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Portal Campground, Sawatch Range, Colorado
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| | This part of Colorado has a splendid deal of outdoors activities at your disposal. The perfect variety of local attractions and such a perfect variety of outdoors recreation are perfect reasons to come. Quite a lot of amusing stuff to do near Portal Campground; it is a splendid escape from the mundane. Summertime at Portal Campground comes with high temperatures in the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 30's, and all through the dark hours in the winter at Portal Campground |
temperatures drop to the 0's.
This campground is always a joy. A pleasant site for whitewater paddling next to Portal Campground is Fryingpan River; a brilliant spot like White River National Forest is too good to leave out. Having a great time in the Sawatch Range is simple.
| Independence Mountain is easy to spot from Portal Campground, and not far from Portal Campground you'll find Ruby Lakes which is a beautiful lake.
You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun stuff at Portal Campground. You can run the rapids of Roaring Fork close to Portal Campground, and going for a hike along the Chapman Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region.
This is such a lovely campground. Going to Sylvan State Park next to Portal Campground is a great thing to do; if the weather is tremendous, you can go | |
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for a hike along the Matchless Trail. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Timberline Trail, and don't miss out on a journey to Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park if you're here.
You can take a little tour to Grizzly Reservoir Dam if you're here at Portal Campground,
and there's whitewater on Lake Creek for all you adrenaline junkies. Skiing at Snowmass is one of those things you just have to do; Portal Campground is right by the Star Trail.
But wait, there's more cool things to do in the Sawatch Range. Take a little trip to Grizzly Creek
since you're here at Portal Campground; at Portal Campground you always meet someone from Edwards. I don't want to stop, cause I'm havin' a fine time here at Portal Campground. Hiking along the Sawyer Lake Trail is magnificent fun.
Some activities here at Portal Campground
are hiking, swimming, fishing, and whitewater paddling, so you won’t get bored. Portal Campground is located in the Sawatch Range. Portal Campground gets very little precipitation; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain while February is generally the driest month.
Finally, it's time for a camping trip once more; Portal Campground, Colorado is a splendid place for getting out.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.07639
Longitude: -106.61194
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Outdoors Recreation Near Edwards, Colorado
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Edwards, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Portal Campground. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Portal Campground, Sawatch Range, Colorado
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| | Camp Grounds Near Portal Campground:
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Lost Man Campground, Pitkin County
, 3 miles away |
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Upper Grottos Campground, Pitkin County
, 6 miles away |
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Lincoln Gulch Campground, Pitkin County
, 6 miles away |
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Grottos Campground, Pitkin County
, 7 miles away |
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Dorchester Campground, Gunnison County
, 7 miles away |
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Weller Lake Campground, Pitkin County
, 8 miles away |
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Rivers End Campground, Gunnison County
, 12 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Portal Campground:
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The Alpenblick By Aspen Lodging Company, Aspen
, 9 miles away |
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VillaHotel Bears Creek, Aspen
, 15 miles away |
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VillaHotel La Niche, Aspen
, 15 miles away |
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The Gant, Aspen
, 15 miles away |
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Mountain House Lodge, Aspen
, 15 miles away |
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Sky Hotel, Aspen
, 15 miles away |
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Little Red Ski Haus,LLC, Aspen
, 15 miles away |
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| | Ski Areas Near Portal Campground:
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Snowmass, Colorado
, 13 miles away, 4406 vertical feet |
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Aspen Mountain, Colorado
, 16 miles away, 3267 vertical feet |
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Aspen Highlands, Colorado
, 18 miles away, 3635 vertical feet |
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Buttermilk, Colorado
, 18 miles away, 2030 vertical feet |
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Crested Butte, Colorado
, 26 miles away, 3062 vertical feet |
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Ski Cooper, Colorado
, 26 miles away, 1200 vertical feet |
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Irwin Lodge, Colorado
, 27 miles away, 2100 vertical feet |
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Beaver Creek, Colorado
, 29 miles away, 4040 vertical feet |
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Vail, Colorado
, 34 miles away, 3450 vertical feet |
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Monarch, Colorado
, 36 miles away, 1171 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Portal Campground:
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Lake Creek, Lake
County
, 8 miles away, Class V+ - 9 miles long (Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch) |
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Roaring Fork, Pitkin
County
, 10 miles away, Class V+ - 3.2 miles long (Weller Lake to Difficult Campground) |
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Fryingpan River, Eagle
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.7 miles long (Upper) |
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Roaring Fork, Pitkin
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV+ - 2 miles long (Aspen Music School to Slaughterhouse Bridge) |
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Clear Creek, Chaffee
County
, 17 miles away, Class V - 3.3 miles long (to Arkansas River) |
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| | Trails Near Portal Campground:
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Timberline Trail, Gunnison County
, 10 miles away |
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Star Trail, Gunnison County
, 10 miles away |
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Sawyer Lake Trail, Pitkin County
, 11 miles away |
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Chapman Trail, Pitkin County
, 11 miles away |
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Matchless Trail, Gunnison County
, 12 miles away |
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Mount Massive Trail, Lake County
, 13 miles away |
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Mount Elbert Trail, Lake County
, 13 miles away |
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