Half Moon Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California

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     Half Moon Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Camping is available at Eagle Falls Campground; Dicks Pass is a good spot to check out. Yep, outdoors amusing stuff truly is abundant here in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
Yeah, come here to Half Moon Lake for a great time. If you came for an overnight stay Bayview Campground is a fine place to camp; if you're stopping by from Gardnerville Ranchos, you won't be the only one. During your stay at Half
 
   Moon Lake do have a look at close by Baldwin Beach, and Cracked Crag is delightful and can be seen from here. Half Moon Lake gets a typical amount of precipitation; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
There's no way anybody can get bored here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. If the weather is great here at Half Moon Lake, you can go for a hike along the Windmiller Trail; get
 
               covered with water paddling on American River - South Fork. While you're here at Half Moon Lake you can take a hike along the Red Peak Trail, and if you need a location to stay Pistantes Coyote Den is a great choice. This lake is so wonderful. You'll come across a scenic lake called Alta Morris Lake near Half Moon Lake; dry warm beds await you at Pine Cone Acre Motel.
This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Silver Creek - South Fork; Homewood is a very popular ski area in close proximity. So much exciting stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada, not enough time. Hit the slopes at Sierra at Tahoe in close proximity, and time spent at Kiva Beach is always great. So much entertaining stuff to do here at Half Moon Lake, too splendid to be true. Going for a hike along the General Creek Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region, and do go to Dicks Lake, it's a wonderful lake.
The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Half Moon Lake. Summer overnight lows drop down to the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's while Half Moon Lake overnight low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 10's.

 
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Current weather conditions at Half Moon Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE CITY 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.89639
Longitude: -120.1372

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These outdoors activities are available near Half Moon Lake.
 Beaches Near Half Moon Lake:
Baldwin Beach, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
Kiva Beach, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
 Hotels Near Half Moon Lake:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 7 miles away
Pistantes Coyote Den, South Lake Tahoe, 9 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 10 miles away
Econo Lodge South Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, 11 miles away
The Truckee Hotel, Truckee, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Half Moon Lake:
Eagle Falls Campground, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
Bayview Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Upper Eagle Point Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
Lovers Leap Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Half Moon Lake:
General Creek Trail, El Dorado County, 8 miles away
       11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference
Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County, 9 miles away
      6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference
Windmiller Trail, El Dorado County, 9 miles away
      2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Half Moon Lake:
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 5 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Homewood, California, 10 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California, 13 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Half Moon Lake:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
 Lakes Near Half Moon Lake:
Alta Morris Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Dicks Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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