Deer Lakes Campground, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Colorado   Gunnison is 31 miles over the mountains but it takes about an hour and twenty minutes to get there driving. Says Drew Take a side journey to Deer Creek; get yourself into a kayak and hit Lake Fork Gunnison River. If you fancy the outdoors, you won’t be saddened; there's whitewater paddling, and hiking, so you won’t run out of things to do. Summer brings highs in the 70's to Deer Lakes Campground while night lows are regularly in the 40's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the-10's to Deer     Lakes Campground. So many local attractions and so many things to do are glorious reasons to come. This camp ground is one of the magnificent locations to camp here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff at Deer Lakes Campground. You might want to pay a visit to Canon Infierno if you're here at Deer Lakes Campground, and there are some perfect whitewater spots on Henson Creek. This campground is so perfect. The wonderful folks of Lake City like to hang out nearby, and hiking along the Cebolla Trail is perfect fun. This location, the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, has so much outdoors amusing things. On a magnificent day at Deer Lakes Campground you can take a hike along the Ridge Stock Driveway, and San Juan National Forest is a great place. Deer Lakes Campground   is right by the Rough Creek Trail; you can have a brilliant hiking adventure along the Bondholder Trail. If you have a thing about the outdoors you'll have a thing about it here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. There's whitewater on Rio Grande for all you thrill seekers; while you're here you can take a hike along the Devils Hole Trail. Deer Lakes Campground is positioned in an area with scores of exciting stuff to do, and it's always fun to be at this campground. Colorado has such an incredible array of things to offer nature lovers. Deer Lakes Campground is a campground reasonably often visited by residents of Lake City. It is very arid here at Deer Lakes Campground usually; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Hey, it's time you went on a camping trip, or what do you think? Deer Lakes Campground, Colorado is a wonderful location for getting out. This campground has so many cool things to offer. LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO: Coordinates: Latitude: 38.02222 Longitude: -107.18583 The Water Wheel Inn, Gunnison 31 miles away Start your day at the Water Wheel Inn with our complimentary hot breakfast bar consisting of Belgian waffles, biscuits and gravy as well as fruit, yogurt, cereals, and baked goods. 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Gunnison offers grand valley and mountain views with great outdoor areas in which to play. Rodeway Inn offers FREE continental... Gunnison Days Inn, Gunnison 33 miles away * Our hotel offers ski packages for Crested Butte and Monarch. If you are looking for ski packages please call hotel directly. * Outside electric plugs (cars, buses, trucks) * Direct dial phone ... More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Deer Lakes Campground, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Colorado   San Juan and Jemez Mountains Campgrounds Complete list of all the campgrounds in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan and Jemez Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Colorado Campgrounds Complete list of all campgrounds in Colorado Hinsdale County Campgrounds Complete list of all campgrounds in Hinsdale County Books about campgrounds in Colorado List of books available on Amazon.com about campgrounds in Colorado. Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.       These outdoors activities are available near Deer Lakes Campground.   Camp Grounds Near Deer Lakes Campground: Slumgullion Pass Campground, Hinsdale County , 3 miles away Spring Creek Campground, Hinsdale County , 5 miles away Spruce Campground, Hinsdale County , 5 miles away Cebolla Campground, Hinsdale County , 6 miles away Lake City Campground, Lake City , 9 miles away River Fork Camper Park, Lake City , 11 miles away North Clear Creek Campground, Hinsdale County , 11 miles away   Hotels Near Deer Lakes Campground: The Water Wheel Inn, Gunnison , 31 miles away GUNNISON LODGING COMPANY, Gunnison , 31 miles away Rodeway Inn Gunnison, Gunnison , 32 miles away Gunnison Days Inn, Gunnison , 33 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Gunnison, Gunnison , 33 miles away Comfort Inn Ouray, Ouray , 34 miles away St.Elmo Hotel, Ouray , 34 miles away   Ski Areas Near Deer Lakes Campground: Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 31 miles away, 400 vertical feet Silverton, Colorado , 36 miles away, 3000 vertical feet Wolf Creek, Colorado , 40 miles away, 1604 vertical feet Telluride, Colorado , 46 miles away, 3530 vertical feet Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 48 miles away, 2100 vertical feet Durango, Colorado , 48 miles away, 2029 vertical feet Crested Butte, Colorado , 50 miles away, 3062 vertical feet Monarch, Colorado , 65 miles away, 1171 vertical feet Aspen Highlands, Colorado , 67 miles away, 3635 vertical feet Snowmass, Colorado , 68 miles away, 4406 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Deer Lakes Campground: Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison County , 8 miles away, Class III - 3.6 miles long (Lake City Town Run) Henson Creek, Hinsdale County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City) Rio Grande, Hinsdale County , 15 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede) Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison County , 19 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Redbridge to Blue Mesa Reservoir) Cebolla River, Gunnison County , 19 miles away, Class II - 10 miles long (Highway 149 to Blue Mesa Reservoir)   National Parks Near Deer Lakes Campground: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO , 46 miles away Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO , 46 miles away   Trails Near Deer Lakes Campground: Rough Creek Trail, Hinsdale County , 6 miles away Cebolla Trail, Hinsdale County , 7 miles away Bondholder Trail, Hinsdale County , 14 miles away Devils Hole Trail, Saguache County , 14 miles away Ridge Stock Driveway, Gunnison County , 14 miles away McKenzie Stock Driveway, Mineral County , 15 miles away Skyline Trail, Hinsdale County , 16 miles away