Crystal Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California     Custom Search User input for Crystal Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California: Be the first to submit input for Crystal Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you are in Nevada county it's always a good idea to stop by Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Yuba River - South Fork is a great whitewater spot in the neighborhood of Crystal Lake, and there is a good hiking trail nearby called the Big Valley Trail. This lake is so wonderful. On a glorious day at Crystal Lake you can take a hike along the Grouse Ridge Trail, and places like Lake Valley are magnificent to check out.       Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you need a place to stay Deer Creek Inn is a delightful choice. There's so much to do here at Crystal Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Kelly Lake Campground is a great place for that. You think that's enough? Just getting warmed up. Really magnificent skiing awaits you at Soda Springs, and the friendly people of Truckee-Grass Valley like to hang out close by. This                  lake is so wonderful. You get a nice sight of Cisco Butte from Crystal Lake, and Crystal Lake is not the only place close by, Kelly Lake is a close by lake. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting stuff near Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake commonly gets a lot of precipitation; January is when you get the most rain here, and July is the month with the least moisture. High temperatures at Crystal Lake through the months of summer are in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 40's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's, and after the sun is down throughout the winter temperatures at Crystal Lake descend into the 20's. In case you don’t mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Fordyce Creek. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Crystal Lake has to offer, you can camp at Indian Springs Campground. So much exciting stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada, just remarkable. You can never get enough of the perfect skiing at Royal Gorge, and if you've had enough of Crystal Lake, Eagle Lakes is nearby. The Mears Lake Valley Trail is a great hiking trail in the vicinity of Crystal Lake, and swing by Rattlesnake Creek it's a splendid place to visit.   Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City 19 miles away Deer Creek Inn is a 150 year old restored Queen Anne Victorian located in the historic Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California. The historic shopping and dining district on Broad Street is only foot... Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee 24 miles away The Holiday Inn Express Truckee Hotel is an conveniently located in Truckee, California a recreational paradise, surrounded by lakes and beautiful mountains. We are within minutes to various ski re... Current weather conditions at Crystal Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California Local climate location: DOWNIEVILLE 5 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 39.32056 Longitude: -120.5725 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 Nevada County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Nevada County Books about Crystal Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Crystal Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Truckee-Grass Valley, California, the metro area neareast to Crystal 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 Crystal Lake.   Hotels Near Crystal Lake: Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City, 19 miles away Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee, 24 miles away Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 24 miles away Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 24 miles away Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 24 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Crystal Lake: Indian Springs Campground, Nevada County, 1 miles away Kelly Lake Campground, Placer County, 1 miles away Silver Tip Campground, Placer County, 2 miles away Lake Spaulding Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Crystal Lake: Grouse Ridge Trail, Nevada County, 2 miles away        6.2 hiking miles, 1886 feet elevation difference Mears Lake Valley Trail, Placer County, 3 miles away       2.1 hiking miles, 863 feet elevation difference Big Valley Trail, Placer County, 3 miles away       2.8 hiking miles, 1052 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Crystal Lake: Royal Gorge, California, 9 miles away       1600 vertical feet Soda Springs, California, 13 miles away       652 vertical feet Boreal, California, 15 miles away       500 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Crystal Lake: Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 1 miles away       Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir) Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 2 miles away       Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)   Lakes Near Crystal Lake: Kelly Lake, Placer CountyCounty, 1 miles away Eagle Lakes, Nevada CountyCounty, 2 miles away