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Lightner Creek Campground, Colorado
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| | The brilliant local attractions and such a brilliant variety of outdoors recreation will certainly have you coming back many times. Whohoo, so many exciting things in one place! Lightner Creek Campground is so good! The Rough Canyon Trail is a wonderful hiking trail in the vicinity of Lightner Creek Campground; some out of the ordinary geology is available here, Barnroof Point is right here. A visit to Colorado is not complete without some camping.
Soar down the rapids of Animas River in a kayak; you'll probably meet some folks from Durango here. There's |
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more to do near Lightner Creek Campground other than just hanging out such as swimming, playing golf, hiking, fishing, and whitewater paddling, so running out of enjoyable stuff to do won’t happen. This campground has everything. Going for a hike along the Highline Trail will let
| you absorb the natural beauty of this area; the slopes of Hesperus Ski Center are so inviting noone can resist.
On a splendid day at Lightner Creek Campground you can take a hike along the Highline Loop Trail, and Aztec Ruins National Monument is a fine place close by. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Animas River, and Chapman Lake is a nearby lake that you could have a look at.
Lightner Creek Campground is loved by visitors from Durango. If the weather is wonderful here at Lightner Creek Campground, you can go for a hike along the Goodhope | |
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Stock Driveway, and for you golfers we recommend close by Hillcrest Golf Club. Deep Creek is close to Lightner Creek Campground and is always a diversion to take a look at; close by you locate fine locations like Coal Gulch.
How long has it been since you went for a weekend
of camping? Lightner Creek Campground in Colorado is exactly the spot. There's no way to run out of cool stuff to do in the neighborhood of Lightner Creek Campground; to be here is always fun.
The amount of rainfall that falls at Lightner Creek Campground is close to the national
average; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain; June is the month with the least moisture.
The personnel of this magnificent campground and the nice quality of everything here attract folks from all over. If you come to this campground, you will have
a magnificent time for sure. If you come at the right time of year, Hermosa Creek offers some delightful whitewater, and there is a great hiking trail nearby called the Gold Run Trail.
And if you're still looking for more outdoors exciting things just keep reading. If you're
a golfer then a glorious close by course is Hillcrest Golf Club, and Mancos State Park is both fine and pretty. Summertime highs at Lightner Creek Campground ordinarily tend to be in the 70's while night lows are frequently in the 30's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 30's, and night lows at Lightner Creek Campground through the winter mostly fall into the 0's.
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LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO:
Address:
1567 County Road 207
Durango, Colorado 81301
Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.2944
Longitude: -107.95
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Outdoors Recreation Near Durango, Colorado
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Lightner Creek Campground. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Lightner Creek Campground, Colorado
Local climate location: RICO 8 miles away
       
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Doubletree Hotel Durango, Durango
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Lightner Creek Campground, Colorado
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| These outdoors activities are available near Lightner Creek Campground. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Lightner Creek Campground:
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Cotton wood RV Park, Durango
, 4 miles away |
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United Campgrounds Of Durango, Durango
, 7 miles away |
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Alpen Rose RV Park, Durango
, 8 miles away |
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Hermosa Meadows Camper Park, Durango
, 10 miles away |
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Kroeger Campground, La Plata County
, 10 miles away |
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Durango East KOA, Durango
, 11 miles away |
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K O A Kampgrounds, Durango
, 11 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Lightner Creek Campground:
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Best Western Durango Inn And Suites, Durango
, 4 miles away |
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Residence Inn By Marriott Durango, Durango
, 5 miles away |
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Doubletree Hotel Durango, Durango
, 5 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Durango, Co, Durango
, 5 miles away |
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Historic Strater Hotel, Durango
, 5 miles away |
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Best Western Rio Grande Inn, Durango
, 5 miles away |
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Wyndham Durango, Durango
, 5 miles away |
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| | Ski Areas Near Lightner Creek Campground:
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Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado
, 7 miles away, 700 vertical feet |
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Durango, Colorado
, 21 miles away, 2029 vertical feet |
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Silverton, Colorado
, 34 miles away, 3000 vertical feet |
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Telluride, Colorado
, 35 miles away, 3530 vertical feet |
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Kendall Mountain, Colorado
, 39 miles away, 400 vertical feet |
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Wolf Creek, Colorado
, 81 miles away, 1604 vertical feet |
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Powderhorn, Colorado
, 99 miles away, 1650 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Lightner Creek Campground:
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Animas River, La Plata
County
, 6 miles away, Class III - 6.5 miles long (32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs) |
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Animas River, La Plata
County
, 11 miles away, Class II-III - 12 miles long (Purple Cliffs to State line) |
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Hermosa Creek, La Plata
County
, 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Hermosa Park to US 550) |
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Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata
County
, 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard) |
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Canyon Creek, La Plata
County
, 18 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River) |
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| | National Parks Near Lightner Creek Campground:
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Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM
, 25 miles away |
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Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO
, 32 miles away |
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Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO
, 32 miles away |
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Hovenweep National Monument, Cortez - CO
, 55 miles away |
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| | Trails Near Lightner Creek Campground:
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Highline Trail, La Plata County
, 10 miles away |
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Goodhope Stock Driveway, La Plata County
, 12 miles away |
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Highline Loop Trail, Montezuma County
, 12 miles away |
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Rough Canyon Trail, Montezuma County
, 17 miles away |
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Gold Run Trail, Montezuma County
, 17 miles away |
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Bear Creek Trail, Montezuma County
, 18 miles away |
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Ryman Trail, Montezuma County
, 18 miles away |
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