Mix Lake Campground, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Colorado

  The great selection of local attractions, and such a great variety of outdoors recreation are wonderful reasons to come. There's loads of outdoors recreation available close at hand such as swimming, fishing, whitewater paddling, and hiking, so most likely you want to stay for a while. This is such a splendid campground. Why not go to Platoro Dam since you're here; one of the governing features of the surroundings of Mix Lake Campground is Forest King Mountain.
Now, you may imagine that's a load but there's even more entertaining stuff to do here
    in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Lakes? Sure, Mix Lake is nearby, and whitewater paddling is nice on Rio Grande. There is so much exciting stuff in the neighborhood of Mix Lake Campground; when you spend some time here you will feel like a whole new person.
Go for a hike
on the Hot Creek Stock Driveway; there is a great hiking trail close by called the Bear Lake Trail. Mix Lake Campground is frequently visited by campers from Del Norte.
Mix Lake Campground is a tremendous camp ground to use as a base while enjoying the San Juan and Jemez Mountains.
This location is great, just check out all the amusing things to do near Mix Lake Campground. Conejos River has a fine whitewater paddling spot nearby, and close by you stumble on the San Juan Stock Driveway which is a great hiking trail. This campground is so splendid. On a good
 
day at Mix Lake Campground you can take a hike along the Lake Fork Trail; folks from Del Norte love to come here.
Mix Lake Campground gets a good deal of water; all through the month of March you get the most snow around here, and the driest of the months is June. Whohoo, so many enjoyable things in one place! The San Juan and Jemez Mountains is so good! Skiing at Wolf Creek is one of those things you just have to do, and going for a hike on the Conejos Trail is always a perfect adventure.
Throughout the warm months highs here at Mix Lake Campground reach the 60's, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. Throughout the winter this place gets highs in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Mix Lake Campground. Colorado is a good outdoors state. You might want to pay a visit to Sawmill Gulch since you're here at Mix Lake Campground, and get dripping wet paddling on Wolf Creek.

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Latitude: 37.35833
Longitude: -106.5375

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These outdoors activities are available near Mix Lake Campground.
 Camp Grounds Near Mix Lake Campground:
Stunner Campground, Conejos County , 3 miles away
Conejos Campground, Conejos County , 12 miles away
Spectacle Lake Campground, Conejos County , 13 miles away
Comstock Campground, Rio Grande County , 13 miles away
Alamosa Campground, Conejos County , 13 miles away
Cross Creek Campground, Rio Grande County , 14 miles away
Rock Creek Campground, Rio Grande County , 15 miles away
 Hotels Near Mix Lake Campground:
The Spruce Lodge, South Fork , 18 miles away
Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork , 18 miles away
Branding Iron Motel, Chama , 26 miles away
Best Western Movie Manor, Monte Vista , 27 miles away
Budget Host Monte Villa Inn Monte Vista, Monte Vista , 30 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Pagosa Springs, Co, Pagosa Springs , 32 miles away
Oak Ridge Lodge, Pagosa Springs , 33 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Mix Lake Campground:
Wolf Creek, Colorado , 19 miles away, 1604 vertical feet
Monarch, Colorado , 65 miles away, 1171 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 79 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Ski Rio, New Mexico , 80 miles away, 2150 vertical feet
Pajarito Mountain, New Mexico , 81 miles away, 1410 vertical feet
Silverton, Colorado , 82 miles away, 3000 vertical feet
Red River, New Mexico , 86 miles away, 1600 vertical feet
Taos, New Mexico , 86 miles away, 2612 vertical feet
Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 87 miles away, 2100 vertical feet
Durango, Colorado , 90 miles away, 2029 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Mix Lake Campground:
Conejos River, Conejos County , 7 miles away, Class II-IV - 6.4 miles long (Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos)
Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio Grande County , 24 miles away, Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork)
Wolf Creek, Mineral County , 24 miles away, Class IV+ - 0.25 miles long (Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge)
San Juan River - East Fork, Archuleta County , 25 miles away, Class III-IV - 4 miles long (East Fork to 160 Bridge)
Rio de los Pinos, -blank- County , 27 miles away, Class V+ - 8.8 miles long (Osier Colorado to Campground Close to San Miguel New Mexico)
 National Parks Near Mix Lake Campground:
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO , 60 miles away
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO , 60 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO , 60 miles away
 Trails Near Mix Lake Campground:
Lake Fork Trail, Conejos County , 3 miles away
Bear Lake Trail, Conejos County , 5 miles away
San Juan Stock Driveway, Conejos County , 5 miles away
Conejos Trail, Conejos County , 5 miles away
Hot Creek Stock Driveway, Conejos County , 6 miles away
Dry Creek Stock Driveway, Rio Grande County , 7 miles away
South Fork Trail, Conejos County , 8 miles away
 Lakes Near Mix Lake Campground

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