Grouse Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California

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Deborah:
Great hiking, the trail starts at Wrights Lake, which is a beautiful lake in its own right, and heads up. If your looking for a good walking trail I would suggest staying on the Wrights Lake ''loop'' trail that circles the lake. But if you want a good hiking/climbing trail the Grouse Lake hike is the one for you. Even in late August the wild flowers were still in bloom and when you reach the top you cannot ask for better views of the surrounding area. From certain points in the trail you can see Ice House Lake as well as looking down on Wrights Lake. I am a bit on the older side so I stop and rest 3-4 times on the way up and it took me a little over 2 hours to reach the top, the last 10-15 minutes were rather steep, but well worth it. There are 2 more lakes beyond Grouse Lake that are an easy walk.



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     This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The annual precipitation here at Grouse Lake is about average; the wettest month of the year is frequently January, that's the one that snows the most, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Highland Trail, and you can hit the slopes at Sierra at Tahoe in the vicinity.
Be careful coming to the Northern Sierra Nevada,
 
   you might not ever wanna return back home again. Don't leave Grouse Lake without first going for a hike along the Red Peak Trail; in case you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Silver Creek - South Fork. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a tremendous time. American River - South Fork is a glorious whitewater spot near Grouse Lake, and after a long day outdoors Pine Cone Acre Motel is a fine place to  
               spend a night or two. So much cool stuff to do at Grouse Lake, so little time. Why not camp at Thirty-nine Mile Campground since you're here at Grouse Lake, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always go to close by Hemlock Lake.
Lakes are great; Secret Lake is a lake that's in the vicinity of Grouse Lake. Go for a hike on the Windmiller Trail, and Blue Mountain is a peak you can see from Grouse Lake. This lake is so wonderful. You must definitely dedicate some time to Willow Flat since you're here at Grouse Lake, and Homewood is a very popular ski area close at hand.
Pyramid Campground is a great local campground; dry warm beds await you at The Meadow. Throughout the months of summer at Grouse Lake highs are commonly in the 70's. Summer night lows fall down to the 40's. High temperatures throughout the wintertime are normally in the 40's while Grouse Lake overnight low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 10's.

 
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Local climate location: TAHOE CITY 15 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.8575
Longitude: -120.1981

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 Hotels Near Grouse Lake:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 11 miles away
The Meadow, Kirkwood, 12 miles away
Meadowstone, Kirkwood, 12 miles away
Snowcrest, Kirkwood, 12 miles away
Lost Cabin, Kirkwood, 12 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Grouse Lake:
Thirty-nine Mile Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Pyramid Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Fortytwo Mile Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
Lovers Leap Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Grouse Lake:
Windmiller Trail, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
      2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference
Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
      6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference
Highland Trail, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
      8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Grouse Lake:
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 6 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Homewood, California, 12 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California, 14 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Grouse Lake:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
 Lakes Near Grouse Lake:
Secret Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Hemlock Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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