Dry Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California     Custom Search User input for Dry Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California: Be the first to submit input for Dry Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       A visit to Dry Lake is always a good idea. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Dry Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Carson River Resort is a delightful place for that, and the skiing at Kirkwood is great. All through the summertime, highs regularly are in the 70's at Dry Lake; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Dry Lake dipping       down into the 20's all through winter nights. Just can't get enough of the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you came to camp Markleeville Campground is a tremendous place to do that, and there are other places here than Dry Lake, for example Indian Creek Reservoir. Dry Lake gets very little rain; January is the wettest month with most rain, and July is when it's the driest. Having a good time at Dry Lake is simple. There's great hiking along the Charity Valley                  Trail, and since you're here you will meet lots of people from nearby Gardnerville Ranchos. The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is always beautiful. There are glorious sites to discover along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 13, and nearby Little Cottonwood Canyon is a good site to go. This lake is so wonderful. If you come at the right time of year, Carson River - East Fork offers some glorious whitewater, and lakes are such peaceful spots, why not visit Curtz Lake. Dry warm beds await you at Best Western Topaz Lake Inn; don't leave Dry Lake without first going for a hike along the Burnside Lake Trail. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A day on the slopes of Heavenly is just what you need, and if you need a place to stay Super 8 Gardnerville is a tremendous choice.   Best Western Topaz Lake Inn, Topaz Lake 12 miles away The Best Western Topaz Lake Inn features modern accommodations and a spectacular view of Topaz Lake and the surrounding mountains, from every room. Located on the eastern slope of the Sierra's at the... Super 8 Gardnerville, Gardnerville 12 miles away Located on Topaz Lake, fishing, hiking, watersports, camping Sweetwater Mtn views Downtown Gardnerville - 20 mi Mommoth Lakes - 90 mi Reno - 70 mi Lake Tahoe - 40 mi Yosemite Nat'l Park - 150 mi Topaz... Current weather conditions at Dry Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California Local climate location: GLENBROOK 20 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.72944 Longitude: -119.7275 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 Alpine County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Alpine County Books about Dry Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Dry Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada, the metro area neareast to Dry 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 Dry Lake.   Hotels Near Dry Lake: Best Western Topaz Lake Inn, Topaz Lake, 12 miles away Super 8 Gardnerville, Gardnerville, 12 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MINDEN, Minden, 13 miles away Best Western Minden Inn, Minden, 13 miles away Ridge Tahoe, The, Stateline, 17 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Dry Lake: Carson River Resort, Markleeville, 3 miles away Markleeville Campground, Alpine County, 4 miles away Indian Creek Campground, Alpine County, 4 miles away Centerville Flat Campground, Alpine County, 5 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Dry Lake: Pacific Crest Trail - section 13, County, 9 miles away       66 hiking miles, 3818 feet elevation difference Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 10 miles away       3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 11 miles away       4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Dry Lake: Heavenly, California, 17 miles away       3500 vertical feet Kirkwood, California, 22 miles away       2000 vertical feet Bear Valley, California, 25 miles away       1900 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Dry Lake: Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to CA-NV border) Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville) Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 4 miles away       Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge)   National Parks Near Dry Lake: Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 62 miles away   Lakes Near Dry Lake: Indian Creek Reservoir, Alpine CountyCounty, 3 miles away Curtz Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 4 miles away