Floating Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California     Custom Search User input for Floating Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California: Be the first to submit input for Floating Island Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Floating Island Lake is always a pleasure to visit. Just can't get enough of the Northern Sierra Nevada. Floating Island Lake is not the only place nearby, Cathedral Lake is a nearby lake, and you can stay the night at Baldwin Beach Campground. Take a hike on the Pacific Crest Trail - section 14; Cathedral Creek is right next door to Floating Island Lake and is always a diversion to check out. If only every place had this much outdoors amusing stuff, what a great       globe it would be. The Hawley Grade Trail offers hiking at its best, and Sawmill Core is not far at all. The yearly rain here at Floating Island Lake is about average; January is the wettest month with most snow, and July is the month with the least moisture. This lake is so wonderful. A journey to Glen Alpine Spring will fill your soul with wonderful feelings, and there are plenty of folks from Gardnerville Ranchos here at Floating Island Lake. And if that's                  not enough there's a load more cool things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Whitewater paddling is good on Silver Creek - South Fork, and what would a place like Floating Island Lake be without exciting close by traits like Cathedral Peak. And that's not all you can do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Really great skiing awaits you at Sierra at Tahoe, and the peak of Angora Peak can be spotted from Floating Island Lake. A wonderful close by hotel is Pine Cone Acre Motel, and you should positively go to pretty Baldwin Beach if you're here. If you want to hit the beach, Kiva Beach is in close proximity, and you can take a little visit to Fallen Leaf Dam while you're here at Floating Island Lake. Man, is there loads of amusing things to do in the vicinity of Floating Island Lake. There's so much to do here at Floating Island Lake that you need to camp here for a while, California Land Management is a splendid spot for that, and Floating Island Lake is right by the General Creek Trail. After a long day outdoors Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley is a tremendous site to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. In the event that you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on American River - South Fork, and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at close by Homewood. The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is always beautiful. This lake is so wonderful. You could also explore Lily Lake since you're here at Floating Island Lake; it's close by, and if you're a golfer then a great nearby course is Tahoe Paradise Golf Course. Summertime highs at Floating Island Lake ordinarily tend to be in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 40's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 40's with temperatures at Floating Island Lake dipping down into the 10's during winter nights.   Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe 3 miles away This 22 unit family resort located just off Highway 89 is nestled among tall pine trees in a quiet, park-like setting, with onsite heated pool, picnic area and playground.... Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena 6 miles away The Harvest Inn is the perfect setting for a well-deserved getaway in the heart of the Napa Valley. Winding brick pathways through cool redwood groves and 8 acres of beautiful award winning gardens in... Current weather conditions at Floating Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California Local climate location: TAHOE CITY 10 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.90222 Longitude: -120.0775 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 El Dorado County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in El Dorado County Books about Floating Island Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Floating Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado 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 Floating Island 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 Floating Island Lake.   Beaches Near Floating Island Lake: Baldwin Beach, El Dorado County, 2 miles away Kiva Beach, El Dorado County, 3 miles away   Hotels Near Floating Island Lake: Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 3 miles away Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 6 miles away The Truckee Hotel, Truckee, 8 miles away High Country Lodge, South Lake Tahoe, 8 miles away Inn By The Lake, South Lake Tahoe, 8 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Floating Island Lake: Baldwin Beach Campground, El Dorado County, 2 miles away California Land Management, South Lake Tahoe, 2 miles away Bayview Campground, El Dorado County, 3 miles away Upper Eagle Point Campground, El Dorado County, 3 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Floating Island Lake: Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 7 miles away       1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference General Creek Trail, El Dorado County, 10 miles away        11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference Pacific Crest Trail - section 14, County, 10 miles away       54.3 hiking miles, 2897 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Floating Island Lake: Sierra at Tahoe, California, 6 miles away       2212 vertical feet Homewood, California, 11 miles away       1650 vertical feet Heavenly, California, 12 miles away       3500 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Floating Island Lake: American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 12 miles away       Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)   Golf Courses Near Floating Island Lake: Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, South Lake Tahoe, 5 miles away Lake Tahoe Golf Course, South Lake Tahoe, 5 miles away   Lakes Near Floating Island Lake: Cathedral Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away Lily Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away