Bear Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California

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     This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Bear Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Pleasant Boat-In Campground is a pleasant spot for that; going for a hike on the General Creek Trail is always a wonderful adventure. Don't leave Bear Lake without first going for a hike along the Big Spring Trail; Silver Creek - South Fork is a good whitewater spot close by. Bear Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Wentworth Springs Campground  
   is a great local campground; you can see Barker Peak from Bear Lake.
That right there is a load of enjoyable things already but it goes on, the Northern Sierra Nevada has it all. If you need a spot to stay Village at Squaw Valley is a great choice; Homewood is a glorious local ski area. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Go for a hike on the Highland Trail, and in case you don’t have a problem
 
               getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on American River - South Fork. Yeah, come here to Bear Lake for a good time. You'll discover a pretty lake called Mud Lake near Bear Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center.
Places like Barker Meadow are pleasant to pop by; everybody close by loves skiing at Alpine Meadows. For the period of the warm days of summer, highs mostly are in the 80's at Bear Lake. Summer nighttime lows fall down to the 40's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and nighttime lows at Bear Lake throughout the wintertime mostly fall into the 10's. Bear Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
This place, Bear Lake, it absolutely has so much outdoors fun stuff. Barker Pass is a wonderful place to spend some time at. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are such serene places, why not stop by Richardson Lake in close proximity to Bear Lake, and North Miller Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth taking a look at. The amount of precipitation that falls at Bear Lake is close to the national average; throughout January this area sees the most snow, and July meanwhile is the driest month.

 
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Current weather conditions at Bear Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California
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Local climate location: DONNER MEMORIAL ST PK 9 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.04917
Longitude: -120.2272

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These outdoors activities are available near Bear Lake.
 Hotels Near Bear Lake:
Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center, Tahoe City, 8 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 8 miles away
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 8 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 8 miles away
PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Bear Lake:
Pleasant Boat-In Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
Wentworth Springs Campground, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
General Creek Campground, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
Bear Creek Campground, Placer County, 7 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Bear Lake:
General Creek Trail, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
       11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference
Highland Trail, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
      8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference
Big Spring Trail, Placer County, 6 miles away
       2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Bear Lake:
Homewood, California, 5 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
Alpine Meadows, California, 6 miles away
      1802 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 15 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Bear Lake:
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
 Lakes Near Bear Lake:
Richardson Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Mud Lake, Placer CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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