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The beauty of Gold Lake attracts many people from all around. Get your heart beating on the glorious whitewater of Lavezzola Creek, and what would winter be without some skiing at Royal Gorge. Gold Lake is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada. There's no way anyone can get bored here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Snag Lake Campground is a wonderful campground nearby; Gold Lake is not the only site close by, Squaw Lake is a close by lake. So many enjoyable
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| | things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada, not enough time. Graeagle Meadows Golf Course is a great golf course nearby, and don't leave Gold Lake without first going for a hike along the Deer Lake Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Upper Salmon Lake Dam is a picturesque place next to Gold Lake, and you can stay the night at Diablo Campground. High temperatures at Gold Lake during the warm days of summer are in the 90's. Throughout the moonlight hours it's typically | |
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in the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Gold Lake fall into the 20's. There's whitewater on Yuba River - North Fork
for all you adrenaline junkies, and Deer Creek Inn is a pleasant place to get some rest. This lake is so wonderful. You could also go to Little Gold Lake if you're here at Gold Lake; it's nearby, and a glorious close by hotel is Chalet
View Lodge. Don’t forget to check out Lakes Basin if you're here at Gold Lake, and you can go for a hike on the Pacific Crest Trail - section 15. All the outdoors fun stuff in the vicinity of Gold Lake will keep you coming back
repeatedly. Whohoo, so many amusing things in one place! Gold Lake is peerless! Frazier Falls is a striking location to stop at while you're at Gold Lake, and splendid hiking is available along the Butcher Ranch Trail. The amount
of rain that falls at Gold Lake is close to the national average; during January this area sees the most rain while July is typically the driest month.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.67806 Longitude: -120.6547
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| | Hiking Trails Near Gold Lake:
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Deer Lake Trail, Sierra County, 2 miles away 3.6 hiking miles, 1145 feet elevation difference |
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Butcher Ranch Trail, Sierra County, 6 miles away 3 hiking miles, 2125 feet elevation difference |
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Royal Gorge, California, 18 miles away 1600 vertical feet |
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Boreal, California, 28 miles away 500 vertical feet |
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Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville) |
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Lavezzola Creek, Sierra CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville) |
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Pauley Creek, Sierra CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class III-IV - 4 miles long (Second Divide Turnout to Downieville) |
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