Colgate Lake, Catskill Mountains, Greene County, New York

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     This is no location for people who don’t like to have a good time. After a long day outdoors Hotel Mountain Brook is a good site to spend a night or two, and not far from Colgate Lake you'll discover Lake Rip Van Winkle which is a beautiful lake. If you need a place to stay Hotel Vienna is a good choice; a good place to camp here at Colgate Lake is Doherty's Mountain Campground. This lake is so wonderful. If you're a golfer then a good nearby course is Colonial  
   Country Club, and since you're here, you could have a look at Halsey Brook.
Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! The Catskill Mountains is excellent! The panorama of Black Dome from Colgate Lake is wonderful, and magnificent hiking is available along the Phoenicia Trail. This lake is so wonderful. There are some wonderful whitewater spots on Catskill Creek, and you can hit the slopes at Hunter Mountain close by. Going for a hike on the Spruceton Trail
 
               is always a tremendous adventure, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop by close by Onteora Pond.
You just can't envision the amount of outdoors cool things the Catskill Mountains has to offer. If you come at the right time of year, Plattekill Creek offers some splendid whitewater; camping is available at Torchlight Campsites. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close by Windham Mountain, and Star Rock is something you shouldn't miss since you're here. For the duration of the long summer days at Colgate Lake temperatures are typically in the 70's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 50's. Highs during the winter are commonly in the 20's, and overnight lows at Colgate Lake through the winter generally fall into the 0's.
If you love the outdoors, you'll adore Colgate Lake. Lots of folks from Kingston come to Colgate Lake; you can go for a hike on the Willow Trail. Having a pleasant time in the Catskill Mountains is simple. The annual precipitation here at Colgate Lake is about average; all through the month of May you get the most rain around here; the driest of the months is February.
Colgate Lake is located in the Catskill Mountains.

 
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Local climate location: SLIDE MOUNTAIN 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.23806
Longitude: -74.12222

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These outdoors activities are available near Colgate Lake.
 Hotels Near Colgate Lake:
Hotel Mountain Brook, Tannersville, 2 miles away
Hotel Vienna, Windham, 8 miles away
Winwood Inn, Windham, 9 miles away
Friar Tuck Resort and Spa, Catskill, 10 miles away
Comfort Inn Saugerties, Saugerties, 13 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Colgate Lake:
Doherty's Mountain Campground, Acra, 5 miles away
Torchlight Campsites, Cairo, 6 miles away
Whip-o-will Campsite, Purling, 8 miles away
Pine Hollow Campgrounds And Pine Hollow Estates, Palenville, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Colgate Lake:
Hunter Mountain, New York, 6 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Windham Mountain, New York, 10 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Belleayre, New York, 26 miles away
      1404 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Colgate Lake:
Plattekill Creek, Greene / Ulster CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV - 2 miles long (Platte Clove Road to West Saugerties)
Catskill Creek, Albany/Greene CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II-III - 17 miles long (Cooksburg to Woodstock Dam)
Catskill Creek, Greene CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class II-IV - 5.5 miles long (Woodstock Dam to South Cairo)
 Trails Near Colgate Lake:
Spruceton Trail, Greene County, 9 miles away
Willow Trail, Ulster County, 12 miles away
Phoenicia Trail, Ulster County, 14 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Colgate Lake:
Colonial Country Club, Tannersville, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Colgate Lake:
Onteora Pond, Greene CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Lake Rip Van Winkle, Greene CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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