Lemon Dam Campground, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

  Such a perfect choice of attractions and such a perfect variety of outdoors recreation will positively have you coming back persistently. It's a wonderful idea to explore Miller Creek, it's in the neighborhood of Lemon Dam Campground; since you're here you can take a hike along the Whitehead Trail.
This is beyond doubt a splendid campground. There are some great whitewater spots on Canyon Creek, and if you've had enough of Lemon Dam Campground, Lemon Reservoir is close by. Lemon Dam Campground is a top choice campground with the folks from Bayfield.
    Some activities here at Lemon Dam Campground are swimming, fishing, hiking, and whitewater paddling, so you won’t get bored. Lemon Dam Campground is a location that is pretty dried out usually; throughout the month of August you get the most rain around here, and the driest month
is June. Colorado has lots of outdoors activities.
The surroundings of this campground have such a large number of things to offer. Going for a hike along the Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway will let you absorb the natural beauty of this neighborhood. But wait, there's more to do near Lemon Dam Campground. San Juan National Forest is a nice location to go to on a lovely day, and at Lemon Dam Campground you always meet someone from Bayfield. At last, the time to go camping is here once more; Lemon Dam Campground is a great local campground if you happen
 
to be in Colorado.
Just can't get enough of the San Juan Mountains. There's whitewater on Animas River for all you thrill seekers, and you definitely ought to explore Navajo Lake State Park since you're here. Summertime at Lemon Dam Campground arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 30's, and all through the dark hours in the winter at Lemon Dam Campground temperatures plunge to the 0's.
The San Juan Mountains scenery is always beautiful. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Vallecito Creek, and you can hit the slopes at Durango close by.
And if that's not enough there's a heap more fun stuff to do in the San Juan Mountains. Lemon Dam Campground is near Youngs Canyon which is without doubt worth checking out, and you don’t have to go far from Lemon Dam Campground to observe the water at Lemon Dam. There are so many entertaining things to do next to Lemon Dam Campground; spending time at this campground is fantastically fun.

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Latitude: 37.405
Longitude: -107.66028

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These outdoors activities are available near Lemon Dam Campground.
 Camp Grounds Near Lemon Dam Campground:
Florida Campground, La Plata County , 3 miles away
Transfer Park Campground, La Plata County , 3 miles away
O-bar-o Resort, Durango , 4 miles away
Bear Creek Campground, La Plata County , 7 miles away
Old Timbers Campground, La Plata County , 7 miles away
Wilson Creek Campground, La Plata County , 7 miles away
Riverside RV Park, Bayfield , 8 miles away
 Hotels Near Lemon Dam Campground:
Tamarron Resort, Durango , 12 miles away
Iron Horse Inn, Durango , 15 miles away
Best Western Mountain Shadows, Durango , 16 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango , 16 miles away
Ramada Limited-Durango, Durango , 16 miles away
Durango Travelodge, Durango , 16 miles away
Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Silverton , 16 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Lemon Dam Campground:
Durango, Colorado , 16 miles away, 2029 vertical feet
Silverton, Colorado , 21 miles away, 3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 25 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Hesperus Ski Center, Colorado , 28 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado , 32 miles away, 3530 vertical feet
Wolf Creek, Colorado , 60 miles away, 1604 vertical feet
Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 93 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Crested Butte, Colorado , 95 miles away, 3062 vertical feet
Powderhorn, Colorado , 97 miles away, 1650 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Lemon Dam Campground:
Canyon Creek, La Plata County , 10 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River)
Vallecito Creek, La Plata County , 10 miles away, Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata County , 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata County , 15 miles away, Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)
Animas River, La Plata County , 16 miles away, Class III - 6.5 miles long (32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs)
 National Parks Near Lemon Dam Campground:
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM , 38 miles away
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO , 53 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO , 53 miles away
 Trails Near Lemon Dam Campground:
Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County , 17 miles away
Whitehead Trail, San Juan County , 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Lemon Dam Campground

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