Prospector - White River National Forest, Colorado

  During the summer at Prospector temperatures are ordinarily in the 80's. All through the moonlight hours it's generally in the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 30's, and after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Prospector dip into the 0's. Prospector is often visited by people in Glenwood Springs. So many local attractions and the magnificent variety of outdoors recreation are perfect motives to come.
Colorado has lots of outdoors activities. This campground is a beautiful location to visit. If the weather is good here
    at Prospector, you can go for a hike along the Blue Creek Trail, and an afternoon playing golf at Ironbridge Golf Club is always a pleasure. You've been indoors for too long, and Prospector in Colorado is the outdoors at its greatest.
Prospector is generally a pretty arid site;
during October this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is February.
If you're stopping by Prospector from Glenwood Springs, you won't be the only one, and Prospector is in close proximity to Harvey Gap State Park which is a wonderful spot. Some activities here at Prospector are hiking, whitewater paddling, and playing golf, so you won’t run out of things to do.
The people who take care of the campground and all the great passtime activities attract people from far and wide. Float down the rapids of Roaring Fork in a kayak, and
 
for you golfers we recommend nearby Glenwood SPGS Golf Club.
If only every site had this much outdoors fun things, what a great globe it would be. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Colorado River, and Prospector is near Cemetery Gulch which is absolutely worth checking out. Rifle Falls State Park is a perfect site to stretch your legs a bit. There are so many enjoyable things in close proximity to Prospector, and if you're searching for a nice location to go for a camping trip, this is a great choice.
Some of the water nearby flows, like Roaring Fork River; Sunlight Mountain is a very popular ski area close by.

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Latitude: 39.545315
Longitude: -107.324962

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These outdoors activities are available near Prospector - White River National Forest.
 Camp Grounds Near Prospector - White River National Forest:
East Fork - White River National Forest, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Heaton Bay - White River National Forest, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Lowry Campground - White River National Forest, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Mollie B-White River - White River National Forest, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Peak One - White River National Forest, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Redstone - White River National Forest, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Rocky Mountain Lodge, Antonito , 0 miles away
 Hotels Near Prospector - White River National Forest:
The Hotel Denver, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Caravan Inn, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Ramada Inn, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Best Western Antlers, Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Hampton Inn Glenwood Springs, Co., Glenwood Springs , 0 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Glenwood Springs (Aspen Area),, Glenwood Springs , 1 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Prospector - White River National Forest:
Sunlight Mountain, Colorado , 8 miles away, 2010 vertical feet
Buttermilk, Colorado , 37 miles away, 2030 vertical feet
Aspen Highlands, Colorado , 38 miles away, 3635 vertical feet
Aspen Mountain, Colorado , 40 miles away, 3267 vertical feet
Snowmass, Colorado , 42 miles away, 4406 vertical feet
Crested Butte, Colorado , 42 miles away, 3062 vertical feet
Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 44 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Beaver Creek, Colorado , 56 miles away, 4040 vertical feet
Howelsen Hill, Colorado , 60 miles away, 440 vertical feet
Steamboat, Colorado , 61 miles away, 3668 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Prospector - White River National Forest:
Roaring Fork, Pitkin/Garfield County , 2 miles away, Class II+(III) - 6.2 miles long (Black Bridge to Veltus Park)
Colorado River, Garfield County , 3 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 3.8 miles long (Hanging Lake Exit 125 to Grizzly Creek)
Colorado River, garfield County , 3 miles away, Class III-IV - 2 miles long (Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 to Grizzly Creek Exit 121)
Grizzly Creek, Garfield County , 5 miles away, Class IV-V - 1 miles long (1 mile up trail to Grizzly Creek Rest Area)
Crystal River, Pitkin County , 16 miles away, Class III - 4.8 miles long (Avalanche Creek to B.R.Campground)
 Trails Near Prospector - White River National Forest:
Blue Creek Trail, Eagle County , 20 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Prospector - White River National Forest:
Glenwood SPGS Golf Club, Glenwood Springs , 2 miles away
Ironbridge Golf Club, Glenwood Springs , 2 miles away

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