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Hit the slopes at Soda Springs in the vicinity; here at Catfish Lake you can catch a glimpse of English Mountain. Jackson Point Campground is a pleasant local campground, and there's whitewater on Fordyce Creek for all you adrenaline kick people. All through the summertime months, highs mostly are in the 90's at Catfish Lake. All through the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 40's. During the winter this place gets highs in the 40's, and overnight lows in
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| | the 20's for Catfish Lake. This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. If you're dropping by Catfish Lake from Truckee-Grass Valley, you won't be the only one, and get your pulse rate up on the fine whitewater of Yuba River - South Fork. Now, you may assume that's loads but there's even more amusing things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Don't leave Catfish Lake without first going for a hike | |
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along the Bowman Mountain Trail, naturally you could also pop by Jackson Lake while you're here; it's not far at all. What a location this is for outdoors folks. There are brilliant locations to look at along the Glacier Lakes
Trail; hey, French Creek is a good local stream. This lake is so wonderful. Royal Gorge has wonderful slopes and a friendly staff; if you came for an overnight stay Silver Tip Campground is a magnificent site to camp. Catfish Lake
truly is in the middle of a pretty outdoors paradise. Nearby lakes? Sure, Echo Lake is in the vicinity of Catfish Lake. And if that's not enough there's plenty more entertaining things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. After
a long day outdoors Chalet View Lodge is a great site to spend a night or two, and don't leave Catfish Lake without first paying a visit to Damfine Spring. There's brilliant hiking along the Crooked Lakes Trail, and a journey to Jackson
Meadows revitalizes the spirit. Catfish Lake gets a normal amount of rainfall; January is the wettest month with most rain, and July is the month with the least moisture.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.47028 Longitude: -120.5539
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| These outdoors activities are available near Catfish Lake. |
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Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 6 miles away 7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference |
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Royal Gorge, California, 6 miles away 1600 vertical feet |
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Boreal, California, 16 miles away 500 vertical feet |
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Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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