Lake of the Clouds Trail   Hiking in Colorado is such a great thing to do. Lake of the Clouds Trail is a trail quite far from Canon City but many people like to hike here to be close to nature. There are many hiking trails in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, there's no better way to enjoy these mountains. Finally, hiking time is here again, and Lake of the Clouds Trail in Custer County, Colorado is a really good place to spend some time. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Arkansas     River. There's so much to do here at Lake of the Clouds Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Lake Creek Campground is a pleasant site for that. You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting stuff in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. At Lake of the Clouds Trail you always meet someone from Crestone. You absolutely have to stop at Rio Grande National Forest while you're here at Lake of the Clouds Trail; Lake of the Clouds Trail is nice enough to spend more than a day at, North Crestone Campground is a nice local campground. If you come at the right time of year, Whitewater Outfitter - Rock & Row offers some wonderful whitewater. Lake of the Clouds Trail gets   very little rain. The month of August is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest month is January. During the days of summer highs here at Lake of the Clouds Trail get into the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 40's. Be the first to review Lake of the Clouds Trail SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Lake of the Clouds Trail.   Trails Near Lake of the Clouds Trail: Music Pass Trail, Saguache County , 15 miles away   Campgrounds Near Lake of the Clouds Trail: Middle Taylor Creek State Wildlife Area, Crestone , 3 miles away Alvarado, Westcliffe , 6 miles away Lake Creek Campground, Custer County , 7 miles away North Crestone Campground, Saguache County , 7 miles away Wild Cherry Creek, Crestone , 9 miles away   Whitewater Near Lake of the Clouds Trail: Arkansas River, Chaffee/Fremont County , 18 miles away, Class III - 8.7 miles long (Highway Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch) Whitewater Outfitter - Rock & Row, Fremont County , 19 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Arkansas River, -blank- County , 22 miles away, Class II-III - 27.9 miles long (Highway Rincon to Pinnacle Rock) Grape Creek, Fremont County , 22 miles away, Class IV+ - 15 miles long (Bear Gulch to Canon City) Arkansas River, Fremont County , 25 miles away, Class III-IV - 9 miles long (Parkdale Launch to Canon City)   Public Lands Near Lake of the Clouds Trail: Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO , 27 miles away Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO , 48 miles away Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado , 16 miles away San Luis State Park, Colorado , 25 miles away   Hotels Near Lake of the Clouds Trail: Econo Lodge Canon City, Canon City , 32 miles away Hampton Inn - Suites Salida CO, Salida , 32 miles away Days Inn Salida, Salida , 32 miles away Comfort Inn Salida, Salida , 32 miles away Gateway Inn And Suites, Salida , 33 miles away   Lakes Near Lake of the Clouds Trail Rito Alto Lake, Saguache County , 4 miles away South Crestone Lake, Saguache County , 7 miles away DeWeese Reservoir, Custer County , 12 miles away