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Deep Lake

Deep Lake

11.83km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

A beautiful lake located in the heart of Garfield. it is one of the iconic location, which offers a nice area for fishing and for other recreational activities.

Trappers Peak

Trappers Peak

17.42km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

Trappers Peak is a 5,966-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the North Cascades of Washington state. This Peak is more notable for its large, steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. The summit of Trappers Peak is known for its grand view of the jagged peaks of the Picket Range.

The Flat Tops

The Flat Tops

18.72km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

The Flat Tops is a mountain range located in Colorado within the Routt and White River National Forests. The area contains approximately one hundred and ten ponds and lakes and is home to a wide variety of plants and animals, including many large mammals such as moose, elk, mule deer, black bear, and cougars. The highest point in the Flat Tops is the summit of Flat Top Mountain on the east side of the range.

Flat Tops Wilderness Area

Flat Tops Wilderness Area

20.81km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

High Canyon Adventures

High Canyon Adventures

20.93km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

High Canyon Adventures and Bair Ranch offer an authentic Western Colorado ranch experience for families and groups. You can stay on 5,500 acres of private gated open space in the beautiful Glenwood Canyon. At the ranch you will get an authentic experience, not a commercial campground experience. You will have a private experience, not a public experience.

Trappers Lake

Trappers Lake

21.35km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

This majestic 302-acre lake is known as the "Cradle of Wilderness" and contains a strain of native cutthroat trout. There is a large camping area and lodge near the lake. The lake is roughly a mile and a half long and half a mile wide reaching depths of 180 feet.

Blair Mountain

Blair Mountain

21.55km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

Blair Mountain is the highest summit of the White River Plateau in the Rocky Mountains of North America. a good trekking destination and also It offers breathtaking views of this area.

Hanging Lake

Hanging Lake

22.1km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

Hanging Lake is an amazing example of a lake formed by travertine deposition. It’s also a great example of a hanging garden plant community. When open, the lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that runs along the north side of I-70 in the bottom of the canyon. The trail follows Dead Horse Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River. It’s very popular on summer and fall weekends.

Hanging Lake trail head

Hanging Lake trail head

23.39km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

The trail to Hanging Lake is a steep and rocky 1.2 mile scenic trail climbs 1,000 feet up from the bottom of Glenwood Canyon up through Deadhorse Creek Canyon to Hanging Lake. This National Natural Landmark features awe-inspiring scenery and gentle waterfalls! The Hanging Lake trail is a backcountry hike. At the beginning and end of the hiking trail it is steep, rugged and rocky. In just over a mile, the trail gains elevation of 1200 feet.

Flat Top Mountain

Flat Top Mountain

23.49km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

Flat Top Mountain is the highest summit of the Flat Tops in the Rocky Mountains of North America.Flattop is widely regarded as the most climbed mountain in Alaska. And while the trail to the summit is rocky and steep, there are a number of loop trails below perfect for beginners or those with physical limitations. The summit of Flat Top Mountain is the highest point in Garfield County, Colorado.

Stillwater Reservoir

Stillwater Reservoir

25.02km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

The 6,700-acre Stillwater Reservoir is located in the western Adirondacks, and provides undeveloped, remote camping on both islands and along the shoreline. Its recreational uses including camping, canoeing, boating, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing. It is one of the iconic attraction and attracts a lot of tourists to here.

Grizzly Creek Rest Area

Grizzly Creek Rest Area

27.53km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

Glenwood Springs Zipline Adventures - Colorado Adventure Center

Glenwood Springs's Colorado Adventure Center is the great place to spend a Saturday, or any day for that matter. You can experience the breathtaking sights of Colorado while zipping high above the Colorado River with Glenwood Canyon Zipline Adventures. You will see Colorado at new heights while flying through the Glenwood Canyon.

Wild West Express

Wild West Express

29.55km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

Wild West Express Coaster is a steel roller coaster operating at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It offered a next level adventure and also there are so many things to see and do.

Cliffhanger Roller Coaster

Cliffhanger Roller Coaster

29.56km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

The Cliffhanger Roller Coaster a great ride, which at 7100 feet in elevation just happens to be highest elevation roller coaster in North America. Itis a steel roller coaster at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Originally located at Celebration City in Branson, Missouri.

Giant Canyon Swing

Giant Canyon Swing

29.65km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

The Giant Canyon Swing is a one-of-a-kind cliffside amusement at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. The swing takes guests nearly vertical at the height of each swinging arc and hits a top speed of 50 mph delivering potent, tummy-tickling, negative G-forces, all perched at the edge of a cliff on top of a mountain

Fairy Caves

Fairy Caves

29.66km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

The Historic Fairy Cave Tour is a 40-minute guided walking tour that is appropriate for most fitness levels. This tour leads you on a quarter-mile-long underground stroll through narrow, winding passages, to natural water features and includes a stop at Exclamation Point—a viewing balcony with magnificent panoramas.

Glenwood Canyon Hiking Biking Trail

Glenwood Canyon Hiking Biking Trail

29.74km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

The Glenwood Canyon trail is a paved path that begins at the No Name Rest Area along Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon and stretches all the way through the canyon to the Sloan/Dotsero trailhead 14 miles to the east. The trail is especially popular with bicyclists of all ages but it also sees a lot of use from runners and hikers.

Glenwood Canyon

Glenwood Canyon

30.71km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

This is a majestic canyon, which was carved over 3 million years by the power of the Colorado River. This 16-mile canyon provides endless opportunities for recreation including hiking, biking, river rafting and more. The canyon, which has historically provided the routes of railroads and highways through western Colorado, currently furnishes the routes of Interstate 70 and the Union Pacific's Central Corridor between Denver and Grand Junction.

Iron Mountain Hot Springs

Iron Mountain Hot Springs

30.81km from Sweetwater Lake State Park

Iron Mountain Hot Springs mineral hot springs pools in Glenwood Springs on the bank of the Colorado River. 16 unique pools of 100% pure, thermal mineral water, ranging from 98 to 108°F. A special quiet zone provides a soothing environment to soak and relax. There's also a larger, freshwater family pool where parents can relax in an elevated whirlpool while watching kids play.

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Sweetwater Lake State Park

Sweetwater Lake State Park

Sweetwater Lake, Colorado 81637, USA

Sweetwater Lake State Park is a Colorado State Park in Garfield County. The park contains 488 acres and is located within the White River National Forest in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area. The 72-acre natural lake and surrounding land was originally part of a privately owned ranch and had been considered for a golf course or housing developments.