Hermit Lake Trail   In the Sangre De Cristo Mountains you'll find lots of hiking trails, there's no better way to enjoy these mountains. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while and Hermit Lake Trail in Saguache County, Colorado is just what you need. This part of Colorado has a great deal of available outdoors activities. Hermit Lake Trail is a long drive away from Canon City but it's one of those places where hiking is great. Groundhog Basin     is a good location to check out, and if you come at the right time of year, Whitewater Outfitter - Rock & Row offers some good whitewater. Yeah, come up here to the Sangre De Cristo Mountains for a good time. Stay the night at Lake Creek Campground, and Hermit Pass is also a great location to look at. North Crestone Campground is a great campground nearby; a visit here wouldn’t be complete without a visit to close by Rio Grande National Forest. You'll meet a lot of people from Crestone here. Hermit Lake Trail is pretty dried out generally. All through August this area sees the most rain, and the driest of the months is January. For the duration of the summertime months at Hermit Lake   Trail highs are typically in the 80's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Hermit Lake Trail. Be the first to review Hermit Lake Trail SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Hermit Lake Trail.   Trails Near Hermit Lake Trail: Music Pass Trail, Saguache County , 15 miles away   Campgrounds Near Hermit Lake Trail: Middle Taylor Creek State Wildlife Area, Crestone , 4 miles away North Crestone Campground, Saguache County , 4 miles away Alvarado, Westcliffe , 7 miles away Wild Cherry Creek, Crestone , 8 miles away Lake Creek Campground, Custer County , 9 miles away   Whitewater Near Hermit Lake Trail: Whitewater Outfitter - Rock & Row, Fremont County , 20 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Arkansas River, Chaffee/Fremont County , 21 miles away, Class III - 8.7 miles long (Highway Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch) Arkansas River, -blank- County , 23 miles away, Class II-III - 27.9 miles long (Highway Rincon to Pinnacle Rock) Grape Creek, Fremont County , 25 miles away, Class IV+ - 15 miles long (Bear Gulch to Canon City) Arkansas River, Fremont County , 28 miles away, Class III-IV - 9 miles long (Parkdale Launch to Canon City)   Public Lands Near Hermit Lake Trail: Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO , 24 miles away Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO , 51 miles away Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado , 15 miles away San Luis State Park, Colorado , 22 miles away   Hotels Near Hermit Lake Trail: Hampton Inn - Suites Salida CO, Salida , 33 miles away Days Inn Salida, Salida , 33 miles away Comfort Inn Salida, Salida , 33 miles away Gateway Inn And Suites, Salida , 33 miles away Great Western Colorado Lodge, Salida , 33 miles away   Lakes Near Hermit Lake Trail Rito Alto Lake, Saguache County , 1 miles away South Crestone Lake, Saguache County , 5 miles away DeWeese Reservoir, Custer County , 15 miles away