Colorado hiking trails - Main Range Trail, Sawatch Range, Lake County

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  Finally, hiking time is here again, and if you happen to be in Lake County of Colorado, Main Range Trail is a great local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Main Range Trail is located quite a long drive from Edwards but many people like to hike here to be close to nature. If you have a thing about the outdoors you'll have a thing about it here in the Sawatch Range. A great place to pop by next to Main Range Trail is Gordon Gulch, and Lake View Campground is a perfect campground here. Main Range Trail gets very little rain; August is the month that
    gets the most rain; the driest month of the year is February.
The scenery at Cozart Dam in close proximity to Main Range Trail is wonderful, and you can stay the night at White Star Campground. For the period of the summertime months highs here at Main Range Trail reach the
70's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's, and after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Main Range Trail dip into the 0's.
In Colorado you never run out of outdoors fun. In the Sawatch Range there are many great hiking trails where beautiful scenery awaits you.
There are some delightful whitewater spots on Clear Creek, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Lake Creek.
 

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These outdoors activities are available near Main Range Trail.
 Trails Near Main Range Trail:
Mount Elbert Trail, Lake County , 2 miles away
Mount Massive Trail, Lake County , 6 miles away
Highline Trail, Lake County , 9 miles away
Pine Creek Trail, Chaffee County , 10 miles away
South Pine Creek Trail, Chaffee County , 11 miles away
Main Range Trail, Lake County , 11 miles away
Horn Fork Trail, Chaffee County , 12 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Main Range Trail:
Lake View Campground, Lake County, 2 miles away
White Star Campground, Lake County, 2 miles away
Parry Peak Campground, Lake County, 2 miles away
Twin Peaks Campground, Lake County, 3 miles away
Halfmoon Campground, Lake County, 3 miles away
 Whitewater Near Main Range Trail:
Clear Creek, Chaffee County County , 6 miles away, Class V - 3.3 miles long (to Arkansas River)
Lake Creek, Lake County County , 7 miles away, Class V+ - 9 miles long (Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch)
Arkansas River, Lake/ Chaffee County County , 8 miles away, Class I-II - 18 miles long (Leadville to Granite)
Arkansas River, Chaffee County County , 20 miles away, Class III - 7 miles long (Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista)
Homestake Creek, Eagle County County , 22 miles away, Class V - 0.25 miles long (1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River)
 National Parks Near Main Range Trail:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO , 38 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO , 38 miles away
 Hotels Near Main Range Trail:
Super 8 Motel - Leadville, Leadville , 9 miles away
Delaware Hotel, Leadville , 10 miles away
Silver King Inn, Leadville , 11 miles away
The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Avon , 16 miles away
Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista , 22 miles away

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