Upper Hancock Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado     Custom Search User input for Upper Hancock Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Upper Hancock Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you are traveling by, why not stop by Upper Hancock Lake. This lake is located in the wonderful Sawatch Range. This lake is so wonderful. Best Western Vista Inn is a glorious location to get some rest, and of course, all our national parks are nice spots to go to and Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park is no exception. Summertime highs at Upper Hancock Lake ordinarily tend to be in the 70's, and the overnight is quite cooler of course, generally in the       30's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's, and after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Upper Hancock Lake plunge into the-20's. There's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Monarch, and the Coyote Park Trail is a good hiking trail close by. This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is brilliant here at Upper Hancock Lake, you can go for a hike along the Fooses Creek Trail, and Upper Hancock Lake is not the only site                  nearby, Hancock Lake is a nearby lake. Garfield Campground is a good local campground, naturally you could also take a look at Island Lake while you're here; it's not far at all. If you go for the outdoors you'll go for it here in the Sawatch Range. On a glorious day at Upper Hancock Lake you can take a hike along the Pitkin Stock Driveway, and the summit of Brittle Silver Mountain can be observed from Upper Hancock Lake. So many cool things to do here at Upper Hancock Lake, too perfect to be true. Upper Hancock Lake is a nice place to visit for more than one day, Middle Quartz Campground is a nice place to camp nearby, and if you need a place to stay Buena Vista Super 8 Motel is a nice choice. If you crave a little side spree, try Chalk Creek Pass, and great water scenery is available at North Fork Dam in the neighborhood of Upper Hancock Lake. Yeah, come here to Upper Hancock Lake for a great time. Not much rain falls here at Upper Hancock Lake; the month with most of the rain is August while June is frequently the driest month. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable things in the Sawatch Range. Float down the rapids of Arkansas River in a kayak, and a good place like Brittle Silver Basin here at Upper Hancock Lake is too splendid to miss.   Buena Vista Super 8 Motel, Buena Vista 20 miles away This Super 8 is without a doubt, one of the best properties in the chain. Pride property in addition to recipient of the National Hospitality Award. 27 inch flat screen TVs with HBO, refrigerators, ha... Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista 20 miles away Come to where the mountains meet the sky! Discover the Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista's newest and largest inn and the perfect base camp for all the wonderful outdoor activities the area has to... Current weather conditions at Upper Hancock Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado Local climate location: TAYLOR PARK 6 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.60972 Longitude: -106.3533 Sawatch Range Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Sawatch Range. Sawatch Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Sawatch Range. Colorado Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Colorado Chaffee County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Chaffee County Books about Upper Hancock Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Upper Hancock Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado. 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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 Upper Hancock Lake.   Hotels Near Upper Hancock Lake: Buena Vista Super 8 Motel, Buena Vista, 20 miles away Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista, 20 miles away Holiday Inn Express Salida, Co, Salida, 24 miles away Aspen Leaf Lodge, Salida, 24 miles away Salida Travelodge, Salida, 24 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Upper Hancock Lake: Garfield Campground, Chaffee County, 5 miles away Middle Quartz Campground, Gunnison County, 5 miles away Monarch Park Campground, Chaffee County, 5 miles away Snowblind Campground, Gunnison County, 6 miles away   Ski Areas Near Upper Hancock Lake: Monarch, Colorado, 5 miles away       1171 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Upper Hancock Lake: Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 19 miles away       Class III - 13 miles long (Fork Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access)   National Parks Near Upper Hancock Lake: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 20 miles away Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 20 miles away Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 69 miles away   Trails Near Upper Hancock Lake: Fooses Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 8 miles away Pitkin Stock Driveway, Gunnison County, 10 miles away Coyote Park Trail, Gunnison County, 10 miles away   Lakes Near Upper Hancock Lake: Hancock Lake, Chaffee CountyCounty, 0 miles away Island Lake, Chaffee CountyCounty, 1 miles away