Elbert Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California

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    The beauty of Elbert Lake is reason enough to stop by. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada. A common amount of rainfall falls here at Elbert Lake; the wettest month of the year is typically January, that's the one that snows the most, and the driest month is July. If you adore the outdoors you'll adore it here in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
If you need a spot to stay Pine Cone Acre Motel is a good choice, and if you came to camp
 
   Firs Campground is a great location to do that. You'll really wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Elbert Lake is not the only place nearby, Dardanelles Lake is a nearby lake, and there's great hiking along the Charity Valley Trail. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this location. If you're here at Elbert Lake and you like golf, you can explore Tahoe Paradise Golf Course. There's so much to do here at  
               Elbert Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Alpine Campground is a splendid site for that.
Everybody close by loves skiing at Sierra at Tahoe, and if you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on American River - South Fork. Man, is there loads of amusing things to do close to Elbert Lake. Good hiking is available along the Hawley Grade Trail; whitewater paddling is splendid on Mokelumne River - North Fork. This lake is so wonderful. Here at Elbert Lake there are plenty of folks from Gardnerville Ranchos; if you've had enough of Elbert Lake, Round Lake is close by.
During the warm days of summer here at Elbert Lake, high temperatures mostly get into the 70's while night lows are frequently in the 40's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 30's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Elbert Lake temperatures dip to the 10's. That right there is plenty of entertaining stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Sierra Nevada has it all. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Elbert Lake; Burnside Lake Trail is a great local trail, and Kirkwood is a nice local ski area. This lake is so wonderful. Bryan Meadow is a fine place to check out, and don't forget to take a perfect little visit to Big Meadow Creek.
A good close by hotel is Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, and on a wonderful day you can have a look at Benwood Meadow, a swamp near Elbert Lake.

 
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6 miles away
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Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena
7 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Elbert Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE VALLEY FAA AP 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.77472
Longitude: -120.0331

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These outdoors activities are available near Elbert Lake.
 Hotels Near Elbert Lake:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 6 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 7 miles away
Inn By The Lake, South Lake Tahoe, 10 miles away
Best Western Timber Cove Lodge, South Lake Tahoe, 10 miles away
Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge And Spa, South Lake Tahoe, 10 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Elbert Lake:
Alpine Campground, El Dorado County, 2 miles away
Firs Campground, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
Caples Lake Campground, Alpine County, 4 miles away
Woods Lake Campground, Alpine County, 5 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Elbert Lake:
Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 2 miles away
      1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 11 miles away
      4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 12 miles away
      3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Elbert Lake:
Kirkwood, California, 5 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 7 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Heavenly, California, 12 miles away
      3500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Elbert Lake:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Elbert Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 69 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Elbert Lake:
Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, South Lake Tahoe, 4 miles away
Lake Tahoe Golf Course, South Lake Tahoe, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Elbert Lake:
Dardanelles Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Round Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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