Golden Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California

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     This lake is so wonderful. Looking for some flowing water? Try Boulder Creek, and Half Moon Lake is a pleasant lake nearby. Golden Lake is a location that is relatively dried out mostly; January is the month that gets the most rain; July meanwhile is the driest month. If you like skiing, you're in luck; Dodge Ridge is close to Golden Lake.
Be careful coming to Golden Lake, you might not ever wanna return home again. There's whitewater on Carson River - East
 
   Fork for all you thrill seekers; at Golden Lake you can spot Disaster Peak. Throughout the months of summer at Golden Lake temperatures are usually in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are generally in the 40's while Golden Lake night low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 20's. Having a great time in the Northern Sierra Nevada is uncomplicated. Peaceful Pines Campground is a pleasant  
               local campground, and there are glorious places to explore along the Silver King Trail.
You just can't picture the amount of outdoors entertaining things the Northern Sierra Nevada has to offer. After a long day outdoors Super 8 Gardnerville/Carson City is a great site to spend a night or two, and there are other locations here than Golden Lake, for example Bull Lake. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. A pleasant trip to Coyote Meadow is a splendid way to spend an afternoon, and you can go for a hike on the Pacific Crest Trail - section 13.
Good hiking is available along the Corral Valley Trail, and Golden Lake is a good site to visit for more than one day, Sand Flat Campground is a good site to camp nearby. There are some good whitewater spots on Stanislaus River - Middle Fork, and if you need a place to stay Best Western Topaz Lake Inn is a tremendous choice.

 
Super 8 Gardnerville/Carson City, Gardnerville
18 miles away
Located on Topaz Lake, fishing, hiking, watersports, camping Sweetwater Mtn views Downtown Gardnerville - 20 mi Mommoth Lakes - 90 mi Reno - 70 mi Lake Tahoe - 40 mi Yosemite Nat'l Park - 150 mi Topaz...

Best Western Topaz Lake Inn, Topaz Lake
18 miles away
The Best Western Topaz Lake Inn features modern accommodations and a spectacular view of Topaz Lake and the surrounding mountains, from every room. Located on the eastern slope of the Sierra's at the...

Current weather conditions at Golden Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California
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Local climate location: WOODFORDS 16 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.44778
Longitude: -119.7211

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These outdoors activities are available near Golden Lake.
 Hotels Near Golden Lake:
Super 8 Gardnerville/Carson City, Gardnerville, 18 miles away
Best Western Topaz Lake Inn, Topaz Lake, 18 miles away
The Mountain Club, Kirkwood, 21 miles away
David Walley's Resort, Genoa, 26 miles away
Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 28 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Golden Lake:
Peaceful Pines Campground, Alpine County, 5 miles away
Sand Flat Campground, Alpine County, 5 miles away
Arnot Branch Campground, Alpine County, 6 miles away
Clark Fork Campground, Alpine County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Golden Lake:
Silver King Trail, Alpine County, 8 miles away
       23.6 hiking miles, 1976 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 13, County, 8 miles away
      66 hiking miles, 3818 feet elevation difference
Corral Valley Trail, Alpine County, 9 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 756 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Golden Lake:
Dodge Ridge, California, 21 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Bear Valley, California, 22 miles away
      1900 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California, 25 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Golden Lake:
Stanislaus River - Middle Fork, Tuolumne CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Baker Campground to Donnells Lake)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville)
 National Parks Near Golden Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 47 miles away
 Lakes Near Golden Lake:
Bull Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Half Moon Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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Clark Fork Campground
... shower. The fishing in the Clark Fork River is good. The Forest Service plants trout every week. ...

Pacific Crest Trail - section 13
...s particular mountain, the typical route is known as a ''herd path'' which is not much more than a w...

Leavitt Lake
11 miles away
I went to Leavitt lake just yester day beautiful lake we caught about 10 fish all rainbows but one b...

Mosquito Lake
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This lake is the good trout fishing all the time. Try power bait or a worm and a marshmellow green o...

High Emigrant Lake
14 miles away
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I went and was swarmed by literally thousands of mosquitoes....

Turtle Rock Campgrounds
15 miles away
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Burgson Lake
16 miles away
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...9.

Found it on the Stanislaus Nat'l Forest map. No trail on the map for Burgson Lake, however...

Herring Creek Reservoir
17 miles away
As of this year Fish & Game wont be planting the rez... Oh well there'se always Pinecrest....

Dorothy Lake
17 miles away
...th part of Yosemite is a HIKE… Would take a good long day to get there, if I started before sunrise...

Wheeler Lake
18 miles away
...ears as far as you could see leaving from the woodchuck trailhead. Had the whole lake to ourselves a...

Spicer Meadow Reservoir
19 miles away
Bears. Lots of bears. Lots of bears who are not afraid of people. I wouldn't clean your catch right ...

Meadowcliff Lodge & RV Resort
19 miles away
...to play cards, there is even a clubhouse.

RV’ers also have full access to the other amenities...

Utica Reservoir
19 miles away
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...unken rowdy group.  Bear warnings now posted but not back in the 1990's. Good fishing.   Lake feeds ...

Dodge Ridge
21 miles away
...r resorts. They have a great all-day ski school program. They recently put in a new lodge, now all t...

Bear Valley
22 miles away
Lots of really great runs, too many to name. I go here as often as I have a chance....

Kirkwood
25 miles away
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...ion: Kirkwood, California's only all mountain and backcountry education program, Kirkwood offers ski...

Heavenly
29 miles away
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...y Luck? Or something in between?

Heavenly will test your decision-making like no other winte...

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