Drill Lake, Talkeetna Mountains, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

   
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    In Alaska there are many beautiful lakes, Drill Lake is one of them. There are some fine whitewater spots on Matanuska River, and lakes are such calm locations, why not go to Harrison Lake. Drill Lake beyond doubt is in the middle of a charming outdoors paradise. This lake is located in the wonderful Talkeetna Mountains.
This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Gold Miners Hotel is a perfect place to spend a night or two, and since you're here
 
   you can take a hike along the Chickaloon River Trail. Man, is there a heap of cool things to do in the Talkeetna Mountains. You'll discover a picturesque lake called Fish Lake near Drill Lake; if the weather is wonderful, you can go for a hike along the Chickaloon Trail. There's whitewater on Chickaloon River for all you adrenaline junkies, and Kings Mountain is scenic and can be distinguished from here.
Summertime highs at Drill Lake typically tend to
 
               be in the 60's. Summer overnight lows fall down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 20's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Drill Lake temperatures drop to the 0's. Around Drill Lake you don’t get a lot of rain; September is the month that gets the most rain; the driest month of the year is March.

 
Gold Miners Hotel, Palmer
42 miles away
Gold Miner's Hotel in Palmer Alaska, offers downtown lodging, restaurant, lounge, conference, and banquet facilities. Spectacular scenery, hiking, biking, skiing, gold panning, dog mushing, snow mobil...

Current weather conditions at Drill Lake, Talkeetna Mountains, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
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Local climate location: PALMER IAS 40 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 61.79389
Longitude: -148.5097

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These outdoors activities are available near Drill Lake.
 Hotels Near Drill Lake:
Gold Miners Hotel, Palmer, 42 miles away
 Whitewater Near Drill Lake:
Matanuska River, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 6 miles away
      Class II+ - 54 miles long (Glacier Park Bridge to Palmer)
Chickaloon River, Matanuska-Susitna Borough BoroughBorough, 13 miles away
      Class III+(IV) - 33 miles long (30 Mile Airstrip to Matanuska)
Coal Creek, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 13 miles away
      Class IV - 11.8 miles long (Glacier to Matanuska River)
 Trails Near Drill Lake:
Chickaloon River Trail, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 7 miles away
Chickaloon Trail, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 8 miles away
 Lakes Near Drill Lake:
Harrison Lake, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 1 miles away
Fish Lake, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 4 miles away

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Chickaloon River Trail
My family built the cabin about 3 miles off the hwy. in '57 overlooking the river.  The creek at the bottom of the hill below the cabin is Gin Creek, named after my mom (Ginger).  We've hiked about 12 miles up the trail and all over the area.  Many fond memories....

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