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    The beauty of Swan Lake is reason enough to stop by. Not much rain falls here at Swan Lake; the month of September is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is March. This lake is so wonderful. If you came to camp Kroa Kamping Resorts-alaska is a good spot to do that, and Granite Creek is a tremendous whitewater spot nearby. Nearby lakes? Sure, Leaf Lake is close to Swan Lake, and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at close  
   by Alyeska.
A quick spree to McRoberts Creek close to Swan Lake is a glorious idea, and if you need a site to stay Gold Miners Hotel is a perfect choice. Swan Lake really is in the middle of a delightful outdoors paradise. You're perhaps keen on lakes, Jim Lake is one of those close by. Summertime at Swan Lake comes with high temperatures in the 60's while night lows are usually in the 40's. For the period of the winter this place gets highs in the 20's, and
 
               nighttime lows at Swan Lake during the winter generally sink into the 0's.
There's so much to do here at Swan Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Pinnacle Mountain Recreation is a good place for that; you can run the rapids of Wolverine Creek.

 
Gold Miners Hotel, Palmer
15 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...

The Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood
26 miles away
The Hotel Alyeska is a Chateau style property located on Mount Alyeskas ski slopes with ski in/ski out accessibility. The 60 person aerial tram departs directly from the skiers concourse which is atta...

Current weather conditions at Swan Lake, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
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Local climate location: PALMER IAS 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 61.52694
Longitude: -148.9006

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These outdoors activities are available near Swan Lake.
 Hotels Near Swan Lake:
Gold Miners Hotel, Palmer, 15 miles away
The Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood, 26 miles away
Agate Inn, Wasilla, 30 miles away
ALASKAS SELECT INN WASILLA, Wasilla, 32 miles away
Grand View Inn And Suites, Wasilla, 32 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Swan Lake:
Pinnacle Mountain Recreation, Sutton, 6 miles away
Kroa Kamping Resorts-alaska, Palmer, 8 miles away
Bestview Mobile Home Village, Palmer, 8 miles away
Glacier Park Resort, Palmer, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Swan Lake:
Alyeska, Alaska, 20 miles away
      2500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Swan Lake:
Wolverine Creek, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 5 miles away
      Class V - 8 miles long (Upper River to Matanuska River)
Granite Creek, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V+ - 16 miles long (2600-foot level to Glenn Highway)
Moose Creek, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 12 miles away
      Class III+ - 6 miles long (Buffalo Mine Road to Glenn Highway)
 National Parks Near Swan Lake:
Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward - AK, 59 miles away
Katmai National Park & Preserve, King Salmon - AK, 64 miles away
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Anchorage - AK, 64 miles away
 Lakes Near Swan Lake:
Leaf Lake, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 1 miles away
Jim Lake, Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBorough, 2 miles away

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