Whiteley-Nelson Reservoir
- May–Sep
- best months
Whiteley-Nelson Reservoir is an 8-acre reservoir near Yampa, Colorado, at about 8,399 feet.
Local outfitters
- Backdoor Sports20 mi away
- Rancho Del Rio26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Yampa RiverCanoeing2.4 mi
Elk Run TrailHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.7 mi
Lakeside TrailHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)5 mi- county road 16Mountain biking5.1 mi
Stagecoach State ParkState parkPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.7 mi- Junction City CampgroundCamping5.7 mi
Pinnacle CampgroundCampingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6 mi- Morrison CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Confluence River AccessRiver fishing · ~49 min drive
- Overman ReservoirLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Big FishRiver fishing · ~40 min drive
- Tonier Gulch ReservoirLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Muddy Creek Fishing Access and Kremmling CliffsRiver fishing · ~46 min drive
- Roberta ReservoirLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Kimball Bridge (Highway 9)River fishing · ~51 min drive
- Mud Mandall LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Cross CreekRiver fishing · ~54 min drive
- Milk Creek ReservoirLake fishing · ~31 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Elk Run TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- county route 18aMountain biking · ~9 min drive
- Pinnacle CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bear RiverCanoeing · ~16 min drivePhoto: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Whiteley-Nelson Reservoir
Best months: May–September. 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
32° / 7°
12 wet
Feb
34° / 9°
11 wet
Mar
43° / 17°
10 wet
Apr
52° / 24°
11 wet
May
62° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
74° / 40°
8 wet
Jul
79° / 46°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 45°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 37°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 27°
8 wet
Nov
42° / 17°
9 wet
Dec
32° / 8°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yampa, CO, 3.2 mi away at 7,857 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
