Posos Lake, San Juan Mountains, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico     User input for Posos Lake, San Juan Mountains, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: Be the first to submit input for Posos 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 Posos Lake. Some of the water nearby flows, like Spring Creek. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Alire Spring; this is a popular location for people from Espanola. Yep, outdoors entertaining things truly is abundant here in the San Juan Mountains. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Posos Lake has to offer, you can camp at Hopewell Lake Campground, and whitewater paddling is not for everyone       but if it's for you then, we recommend Rio Ojo Caliente. This lake is so wonderful. Posos Lake is a fine location to camp, El Ritito Campground is a fine location; from Posos Lake you get a nice sight of Big Rock. The San Juan Mountains scenery is always beautiful. High temperatures at Posos Lake through the warm days of summer are in the 80's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are                  in the 30's while Posos Lake night low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 0's. Posos Lake gets very little rain; August is the month that gets the most rain, and May on the other hand is the driest.   The Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu 25 miles away Beautiful 19-room Inn located in tranquil Chama River Valley setting. Guest rooms- suites- and casitas feature stunning Southwestern decor and luxurious beds with pillow-top mattresses. Many rooms wit... Comfort Inn Espanola, Espanola 33 miles away FREE High Speed Internet Access, Indoor Pool and hot tub. We are centrally located in Northern NM. 30 minutes drive to Ghost Ranch, Bandalier National Monument, Los Alamos and Santa Fe. Pet accommodat... Current weather conditions at Posos Lake, San Juan Mountains, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Local climate location: CHAMA 18 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 36.57278 Longitude: -106.0839 San Juan Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the San Juan Mountains. San Juan Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan Mountains. New Mexico Lakes Complete list of all lakes in New Mexico Rio Arriba County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Rio Arriba County Books about Posos Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Posos Lake, San Juan Mountains, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Outdoors Recreation Near Espanola, New Mexico Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Espanola, New Mexico, the metro area neareast to Posos Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. New Mexico Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of New Mexico.     These outdoors activities are available near Posos Lake.   Hotels Near Posos Lake: The Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu, 25 miles away Comfort Inn Espanola, Espanola, 33 miles away Espanola-Days Inn, Espanola, 33 miles away Adobe and Stars Inn, Taos, 33 miles away Taos Super 8 Motel, Taos, 36 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Posos Lake: El Ritito Campground, Rio Arriba County, 6 miles away Hopewell Lake Campground, Rio Arriba County, 13 miles away Canjilon Creek Campground, Rio Arriba County, 16 miles away Middle Canjilon Campground, Rio Arriba County, 17 miles away   Whitewater Near Posos Lake: Rio Ojo Caliente, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class I-II - 28 miles long (La Madera to confluence with Rio Chama)   National Parks Near Posos Lake: Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM, 41 miles away Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Santa Fe - NM, 43 miles away Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 65 miles away