Depot Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California     User input for Depot Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California: Be the first to submit input for Depot Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. There are some tremendous whitewater spots on American River - South Fork, and camping is available at Gerle Creek - Eldorado National Forest. From a rainfall point of view Depot Lake is a quite typical site; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain while July is generally the driest month. Whohoo, so much amusing stuff in one place! Depot Lake       rocks! After a long day outdoors Best Western Placerville Inn is a good site to spend a night or two; whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Cosumnes River - Middle Fork. These mountains rock, just look at all the entertaining stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A delightful site to camp here at Depot Lake is Black Oak Stumpy Meadows - Eldorado National Forest, and if you get bored of Depot Lake you could also visit                  close by Patterson Lake. Depot Lake is not the only place nearby, Hagen Pond is a nearby lake, and dry warm beds await you at Lexington Historic Cary House Hotel. Through the long summer days at Depot Lake highs are ordinarily in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 50's, and nighttime lows at Depot Lake throughout the wintertime commonly drop into the 30's. You absolutely ought to love the Northern Sierra Nevada. While you're here at Depot Lake you can take a hike along the Nevada Point Trail. If the weather is lovely, you obtain a splendid panorama of Sacramento Hill from Depot Lake, and spots like Coon Hollow are great to have a look at.   Best Western Placerville Inn, Placerville Stay at this full-service Placerville, California hotel, the closest lodging to the new Red Hawk Casino and minutes away from El Dorado wineries, the Placerville Speedway and Apple Hill. Welcome to ... Lexington Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville 2 miles away Welcome to the Lexington Historic Cary House Hotel. Since 1857, Cary House Hotel has represented the finest in lodging and service in the Gold Country and is aptly referred to as *The Jewel of Placer... Current weather conditions at Depot Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California Local climate location: AUBURN 17 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.70722 Longitude: -120.8222 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 El Dorado County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in El Dorado County Books about Depot Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Depot Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, California Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, California, the metro area neareast to Depot 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 Depot Lake.   Hotels Near Depot Lake: Best Western Placerville Inn, Placerville, 1 miles away Lexington Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville, 2 miles away Gold Country Inn, Placerville, 3 miles away Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast, Placerville, 4 miles away NATIONAL 9 INN, Placerville, 4 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Depot Lake: Black Oak Stumpy Meadows - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville, 2 miles away Gerle Creek - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville, 2 miles away Loon Lake - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville, 2 miles away Loon Lake Chalet - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville, 2 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Depot Lake: Nevada Point Trail, El Dorado County, 17 miles away       5.3 hiking miles, 2771 feet elevation difference   Whitewater Near Depot Lake: American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Slab Creek Dam to White Rock Powerhouse) Cosumnes River - Middle Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 11 miles long (Outingdale to Highway 49) American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 8 miles away       Class II-IV - 20.5 miles long (Route 193 to Folsom Lake)   Lakes Near Depot Lake: Patterson Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away Hagen Pond, El Dorado CountyCounty, 2 miles away