Buck Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California     User input for Buck Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California: Be the first to submit input for Buck Island Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        This lake is so wonderful. Get your heart pumping on the delightful whitewater of American River - South Fork, and close by you hit upon the Loon Lake Trail which is a wonderful hiking trail. You could also pop by Fawn Lake if you're here at Buck Island Lake; it's nearby, and if you came for an overnight stay Pleasant Boat-In Campground is a great place to camp. The amount of rainfall that falls at Buck Island Lake is close to the national average; the month with       most of the snow is January, and the driest of the months is July. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Sierra Nevada. Dry warm beds await you at Village at Squaw Valley, and Alpine Meadows has nice slopes and a friendly staff. Summertime highs at Buck Island Lake frequently tend to be in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Buck Island Lake.                  Really wonderful skiing awaits you at Homewood, and Squaw Valley Lodge is a pleasant place to get some rest. All the outdoors amusing stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada will keep you coming back many times. Miller Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth checking out; don't leave Buck Island Lake without first paying a visit to Rubicon Springs. Wentworth Springs Campground is a splendid local campground. This lake is so wonderful. The Red Peak Trail is a nice hiking trail near Buck Island Lake, and there's whitewater on Silver Creek - South Fork for all you adrenaline kick people. Now, you may assume that's lots but there's even more fun stuff to do here at Buck Island Lake. Nearby lakes? Sure, Rockbound Lake is in close proximity to Buck Island Lake; on a glorious day you can take a hike along the Highland Trail. The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is always beautiful.   Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley 10 miles away The Squaw Valley Lodge is Squaw Valleys Four Diamond awarded condominium suites resort; featuring world-class amenities and a true slope-side location; convenient to all of the areas activities. Nestl... Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley 10 miles away The Village at Squaw Valley USA is an enchanting pedestrian village located at the base of Squaw Valley USA with approximately 300 condominium suites and a variety of boutique shops, restaurants, and ... Current weather conditions at Buck Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California Local climate location: DONNER MEMORIAL ST PK 12 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 39.00333 Longitude: -120.2533 Northern Sierra Nevada Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Northern Sierra Nevada Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Northern Sierra Nevada. California Lakes Complete list of all lakes in California El Dorado County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in El Dorado County Books about Buck Island Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Buck Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada, the metro area neareast to Buck Island Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. California Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.     These outdoors activities are available near Buck Island Lake.   Hotels Near Buck Island Lake: Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 10 miles away Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 10 miles away Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 11 miles away PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 11 miles away Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center, Tahoe City, 11 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Buck Island Lake: Pleasant Boat-In Campground, El Dorado County, 3 miles away Wentworth Springs Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away Hell Hole-In Campground, Placer County, 9 miles away Meeks Bay Resort & Marina, Tahoma, 9 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Buck Island Lake: Highland Trail, El Dorado County, 3 miles away       8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County, 4 miles away       6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference Loon Lake Trail, El Dorado County, 4 miles away       2.7 hiking miles, 556 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Buck Island Lake: Homewood, California, 7 miles away       1650 vertical feet Alpine Meadows, California, 8 miles away       1802 vertical feet Sierra at Tahoe, California, 14 miles away       2212 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Buck Island Lake: Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir) American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 12 miles away       Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)   Lakes Near Buck Island Lake: Fawn Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 0 miles away Rockbound Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away