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    Go to Dark Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. Throughout the warm months here at Dark Lake, high temperatures regularly get into the 70's; the night is slightly cooler of course, usually in the 40's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Dark Lake are in the 10's. Yep, outdoors amusing things truly is abundant here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. There are some glorious whitewater spots on Silver  
   Creek - South Fork, and the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Homewood. All the outdoors amusing things close to Dark Lake will keep you coming back over and over. If you came for an overnight stay Eagle Rock Campground is a good location to camp, and Sierra at Tahoe is a very popular ski area in the neighborhood.
There's no way anybody can get bored here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Fourth of July Flat is a fine place to check out,
 
               and Thirty-nine Mile Campground is a glorious local campground. This lake is so wonderful. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit nearby Beauty Lake, and there's nice hiking along the Highland Trail. Dark Lake is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
Go for a hike on the Windmiller Trail, and get yourself into a kayak and hit American River - South Fork. Not far from Dark Lake, you'll find Wrights Lake which is a striking lake, and good hiking is available along the Red Peak Trail. An average amount of rain falls at Dark Lake; the wettest month of the year is mostly January, that's the one that snows the most, and July meanwhile is the driest month.
This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Pine Cone Acre Motel is a nice location to spend a night or two, and dry warm beds await you at Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley.

 
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Current weather conditions at Dark Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE CITY 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.85056
Longitude: -120.2408

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These outdoors activities are available near Dark Lake.
 Hotels Near Dark Lake:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 14 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 17 miles away
The Truckee Hotel, Truckee, 18 miles away
High Country Lodge, South Lake Tahoe, 18 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 19 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Dark Lake:
Eagle Rock Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Thirty-nine Mile Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
Pyramid Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
China Flat Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Dark Lake:
Windmiller Trail, El Dorado County, 2 miles away
      2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference
Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
      6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference
Highland Trail, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
      8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Dark Lake:
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 8 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Homewood, California, 13 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
Alpine Meadows, California, 17 miles away
      1802 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Dark Lake:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
 Lakes Near Dark Lake:
Beauty Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Wrights Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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