Lake Helen, Central Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California     User input for Lake Helen, Central Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California: Be the first to submit input for Lake Helen. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Lake Helen gets very little rain; January is the month that gets the most snow, and October meanwhile is the driest month. And that's not all you can do here at Lake Helen. After a long day outdoors Yosemite Gateway Motel is a pleasant place to spend a night or two; a lake close by is Twin Lakes. The Central Sierra Nevada scenery is always beautiful. This lake is so wonderful. Dore Cliff is an interesting place to take a look at while at Lake Helen, and dry       warm beds await you at Heidelberg Inn. Now, you may think that's plenty but there's even more exciting stuff to do here in the Central Sierra Nevada. The top of Excelsior Mountain is easily spotted from Lake Helen, and if you came for an overnight stay Sawmill Campground is a nice spot to camp. And if that's not enough there's heaps more enjoyable stuff to do in the Central Sierra Nevada. Go for a hike on the Pacific Crest Trail - section 12, and Lake Helen                  is not the only place close by, Shamrock Lake is a close by lake. Whitewater paddling is perfect on Tenaya Creek; nearby Lundy Pass is a great site to go. Camping is available at Saddlebag Campground; get dripping wet paddling on Tuolumne River. This lake is so wonderful. Don't leave Lake Helen without first going for a hike along the John Muir Trail - section 2, and a day on the slopes of June Mountain is just what you need. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Lake Helen with nighttime lows in the 30's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Lake Helen. Going for a hike on the Gaylor Lakes Trail is always a good adventure.   Yosemite Gateway Motel, Lee Vining 16 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... Heidelberg Inn, June Lake 19 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... Current weather conditions at Lake Helen, Central Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California Local climate location: BRIDGEPORT 13 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.00194 Longitude: -119.2914 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. 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California Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.     These outdoors activities are available near Lake Helen.   Hotels Near Lake Helen: Yosemite Gateway Motel, Lee Vining, 16 miles away Heidelberg Inn, June Lake, 19 miles away The Ahwahnee, Yosemite National Park, 24 miles away Mammoth Mountain Inn, Mammoth Lakes, 26 miles away The Village Lodge, Mammoth Lakes, 28 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Lake Helen: Saddlebag Campground, Mono County, 2 miles away Sawmill Campground, Mono County, 3 miles away Junction Campground, Mono County, 5 miles away Tioga Junction Campground, Mono County, 5 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Lake Helen: Gaylor Lakes Trail, Tuolumne County, 5 miles away       4.3 hiking miles, 1445 feet elevation difference Pacific Crest Trail - section 12, County, 9 miles away       67 hiking miles, 4061 feet elevation difference John Muir Trail - section 2, County, 16 miles away       33.1 hiking miles, 3881 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Lake Helen: June Mountain, California, 20 miles away       2590 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Lake Helen: Tenaya Creek, Mariposa CountyCounty, 17 miles away       Class V - 1 miles long (Super Slide) Tuolumne River, Tuolumne CountyCounty, 20 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 32 miles long (Tioga Road Bridge to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir)   National Parks Near Lake Helen: Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 34 miles away Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA, 45 miles away   Lakes Near Lake Helen: Twin Lakes, Mono CountyCounty, 0 miles away Shamrock Lake, Mono CountyCounty, 0 miles away