Swale Lake, San Juan Mountains, Rio Grande County, Colorado

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    It's always fun to stop by Swale Lake. If you adore the outdoors, you'll love Swale Lake. Don't leave Swale Lake without first going for a hike along the Silver Creek Trail, and if you need a place to stay Wolf Creek Ski Lodge & Motel is a great choice. This lake is located in the wonderful San Juan Mountains. Swale Lake is a wet site that gets a great deal of precipitation; March is the wettest month with most snow, and June on the other hand is the driest.
 
   This lake is so wonderful. Wolf Creek is a great whitewater spot near Swale Lake; camping at Swale Lake is great fun, Upper Beaver Creek Campground is a great local campground. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 60's to Swale Lake. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's while Swale Lake nighttime low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 0's. This lake is so wonderful.
 
               A fine place for whitewater paddling in close proximity to Swale Lake is Rio Grande, and if you came for an overnight stay Cross Creek Campground is a brilliant site to camp. That right there is loads of exciting stuff already but it goes on, the San Juan Mountains has it all. Good hiking is available along the Quartz Creek Trail, and do stop at Rudifor Lake, it's a gorgeous lake. Be careful coming to the San Juan Mountains, you might not ever wanna return back home again. Lost Mine Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth stopping at, and you can go for a hike on the Hot Creek Stock Driveway.
You ought to certainly dedicate some time to Pond Park while you're here at Swale Lake, and a tremendous nearby hotel is Inn Motel.

 
Americas Best Value Inn, South Fork
9 miles away

Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork
10 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...

Current weather conditions at Swale Lake, San Juan Mountains, Rio Grande County, Colorado
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Local climate location: WOLF CREEK PASS 18 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.49139
Longitude: -106.6839

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These outdoors activities are available near Swale Lake.
 Hotels Near Swale Lake:
Wolf Creek Ski Lodge & Motel, South Fork, 8 miles away
Inn Motel, South Fork, 8 miles away
Rainbow Lodge, South Fork, 8 miles away
Chinook Smokehouse & Gifts, South Fork, 8 miles away
Spruce Lodge, South Fork, 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Swale Lake:
Cross Creek Campground, Rio Grande County, 5 miles away
Upper Beaver Creek Campground, Rio Grande County, 6 miles away
Park Creek Campground, Mineral County, 6 miles away
Beaver Creek Campground, Rio Grande County, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Swale Lake:
Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio Grande CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork)
Wolf Creek, Mineral CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class IV+ - 0.25 miles long (Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge)
San Juan River - East Fork, Archuleta CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class III-IV - 4 miles long (East Fork to 160 Bridge)
 National Parks Near Swale Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 53 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 53 miles away
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 69 miles away
 Trails Near Swale Lake:
Hot Creek Stock Driveway, Mineral County, 3 miles away
Silver Creek Trail, Mineral County, 5 miles away
Quartz Creek Trail, Archuleta County, 8 miles away
 Lakes Near Swale Lake:
Rudifor Lake, Rio Grande CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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