Glacier Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California

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    If you are traveling by, why not stop by Glacier Lake. Glacier Lake is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada. All the water falling down from the sky makes Glacier Lake a wet spot; January is when you get the most rain here; the driest month of the year is July. This lake is so wonderful. You can never get enough of the tremendous skiing at Soda Springs; you'll meet a lot of folks from Truckee-Grass Valley here.
Don’t forget to check out Five Lakes Basin while
 
   you're here at Glacier Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Why not camp at Grouse Ridge Campground while you're here at Glacier Lake, and get your pulse rate up on the good whitewater of Yuba River - South Fork. You could also explore Echo Lake since you're here at Glacier Lake; it's close by; going for a hike along the Glacier Lakes Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area.
All the outdoors exciting stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada will
 
               keep you coming back time and again. Dry warm beds await you at Deer Creek Inn, and Glacier Lake is not the only spot close by, Faucherie Lake is a close by lake. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Sierra Nevada. Camping is available at Canyon Creek Campground, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Fordyce Creek. Skiing at Royal Gorge is one of those things you just ought to do, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Grouse Ridge Trail.
Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things near Glacier Lake. You get a delightful vista of Black Buttes from Glacier Lake; on a splendid day you can take a hike along the Crooked Lakes Trail. Summertime highs at Glacier Lake generally tend to be in the 80's; the overnight is fairly chillier of course, frequently in the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Glacier Lake.

 
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Current weather conditions at Glacier Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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Local climate location: DOWNIEVILLE 4 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.39806
Longitude: -120.5561

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These outdoors activities are available near Glacier Lake.
 Hotels Near Glacier Lake:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City, 21 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle, 21 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee, 23 miles away
The Inn At Truckee, Truckee, 24 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 25 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Glacier Lake:
Canyon Creek Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
Grouse Ridge Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away
Indian Springs Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away
Jackson Creek Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Glacier Lake:
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 1 miles away
       9 hiking miles, 770 feet elevation difference
Grouse Ridge Trail, Nevada County, 3 miles away
       6.2 hiking miles, 1886 feet elevation difference
Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 4 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Glacier Lake:
Royal Gorge, California, 6 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California, 13 miles away
      652 vertical feet
Boreal, California, 15 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Glacier Lake:
Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
 Lakes Near Glacier Lake:
Faucherie Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Echo Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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