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    The beauty of Dry Lakes is reason enough to stop by. Now, you may imagine that's lots but there's even more cool stuff to do here at Dry Lakes. Dry Lakes is not the only site close by, Gerle Creek Divide Reservoir is a close by lake, and Dry Lakes is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Hell Hole Campground is a delightful local campground. If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Sierra Nevada. There's fine  
   hiking along the Dry Lakes Trail, and if you've had enough of Dry Lakes, Hell Hole Reservoir is close by. This lake is so wonderful. Hit the slopes at Squaw Valley nearby; a pleasant trip to Butler Meadow is a brilliant way to spend an afternoon.
Yep, outdoors cool stuff truly is bountiful here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Dry Lakes; Parsley Bar Trail is a great local trail, and why not take a little spree to Angel
 
               Creek while you're here. This lake is so wonderful. If you come at the right time of year, American River - South Fork offers some pleasant whitewater, and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at close by Alpine Meadows. Dry Lakes is one of the lakes here in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
The Rubicon Trail offers hiking at its best, and after a long day outdoors Squaw Valley Lodge is a glorious place to spend a night or two. Camping at Hell Hole-In Campground is always a great experience, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Rubicon River. At Dry Lakes through the long summer days highs are in the 80's. Summer overnight lows plunge down to the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Dry Lakes.
If you need a place to stay Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn is a tremendous choice. The high level of precipitation makes Dry Lakes a quite wet site; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is the month with the least moisture.

 
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Local climate location: LAKE SPAULDING 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.99278
Longitude: -120.4081

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These outdoors activities are available near Dry Lakes.
 Hotels Near Dry Lakes:
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 16 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 16 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 16 miles away
Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, 18 miles away
Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines, 18 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Dry Lakes:
Hell Hole Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Hell Hole-In Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away
Yellow Jacket Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
Wentworth Springs Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Dry Lakes:
Dry Lakes Trail, El Dorado County, 1 miles away
      4.3 hiking miles, 879 feet elevation difference
Parsley Bar Trail, Placer County, 2 miles away
      1.6 hiking miles, 1582 feet elevation difference
Rubicon Trail, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
      8.4 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Dry Lakes:
Alpine Meadows, California, 15 miles away
      1802 vertical feet
Squaw Valley, California, 15 miles away
      2850 vertical feet
Homewood, California, 17 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Dry Lakes:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
Rubicon River, Placer/ El Dorado CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
 Lakes Near Dry Lakes:
Gerle Creek Divide Reservoir, El Dorado CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Hell Hole Reservoir, Placer CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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