places here than Smith Lake, for example Shalona Lake, and Smith Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Durango Koa Kampground is a great local campground.   Lodge at Tamarron, Durango 3 miles away As of September 1st 2007, The Lodge at Tamarron has completed a million and a half dollar renovation to the common areas of the Lodge. The Lodge at Tamarron offers charming condominiums on a large res... Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango 9 miles away This luxury ski-in/ski-out property is the anchor of the new Purgatory Village, featuring upgraded skier services and a new Purgys Day Lodge. Purgatory Lodge units range in size from 2 bedrooms to 4 b... Current weather conditions at Smith Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado Local climate location: RICO 16 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.46778 Longitude: -107.7872 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 Smith Lake.   Hotels Near Smith Lake: Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 3 miles away Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 9 miles away Cascade Village, Durango, 9 miles away Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango, 9 miles away Iron Horse Inn, Durango, 10 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Smith Lake: Durango Koa Kampground, Durango, 1 miles away Haviland Lake Campground, La Plata County, 4 miles away Bear Creek Campground, La Plata County, 5 miles away Hermosa Meadows Camper Park, Durango, 5 miles away   Ski Areas Near Smith Lake: Durango, Colorado, 20 miles away       2029 vertical feet Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado, 21 miles away       700 vertical feet Silverton, Colorado, 21 miles away       3000 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Smith Lake: Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 3 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, 7 miles away       Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Hermosa Park to US 550)   National Parks Near Smith Lake: Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 45 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 45 miles away Hovenweep National Monument, Cortez - CO, 66 miles away   Trails Near Smith Lake: Goodhope Stock Driveway, La Plata County, 14 miles away Highline Trail, San Juan County, 15 miles away Circle Trail, Dolores County, 16 miles away   Golf Courses Near Smith Lake: Dalton Ranch Golf Club, Durango, 6 miles away   Lakes Near Smith Lake: Stratton Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 1 miles away Shalona Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 1 miles away