Sands Lake
- May–Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
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Sands Lake is a lake fishing spot in Salida, Colorado. It is managed by State Fish and Wildlife.
Local outfitters
- Four Seasons RV Park3 mi away
- UpRiver Fly Fishing22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- ute trailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Salida River TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Tenderfoot HillSummit1 mi
- Riverside RV ParkCamping1.8 mi
Four Seasons RV ParkCampingPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi- Salida East Recreation Site Boat LaunchBoat launch3.3 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Site Boat LaunchBoat launch4.4 mi
- SouthRock climbing7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Shavano PondLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- Ohaver LakePier fishing · ~19 min drive
- Arkansas RiverRiver fishing · ~40 min drive
- Arkansas River #3bRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- South Platte RiverRiver fishing · ~1h drive
- Fooses Reservoir Fishing SiteLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Quartz Creek Fishing SiteRiver fishing · ~51 min drive
- Chalk Lake Fishing SiteLake fishing · ~29 min drive
- Guffey Gorge / Paradise CoveRiver fishing · ~1h 8m drive
- Baldwin LakeLake fishing · ~30 min drive
Best time to visit Sands Lake
Best months: May–June and August–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
43° / 11°
2 wet
Feb
46° / 15°
2 wet
Mar
54° / 21°
4 wet
Apr
60° / 28°
5 wet
May
70° / 35°
5 wet
Jun
82° / 43°
5 wet
Jul
86° / 49°
8 wet
Aug
83° / 47°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 39°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 29°
4 wet
Nov
53° / 20°
3 wet
Dec
43° / 13°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Salida, CO, 0.9 mi away at 7,160 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
