Downey Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California

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     Downey Lake is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Downey Lake gets a lot of water; the month with most of the rain is January, and July on the other hand is the driest. This is no place for people who don’t like to have fun. Deer Creek Inn is a nice site to get some rest, and there's whitewater on Fordyce Creek for all you adrenaline junkies.
You completely ought to adore the Northern Sierra Nevada. Soda Springs is a great local ski area; you'll possibly
 
   meet some people from Truckee-Grass Valley here. Not far from Downey Lake, you'll locate Sanford Lake which is a beautiful lake; why not take a refreshing hike along the Round Lake Trail. If you like the outdoors, you'll adore Downey Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. There's perfect hiking along the Crooked Lakes Trail, and Downey Lake is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Canyon Creek Campground is a wonderful local campground. Dry warm beds await
 
               you at Chalet View Lodge, and if you came to camp Grouse Ridge Campground is a great place to do that. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are good; Loney Lake is a lake that's right next door to Downey Lake; a splendid panorama of delightful Haystack Mountain is available.
These mountains rock, just look at all the entertaining stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The Glacier Lakes Trail offers hiking at its best, and you can run the rapids of Yuba River - South Fork. Through the warm days of summer at Downey Lake highs are regularly in the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's usually in the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Downey Lake dipping down into the 20's during winter nights. The skiing at Royal Gorge is splendid, and a quick spree to Granite Creek is definitely a perfect idea.

 
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
18 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...

Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
21 miles away

Current weather conditions at Downey Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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Local climate location: DOWNIEVILLE 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.39528
Longitude: -120.5961

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These outdoors activities are available near Downey Lake.
 Hotels Near Downey Lake:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City, 18 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle, 21 miles away
Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee, 26 miles away
The Inn at Truckee, Truckee, 27 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 27 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Downey Lake:
Grouse Ridge Campground, Nevada County, 1 miles away
Canyon Creek Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
Carr-Feeley Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
Jackson Creek Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Downey Lake:
Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 2 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 2 miles away
       9 hiking miles, 770 feet elevation difference
Round Lake Trail, Nevada County, 2 miles away
       4 hiking miles, 406 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Downey Lake:
Royal Gorge, California, 8 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California, 15 miles away
      652 vertical feet
Boreal, California, 17 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Downey Lake:
Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
 Lakes Near Downey Lake:
Loney Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Sanford Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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