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| | Hess Lake, Talkeetna Mountains, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska |
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If you are in this part of Alaska make sure to pay a visit to Hess Lake. Camping at Eagle River Campground is always a good experience; if you need a place to stay Best Western Lake Lucille Inn is a perfect choice. A trip to Katmai National Park & Preserve is worthwhile, and Hess Lake is splendid enough to spend more than a day at, Hidden Heaven RV Park is a splendid local campground. If you want a splendid time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Hess
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| | Lake. This lake is so wonderful. A fine close by hotel is Anchorage Area (Eagle River)Alaska, and if you're going to from Anchorage, you won't be the only one. Hess Lake is a beautiful lake in the Talkeetna Mountains. Around Hess Lake you don’t get a lot of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is September, and the driest month is April. For the period of the summer at Hess Lake highs are ordinarily in the 60's. When the night sets in temperatures | |
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descend down into the 50's. During the winter this place gets highs in the 10's with temperatures at Hess Lake dipping down into the 0's during winter nights. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting stuff in the Talkeetna Mountains.
If you come at the right time of year, Eagle River offers some magnificent whitewater, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always go to nearby Baptist Pond.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 61.625 Longitude: -149.6014
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| These outdoors activities are available near Hess Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Hess Lake:
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Hilltop, Alaska, 23 miles away 294 vertical feet |
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Eagle River, Anchorage BoroughBorough, 10 miles away Class II-III - 4 miles long (Military Stretch) |
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Eagle River, Anchorage BoroughBorough, 11 miles away Class II(III) - 1.5 miles long (Bridge to Bridge) |
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Willow Creek, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 12 miles away Class V+ - 6.75 miles long (Close to Hatcher Pass to lower Willow Creek) |
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Baptist Pond, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 1 miles away |
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