Sourdough Springs Campground
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Colorado · Lake fishing · Golden · Near Idaho Springs
Ralston Reservoir
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
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Ralston Reservoir is an 8-acre reservoir near Golden, Colorado, at about 6,067 feet.
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Arvada ReservoirLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Leyden LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Hyatt LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Duke LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Fairmount ReservoirLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Standley LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Prospect LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Ketner LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Middle Longhorn TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Upper Longhorn TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: pingnews.com, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
North Table MountainSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Rick Kimpel from Spring, TX, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Ralston Reservoir
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
45° / 23°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 22°
5 wet
Mar
54° / 29°
6 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
8 wet
May
69° / 45°
9 wet
Jun
81° / 55°
7 wet
Jul
87° / 61°
7 wet
Aug
84° / 59°
8 wet
Sep
76° / 51°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 39°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 30°
4 wet
Dec
45° / 23°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ralston Rsvr, CO, 0.7 mi away at 5,900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
