Fordyce Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California

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    Many people like to go to Fordyce Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort is a tremendous spot to get some rest, and a perfect place for whitewater paddling is Fordyce Creek. This place, Fordyce Lake, it definitely has so much outdoors fun stuff. Camping is available at Sterling Lake Campground, and a fine close by hotel is Hoyfjellet Lodge. Looking for something near Fordyce Lake? Lake Sterling is around here, and the Salmon Lake Trail offers  
   hiking at its best.
And if that's not enough there's plenty more exciting things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Very delightful scenery and pleasant skiing is what you get at Soda Springs, and nice hiking is available along the Glacier Lakes Trail. If you came for an overnight stay Cold Springs Campground is a glorious place to camp; hey, Gotta ski right? Royal Gorge is a perfect spot to do that. Fordyce Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern
 
               Sierra Nevada.
The view of stunning Hartley Butte near Fordyce Lake is pleasant. Now, you may feel that's a heap but there's even more cool things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Fordyce Lake is a place with many visitors from Truckee-Grass Valley, and a pleasant visit to Furnace Flat is a nice way to spend an afternoon. Throughout the warm days of summer highs here at Fordyce Lake get into the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 40's. Highs throughout the winter are usually in the 40's, and night lows at Fordyce Lake through the wintertime usually fall into the 20's.
Fordyce Lake gets a great deal of water; January is when you get the most rain here, and the driest of the months is July. This lake is so wonderful. Get your pulse rate up on the splendid whitewater of Yuba River - South Fork, and there's great hiking along the Loch Leven Trail.

 
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Current weather conditions at Fordyce Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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Local climate location: DOWNIEVILLE 2 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.37972
Longitude: -120.4953

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These outdoors activities are available near Fordyce Lake.
 Hotels Near Fordyce Lake:
Hoyfjellet Lodge, Soda Springs, 1 miles away
Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort, Soda Springs, 1 miles away
Rainbow Lodge, Soda Springs, 6 miles away
Always Inn Tahoe Bed and Breakfast, Soda Springs, 9 miles away
Donner Lake Village Resort, Truckee, 15 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Fordyce Lake:
Sterling Lake Campground, Nevada County, 1 miles away
Cold Springs Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away
Indian Springs Campground, Nevada County, 6 miles away
Canyon Creek Campground, Nevada County, 7 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Fordyce Lake:
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 1 miles away
      4.1 hiking miles, 559 feet elevation difference
Loch Leven Trail, Placer County, 5 miles away
       4.4 hiking miles, 1191 feet elevation difference
Salmon Lake Trail, Placer County, 5 miles away
       3.6 hiking miles, 330 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Fordyce Lake:
Royal Gorge, California, 3 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California, 8 miles away
      652 vertical feet
Boreal, California, 10 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Fordyce Lake:
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
 Lakes Near Fordyce Lake:
Lake Sterling, Nevada CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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