Bear Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California

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     The beauty of Bear Lake attracts many people from all around. Just can't get enough of the Northern Sierra Nevada. Here at Bear Lake you can spot Osborn Hill, and if you're here why not stop at Corral Gulch. Bear Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. There is a great hiking trail near Bear Lake called the Charity Valley Trail; a day on the slopes of Bear Valley is just  
   what you need.
Interesting geology is available here; Bloods Point is in close proximity to Bear Lake, and Bloods Meadow is a brilliant location here at Bear Lake. Near Bear Lake you stumble on the Burnside Lake Trail which is a brilliant hiking trail. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun things at Bear Lake. Take a little journey to Bear Creek since you're here at Bear Lake, and if you came for an overnight stay Lake Alpine Campground
 
               is a delightful place to camp.
This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Stanislaus River - Middle Fork next to Bear Lake, and why not camp at Overflow Campground if you're here at Bear Lake. During the warm days of summer at Bear Lake highs are generally in the 60's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 40's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Bear Lake are in the 10's. Bear Lake is a rather wet place typically with a great deal of rainfall; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow, and the driest of the months is July.
Get your heart pumping on the magnificent whitewater of Mokelumne River - North Fork, and the Emigrant Trail is a magnificent hiking trail nearby. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a site to stay Pine Cone Acre Motel is a fine choice, and the skiing at Kirkwood is glorious.

 
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Current weather conditions at Bear Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California
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Local climate location: TWIN LAKES 3 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.47361
Longitude: -120.0442

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 Hotels Near Bear Lake:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 22 miles away
Best Tahoe West Inn, South Lake Tahoe, 22 miles away
Fantasy Inn And Wedding Chapel, South Lake Tahoe, 22 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 23 miles away
Tahoe Valley Lodge, South Lake Tahoe, 24 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Bear Lake:
Overflow Campground, Alpine County, 1 miles away
Lake Alpine Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
Stanislaus River Campground, Calaveras County, 3 miles away
Pine Marten Campground, Alpine County, 4 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Bear Lake:
Emigrant Trail, Alpine County, 2 miles away
      1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 16 miles away
      4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 18 miles away
      3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Bear Lake:
Bear Valley, California, 1 miles away
      1900 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California, 11 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
Dodge Ridge, California, 17 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Bear Lake:
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
Stanislaus River - Middle Fork, Tuolumne CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Baker Campground to Donnells Lake)
Stanislaus River - North Fork, Calaveras/ Tuolumne CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III-V - 3 miles long (Board's Crossing to Calaveras Big Trees)
 National Parks Near Bear Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 55 miles away

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