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And that's not everything there is to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A wonderful place close to Dardanelles Lake is Dixon Canyon; since you're here you can play some golf at Tahoe Paradise Golf Course. Don't leave Dardanelles Lake without first going for a hike along the Hawley Grade Trail, and people from Gardnerville Ranchos love to come here. So much exciting stuff to do at Dardanelles Lake, so little time. You'll need more than a day to look at everything
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| | Dardanelles Lake has to offer, you can camp at Firs Campground, and a perfect nearby hotel is Meadowstone. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Charity Valley Trail, and everybody loves Big Meadow. All the water falling down from the sky makes Dardanelles Lake a wet site; all through January this area sees the most snow; the driest of the months is July. This lake is so wonderful. Stay the night at Alpine Campground, and almost | |
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certainly you're looking for nearby lakes? Sure, Four Lakes is just a very short distance away. Dardanelles Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. So much enjoyable stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada, just unbelievable.
Kirkwood has tremendous slopes and a friendly staff; whitewater paddling is great on American River - South Fork. If you need a place to stay The Meadow is a good choice; as expected, this is a great region for folks who like lakes,
Elbert Lake is a lake in the neighborhood. This place rocks, just look at all the cool things to do close to Dardanelles Lake. There's magnificent hiking along the Burnside Lake Trail. Through the long summer days, highs regularly
are in the 70's at Dardanelles Lake. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's with temperatures at Dardanelles Lake dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. In the event that
you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Mokelumne River - North Fork, and Sierra at Tahoe is a very popular ski area in close proximity.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 38.76028 Longitude: -120.0208
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| These outdoors activities are available near Dardanelles Lake. |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Dardanelles Lake:
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Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 2 miles away 1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference |
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Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 11 miles away 3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference |
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Kirkwood, California, 5 miles away 2000 vertical feet |
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Heavenly, California, 12 miles away 3500 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Dardanelles Lake:
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Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir) |
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Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville) |
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