Helen Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne County, California     User input for Helen Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne County, California: Be the first to submit input for Helen Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        This lake is so wonderful. A perfect location for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Helen Lake is San Joaquin River - Middle Fork, and going for a hike along the John Muir Trail - section 1 will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity. Helen Lake is one of the lakes here in the Central Sierra Nevada. From a precipitation point of view Helen Lake is a relatively normal spot; January is when you get the most snow here; June on the other hand       is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Tenaya Creek close to Helen Lake, and do pop by Spillway Lake, it's a picturesque lake. Summer at Helen Lake comes with high temperatures in the 80's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's generally in the 30's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's, and all through the dark hours in the winter at Helen Lake temperatures sink to the 0's. So much cool stuff in                  the Central Sierra Nevada, just striking. While you're here at Helen Lake, you could also take a look at beautiful Parker Pass Lake, and hiking along the Gaylor Lakes Trail is perfect fun. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things in the Central Sierra Nevada. Dry warm beds await you at Yosemite Gateway Motel; one of the main features of the surroundings of Helen Lake is Kuna Peak. Helen Lake truly is in the middle of a gorgeous outdoors paradise. Heidelberg Inn is a wonderful spot to get some rest. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Helen Lake has to offer, you can camp at Tioga Campground. Have a pleasant hiking adventure along the John Muir Trail - section 2. There's so much to do here at Helen Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Junction Campground is a wonderful location for that. Head up to June Mountain and strap some skis to your feet, and Mono Pass is close by, and is a wonderful site.   Heidelberg Inn, June Lake 11 miles away The Heidelberg Inn is a European-style inn located high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The exterior of the inn has a gingerbread appearance, reminiscent of the Barvarian Alps' architecture. Inside th... Yosemite Gateway Motel, Lee Vining 15 miles away Whether you are traveling to Yosemite National Park in the summer, or are looking for an affordable and comfortable place to stay on your winter vacation, the Yosemite Gateway Motel is the perfect spo... Current weather conditions at Helen Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne County, California Local climate location: BRIDGEPORT 18 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.83056 Longitude: -119.2278 Central Sierra Nevada Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Central Sierra Nevada. Central Sierra Nevada Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Central Sierra Nevada. California Lakes Complete list of all lakes in California Tuolumne County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Tuolumne County Books about Helen Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Helen Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Madera, California Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Madera, California, the metro area neareast to Helen Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. California Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.     These outdoors activities are available near Helen Lake.   Hotels Near Helen Lake: Heidelberg Inn, June Lake, 11 miles away Yosemite Gateway Motel, Lee Vining, 15 miles away Mammoth Mountain Inn, Mammoth Lakes, 16 miles away The Village Lodge, Mammoth Lakes, 19 miles away Snowbird Condos at Mammoths Canyon Lodge, Mammoth Lakes, 19 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Helen Lake: Tioga Campground, Mono County, 6 miles away Junction Campground, Mono County, 6 miles away Tioga Junction Campground, Mono County, 6 miles away Ellery Lake Campground, Mono County, 7 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Helen Lake: Gaylor Lakes Trail, Tuolumne County, 5 miles away       4.3 hiking miles, 1445 feet elevation difference John Muir Trail - section 2, County, 6 miles away       33.1 hiking miles, 3881 feet elevation difference John Muir Trail - section 1, County, 17 miles away       18.5 hiking miles, 6931 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Helen Lake: June Mountain, California, 12 miles away       2590 vertical feet Mammoth Mountain, California, 24 miles away       3100 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Helen Lake: Tenaya Creek, Mariposa CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class V - 1 miles long (Super Slide) San Joaquin River - Middle Fork, Madera CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class V+ - 32.5 miles long (Devils Postpile Nat'l Monument to Mammoth Pool Reservoir)   National Parks Near Helen Lake: Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 33 miles away Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA, 37 miles away   Lakes Near Helen Lake: Spillway Lake, Tuolumne CountyCounty, 1 miles away Parker Pass Lake, Tuolumne CountyCounty, 1 miles away