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     This lake is so wonderful. Get your heart beating on the tremendous whitewater of Silver Creek - South Fork, and some close by water includes Phipps Creek. But wait, there's more fun things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. You can run the rapids of American River - South Fork near Horseshoe Lake, and if the weather is beautiful, you get a tremendous view of McConnell Peak from Horseshoe Lake. Now, you may assume that's loads but there's even more exciting  
   stuff to do here at Horseshoe Lake. A great site to camp here at Horseshoe Lake is Pleasant Boat-In Campground, and on a nice day you can take a hike along the Highland Trail.
If you need a place to stay Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center is a splendid choice, and you can never get enough of the pleasant skiing at Homewood. Having a pleasant time in the Northern Sierra Nevada is trouble-free. Why not camp at Eagle Falls Campground if you're here at
 
               Horseshoe Lake, and tremendous skiing awaits you at Sierra at Tahoe. The amount of precipitation that falls at Horseshoe Lake is close to the national average; January is when you get the most snow here; the driest month of the year is July.
Horseshoe Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Lakes are such peaceful spots, why not stop by McConnell Lake near Horseshoe Lake; Americas Best Value Inn Tahoe City/Lake Tahoe is a good location to get some rest. If the weather is nice here at Horseshoe Lake, you can go for a hike along the Red Peak Trail, and Lake Zitella is a great lake nearby.
Not sufficient hours in a day to enjoy this location. For the duration of the summertime at Horseshoe Lake highs are usually in the 70's, and the nighttime is fairly chillier of course, commonly in the 40's. For the duration of the winter highs are commonly in the 40's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Horseshoe Lake. This lake is so wonderful. The General Creek Trail is a wonderful hiking trail in close proximity to Horseshoe Lake, and Onion Flat is a nice place to check out.

 
Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center, Tahoe City
12 miles away
The 74-wooded acres at Granlibakken offer guests a serene environment with inviting and convenient amenities including hot breakfast buffet each morning, on-site outdoor heated pool, hot tub, sauna, t...

Americas Best Value Inn Tahoe City/Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City
13 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Tahoe City/Lake Tahoe is adjacent to Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe City Golf Course, and the Historic Tahoe Inn. It is the only air conditioned hotel in Tahoe City and has been AAA and...

Current weather conditions at Horseshoe Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE CITY 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.95417
Longitude: -120.2208

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These outdoors activities are available near Horseshoe Lake.
 Hotels Near Horseshoe Lake:
Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center, Tahoe City, 12 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Tahoe City/Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, 13 miles away
Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City, 13 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 13 miles away
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 13 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Horseshoe Lake:
Pleasant Boat-In Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
Eagle Falls Campground, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
Wentworth Springs Campground, El Dorado County, 8 miles away
Meeks Bay Resort & Marina, Tahoma, 8 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Horseshoe Lake:
Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
      6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference
Highland Trail, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
      8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference
General Creek Trail, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
       11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Horseshoe Lake:
Homewood, California, 8 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 10 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Alpine Meadows, California, 11 miles away
      1802 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Horseshoe Lake:
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
 Lakes Near Horseshoe Lake:
Lake Zitella, El Dorado CountyCounty, 0 miles away
McConnell Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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