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Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always take a look at close by Grass Valley Reservoir, and Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SILT-RIFLE is a great place to get some rest. So much fun stuff near West Elk Reservoir, absolutely incredible. Dry warm beds await you at Rodeway Inn; Beef Draw is another delightful spot to stop by nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Why not camp at Rifle Falls if you're here at West Elk Reservoir, and at Park Dam in
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| | the neighborhood of West Elk Reservoir there are some exciting things to see. It is very dehydrated here at West Elk Reservoir frequently; the wettest month of the year is frequently October, that's the one that rains the most while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. High temperatures at West Elk Reservoir all through the warm days of summer are in the 80's, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. High temperatures | |
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through the winter are normally in the 30's while the cold winter nights at West Elk Reservoir are in the 0's. The Mansfield Ditch Trail is a glorious hiking trail in the vicinity of West Elk Reservoir, and unsurprisingly, this is
a good area for people who like lakes, Park Reservoir is a lake in the vicinity. If you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on White River - South Fork; close by you hit upon the Fayville Trail
which is a tremendous hiking trail. Little Box Canyon Campground is a great local campground, and there is a good hiking trail close by called the Last Chance Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Cherry Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth stopping at.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.68111 Longitude: -107.6494
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White River - South Fork, Rio Blanco CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class III-IV - 10 miles long (National Forest Campground to North Fork) |
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Mansfield Ditch Trail
 | The north side of the mansfield trail is hikable and in decent shape,, the lower side below the clark trail cutoff is nearly overgrown and has no water sources... |
Meadow Creek Lake
 | 10 miles away 1 PHOTO Meadow lake was my Dada Idea, there is a great campground, easy road up the flat tops wilderness area to get there great for a one day fishing trip or camping, lots of family reunions held there, Great place to take little ones, and all around beautiful area... |
Adams Lake
 | 16 miles away 1 PHOTO located at the foot of Blair Mountain Adams Lake is well worth the trip. Definatly a 4 wheel drive Jeep Trail but only a few miles from Elk lakes, Jet lake, Shadow Lake, Blair lakes , Crater Lake, Deep lake and bison lake. Lots of Cut throat trout, rainbows and browns. Most deffinatly more than a one day trip. Always plan for all kinds of weather, and definitely tent camping only.... |
Elk Lakes
 | 16 miles away 1 PHOTO |
Hay Flat Trail
 | 16 miles away About the part of the rain.... I have camped up hay flats numerous times and every time I have gone it has rain more than once with a say period.... |
Jet Lake
 | 17 miles away 3 PHOTOS Jet lake is also located in the Flat Tops wilderness area so no vehicles allowed but is only about a 15 to 20 minute hike to the lake (an easy pretty flat hike) then about another 15 minute hike into shadow lake , about 15 mor into blair lake and about 15 more into crater lake. Elk lakes are located about 5 minutes from the wilderness area only 1/2 mile to the parking for jet lakes.... some colorado wild flowers... |
Blair Lake
 | 17 miles away 1 PHOTO |
Sunlight Mountain
 | 22 miles away 3 PHOTOS Parker Hille 03-26-Powder... Chris Lyons 03-26-Powder... Danny Stewart 03-26-Powder... |
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