Colorado hiking trails - Lower Bench Trail, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Mesa County
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Latitude: 38.52111
Longitude: -108.65944
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| | Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and if you happen to be in Mesa County of Colorado, Lower Bench Trail is a great local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Colorado has lots of outdoors activities. Stay the night at Divide Forks Campground, and whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Escalante Creek. It is very arid here at Lower Bench Trail generally; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain while June is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
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Summertime highs at Lower Bench Trail regularly tend to be in the 90's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 60's. Highs during the winter are usually in the 40's while Lower Bench Trail overnight low temperatures during the wintertime are in
| the 10's. There are many hiking trails in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains where you can absorb the beauty of these mountains. There's some flowing water nearby, Coal Creek is a stream you can stop at during your stay; if you come at the right time of year, Dolores River offers some perfect whitewater.
There's no way somebody can get bored here in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. T Bone Spring Campground is a nice campground nearby, and everyone loves Johnson Basin. It's a long drive from Montrose to Lower Bench Trail but hiking is such a fun thing to do and this is a great place to do that.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Lower Bench Trail. |
| | Trails Near Lower Bench Trail:
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Upper Bench Trail, Mesa County
, 2 miles away |
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Beaver Dam Trail, Mesa County
, 4 miles away |
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Bench Trail, Mesa County
, 4 miles away |
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Spring Creek Trail, Montrose County
, 5 miles away |
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Blue Creek Trail, Mesa County
, 6 miles away |
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Campbell Creek Trail, Montrose County
, 6 miles away |
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Franks Bench Trail, Mesa County
, 6 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Lower Bench Trail:
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Dolores River, Montezuma/Dolores County
County
, 19 miles away, Class II+ - 44 miles long (Bedrock to Gateway) |
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Escalante Creek, Gunnison County
County
, 24 miles away, Class V - 6.5 miles long (Escalante Forks to Captain Smith's Cabin) |
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San Miguel River, San Miguel/ Montrose County
County
, 25 miles away, Class III - 5.2 miles long (BB 36 Road to Green Truss Bridge) |
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Dolores River, Montezuma/Dolores County
County
, 25 miles away, Class II+(III) - 50 miles long (Slickrock to Bedrock) |
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Kannah Creek, Mesa County
County
, 29 miles away, Class III - 6.5 miles long (Route 50 to Route 141) |
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| | National Parks Near Lower Bench Trail:
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Colorado National Monument, Fruita - CO
, 35 miles away |
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Arches National Park, Moab - UT
, 60 miles away |
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Canyonlands National Park, Moab - UT
, 60 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Lower Bench Trail:
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Rodeway Inn Grand Junction, Grand Junction
, 30 miles away |
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Hawthorn Suites Ltd Grand Junction, Grand Junction
, 30 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Grand Junction, Co, Grand Junction
, 31 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Grand Junction, Co, Grand Junction
, 32 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites GRAND JUNCTION NORTHEAST, Grand Junction
, 33 miles away |
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