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A visit to Calpine Reservoir is always a good idea. A normal amount of precipitation falls here at Calpine Reservoir; January is when you get the most rain here while July is mostly the driest month. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a tremendous time. If you need a place to stay Chalet View Lodge is a fine choice, and you should beyond doubt dedicate some time to McNair Meadow since you're here at Calpine Reservoir. Life's too short to enjoy
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| | all the entertaining stuff near Calpine Reservoir. Camping at Yubas Pass Campground is always a tremendous experience, and you can never get enough of the brilliant skiing at Royal Gorge. Calpine Reservoir is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Camping is available at Lincoln Creek Campground, and if you get bored of Calpine Reservoir you could also visit close by Coburn Lake. Be careful coming to the Northern Sierra Nevada, you might not ever | |
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want to go back home again. Paddling on Yuba River - South Fork is so much fun; magnificent skiing awaits you at Soda Springs. This lake is so wonderful. Near Calpine Reservoir you stumble on the Cottonwood Botanical Trail which
is a splendid hiking trail; a lake close by is Deadman Lake. This lake is so wonderful. There is a magnificent hiking trail near Calpine Reservoir called the Haskell Peak Trail. For the period of the summer months at Calpine Reservoir
highs are regularly in the 90's, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Highs through the winter are mostly in the 40's while Calpine Reservoir overnight low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 20's.
Going for a hike on the Cottonwood Overlook Trail is always a good adventure, and Fordyce Creek has a tremendous whitewater paddling spot close by.
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| | Hiking Trails Near Calpine Reservoir:
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Haskell Peak Trail, Sierra County, 3 miles away 2.2 hiking miles, 1117 feet elevation difference |
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Royal Gorge, California, 13 miles away 1600 vertical feet |
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Boreal, California, 19 miles away 500 vertical feet |
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Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville) |
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Webber Lake
 | 10 miles away ... little wooden boat and very quaint cabin....tiny frogs everywhere...wind....a little bridge...will ... |
Wild Plum Campground
 | 10 miles away ... across the river. The lake is deep enough for cliff jumping!! Bathrooms are available, though they ... |
Sand Pond
 | 11 miles away It would be nice to know if Sand Pond is open for swimming. I know a few years ago it was closed due... |
Sierra Skies RV Park
 | 11 miles away ...s - only rv/trailer/van hookup sites. The use of our restroom/laundry facility is exclusively for o... |
Feather River RV and Mobile Home
 | 11 miles away Feather River RV & MobileHome Park was sold in September 2004.... |
Grizzly Country Store
 | 11 miles away ...acation rental cabins and motel units. We are situated behind the Grizzly Store. You can check us ou... |
Young America Lake
 | 13 miles away 1 PHOTO ...ue to someone planting these brookies into the lake, probably an air drop by a lost fish and game de... |
Meadow Lake
 | 14 miles away ...locate the cemetery. Does anyone know it's exact location? After much research about Henry Hartley..... |
Faucherie Lake
 | 14 miles away ...ery windy and rugged country, the fishing is tough but persistence pays. Used to be private and secl... |
Lake Sterling
 | 16 miles away ... cliffs in some spots with shale rock that wants to slide out from under your tires. I saw a well e... |
Independence Lake Campground
 | 16 miles away ... it is closed for the season 2009-2010. NV Energy is working on a forest restoration project and cl... |
Warren Lake Trail
 | 16 miles away 1 PHOTO ...en lake from the info you have posted frogs lake and coon canyon. Both of these location are not acc... |
Weaver lake Campground
 | 16 miles away ...ery rough. No maintained campsites or facilities; only 1 level spot. Tried fishing for three days, n... |
Weaver Lake
 | 17 miles away ...te not maintained by USFS. No accomodations, only 1 level spot. Road very bad. tried fishing for th... |
Fordyce Creek
 | 17 miles away ...came back he went to work for PG&E. Charlie passed away about 1985 or 1986. Charlie is buried in the... |
Soda Springs
 | 19 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...main feature is a NEW Moving carpet designed to help kids go up the small slope and teach them how t... |
Boreal
 | 19 miles away ... every Year All Mountain Terrain Park Great Place for Families Awesome for taking lessons a... |
Loch Leven Trail
 | 19 miles away ...t was beautiful! the forest, the lakes, all the towering granite formations...cant wait to re-do thi... |
Nancy Lake
 | 19 miles away ...one tell me the origin of the name of this lake, Nancy Lake located near Kingvale, CA.. A lovely lit... |
Tahoe Donner
 | 21 miles away ...owded slopes, great beginner terrain, excellent grooming, and friendly, courteous staff await you. ... |
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