Elks Lake, Shasta County, California     User input for Elks Lake, Shasta County, California: Be the first to submit input for Elks Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you are traveling by, why not stop by Elks Lake. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a location to stay Oxford Suites Redding is a good choice, and East Dry Creek is close to Elks Lake and is always a delight to explore. At Elks Lake you always meet someone from Redding, and there are other spots here than Elks Lake, for example Mirror Lake. Elks Lake is a magnificent site to visit for more than one day, Bear Mountain RV Resorts is a magnificent site       to camp nearby, and Bear Creek has a nice whitewater paddling spot close by. This is no spot for people who don’t like to have fun. There's glorious hiking along the Dry Creek Trail, and a delightful spot close by is Little Valley. For the duration of the warm days of summer here at Elks Lake, high temperatures usually reach the 90's. Through the moonlight hours it's typically in the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 50's with                  temperatures at Elks Lake dipping down into the 30's throughout winter nights. Whitewater paddling is pleasant on McCloud River. A good nearby hotel is Ramada Limited Redding. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Elks Lake has to offer, you can camp at Jones Valley Campground. Elks Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; January is the wettest month with most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month.   Oxford Suites Redding, Redding 9 miles away Luxurious all-suite hotel-three star rating-conveniently located right off Interstate Five in Redding-California- Featuring complimentary hot buffet breadfast-evening reception with hot and cold appet... Ramada Limited Redding, Redding 9 miles away Ramada Limited Redding is a 63 room hotel conveniently located on Interstate 5, exit 681A, on the north side of town. When you travel to or through Redding your best available rate for lodging is the... Current weather conditions at Elks Lake, Shasta County, California Local climate location: SHASTA DAM 12 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 40.66361 Longitude: -122.2353 California Lakes Complete list of all lakes in California Shasta County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Shasta County Books about Elks Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Elks Lake, Shasta County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Redding, California Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Redding, California, the metro area neareast to Elks 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 Elks Lake.   Hotels Near Elks Lake: Oxford Suites Redding, Redding, 9 miles away Ramada Limited Redding, Redding, 9 miles away Best Western Twin View Inn & Suites, Redding, 9 miles away Comfort Inn Redding, Redding, 9 miles away Quality Inn, Redding, 10 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Elks Lake: Bear Mountain RV Resorts, Redding, 3 miles away Jones Valley Campground, Shasta County, 3 miles away Rocky Ridge Campground, Shasta County, 4 miles away Ski Island Campground, Shasta County, 5 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Elks Lake: Dry Creek Trail, Shasta County, 14 miles away       3.7 hiking miles, 188 feet elevation difference   Whitewater Near Elks Lake: Bear Creek, Shasta CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class IV(V+) - 9.5 miles long (Hydro to Highway 44) McCloud River, Shasta CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class III-IV - 24 miles long (McCloud Reservoir to Lake Shasta) Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta CountyCounty, 20 miles away       Class IV - 13 miles long (Sims Flat Campground to Lake Shasta)   National Parks Near Elks Lake: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown - CA, 25 miles away Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA, 49 miles away   Lakes Near Elks Lake: Mirror Lake, Shasta CountyCounty, 1 miles away