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    If you are traveling by, why not stop by Kays Lake. You feel that's enough? Just getting warmed up. Visit Wolf Creek since you're here at Kays Lake; get dripping wet paddling on Rio Brazos. El Vado Lake Camping Resort is a great local campground, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Red Lake Trail. Lots of rain falls at Kays Lake; March is when you get the most snow here, and the driest month of the year is June.
This lake is so wonderful. At Kays Lake
 
   during the days of summer highs are in the 60's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 40's. During the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 30's, and night lows in the 0's for Kays Lake. The San Juan and Jemez Mountains scenery is always beautiful.
Just can't get enough of the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. If you need a site to stay Best Western Jicarilla Inn is a splendid choice; whitewater paddling is delightful on Rio Chama. This lake is so wonderful.
 
               Kays Lake is a delightful spot to visit for more than one day, Rio Chama RV Campground is a delightful spot to camp nearby, and do go to Middle Lake, it's a lovely lake. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Kays Lake; Elk Creek Trail is a nice local trail; a wonderful lake like Mystery Lake is a good spot to pop by.
And that's not all you can do here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Dry warm beds await you at Branding Iron Motel, and there's delightful hiking along the La Manga Stock Driveway.

 
Branding Iron Motel, Chama
6 miles away
The Branding Iron is centrally located in the scenic Chama Valley just 3/4 mile from the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway. Each of our spacious immaculate guest rooms offers in-room coffee service- ...

Best Western Jicarilla Inn, Dulce
31 miles away
Pronounced Hick-ah-REE-ya, the Best Western Jicarilla Inn and Casino is located on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, surrounded by fabulous scenery, streams, mountains...

Current weather conditions at Kays Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
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Local climate location: WOLF CREEK PASS 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.98917
Longitude: -106.5411

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These outdoors activities are available near Kays Lake.
 Hotels Near Kays Lake:
Branding Iron Motel, Chama, 6 miles away
Best Western Jicarilla Inn, Dulce, 31 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Pagosa Springs, Co, Pagosa Springs, 35 miles away
Oak Ridge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 36 miles away
Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork, 38 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Kays Lake:
El Vado Lake Camping Resort, Tierra Amarilla, 0 miles away
Rio Chama RV Campground, Chama, 5 miles away
Sky Mountain Resort, Chama, 6 miles away
Twin Rivers Trailer Park, Chama, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Kays Lake:
Rio Chama, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class I-II - 15 miles long (Chama to Los Ojos)
Rio Brazos, Rio Arriba Co. CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class V+ - 14.5 miles long (above Corkins Lodge)
Rio de los Brazos, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class I-III - 9 miles long (Corkins Lodge to confluence with Rio Chama)
 National Parks Near Kays Lake:
Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM, 65 miles away
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 69 miles away
 Trails Near Kays Lake:
La Manga Stock Driveway, Conejos County, 8 miles away
Elk Creek Trail, Conejos County, 9 miles away
Red Lake Trail, Conejos County, 9 miles away
 Lakes Near Kays Lake:
Mystery Lake, Archuleta CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Middle Lake, Archuleta CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Sky Mountain Resort
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RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery...
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Sky Mountain Resort RV Park is nestled in the quiet Village of Chama, New Mexico. We feature camping alongside the Rio Chama River with unobstructed views. Located on 10. 42 acres at the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains, our pristine surroundings and beautiful campsites are unsurpassed. We are Big Rig friendly with pull-thrus and large back-in spaces. All 46 sites are complete with full hook-ups (50/30 amp service, water and sewer), picnic tables, fire rings (no fire rings at pull-thrus) and 12 common-area BBQ grills. We have recently introduced resort-wide FREE WiFi for all of our customers at every campsite.

We also feature a clean infloor-heated bathhouse with handicap accessibility as well as a complete laundry facility with new Maytag washers & dryers.

www. skymountainresort.com
575-756-1100 (May thru Oct)
1-888-759-6686 (Closed Nov thru Apr)...

Trujillo Meadows Campground
In the 16 years that I have lived in the area, there has never been white water ( for rafting, canoeing, kayaking etc. I presume) in the Brazos. I think you are referring to the Chama River which starts in the Colorado San Juans and flows through New Mexico into the Rio Grande in Espanola ,NM. Plenty of white water there in the spring time....You seem to have missed letting people know about the great trout fishing at Trujillo Meadows. I have never been there that I haven't hooked a big one....

Red Lake Trail
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Gorgeous trail...

Ruybalid Trail
11 miles away
Rough Creek Falls is well worth the trip; near Ruybalid Trail....

Rio Brazos
12 miles away
This stretch is not do-able to the average boater. It is anything but. The given put-in and take-out coordinates put you through at least one mandatory portage  on private property with a less-than-content owner. It's a two day trip, so there is at least one night of camping on private property. The run can only be done when the spring run-off is exactly right, and the V+ rating is not joking. This run is just not done. Go ahead and prove me wrong at your own risk....Note the 40' high waterfall about a mile in from the box downstream entrance. i have fished this many times,and think you would be crazy to run it, not to mention its all on private property....

Spruce Hole Trail
13 miles away
While I have not had the pleasure of hiking any of its trails yet, I look forward to camping in this area. I ''scouted'' the dirt road into the Spruce Hole exit off of the main road. It is very lovely through this piece of wilderness. Lots of healthy pines, wildflowers, and plenty of wildlife too. Sorry I don't have any pictures, but if you're thinking about camping or hiking here... I highly suggest that you do!...

Bear Lake Trail
16 miles away
Bear Lake was surely a disappointment! I'd heard it had good fishing, but after puffing up a long, steep, and confusing trail (we lost our way more than once, delaying our arrival about an hour) we found the lake nearly dry; muddy, and infested with mosquitoes! Next time I'll save myself the bother and fish the Conejos. ...

Opal Lake
18 miles away
I was raised near this lake and when a child we had to pack horses into this lake. It is not near any campgrounds, and it's over 25 miles to town, not 18. It gets way colder than 0 in the winter but the views are almost correct.  It IS beautiful!...

Bandelier National Monument
64 miles away
It's not in the San Juan Mountains....

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