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    A visit to Island Lake is always a good idea. Whitewater paddling is great on Fordyce Creek, and camping at Grouse Ridge Campground is always a good experience. So many enjoyable things in the Northern Sierra Nevada, just incredible. Near Island Lake you come across the Round Lake Trail which is a brilliant hiking trail; camping is available at Carr-Feeley Campground. Here at Island Lake you can see Bowman Mountain; you're possibly keen on lakes, Long Lake is  
   one of those nearby.
All through the warm months at Island Lake highs are regularly in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 40's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 40's, and all through the dark hours in the winter at Island Lake temperatures descend to the 20's. This lake is so wonderful. If you like skiing, you're in luck; Royal Gorge is close to Island Lake, and get drenched paddling on Yuba River - South Fork.
 
               If you want a splendid time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Island Lake. Going for a hike on the Bowman Mountain Trail is always a delightful adventure, and if you've had enough of Island Lake, Hidden Lake is close by. Island Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Life's too short to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The Crooked Lakes Trail is a good hiking trail right next door to Island Lake; Soda Springs is a fine local ski area.
Island Lake gets a typical amount of annual precipitation; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Deer Creek Inn, and you'll perhaps meet some people from Truckee-Grass Valley here.

 
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
16 miles away
Deer Creek Inn is a 150 year old restored Queen Anne Victorian located in the historic Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California. The historic shopping and dining district on Broad Street is only foot...

Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
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Current weather conditions at Island Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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Local climate location: QUINCY 8 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.39972
Longitude: -120.6192

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These outdoors activities are available near Island Lake.
 Hotels Near Island Lake:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City, 16 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle, 21 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee, 27 miles away
Nevada City Inn, Nevada City, 28 miles away
The Inn At Truckee, Truckee, 29 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Island Lake:
Grouse Ridge Campground, Nevada County, 1 miles away
Carr-Feeley Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
Lindsey Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
Jackson Creek Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Island Lake:
Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 0 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference
Round Lake Trail, Nevada County, 0 miles away
       4 hiking miles, 406 feet elevation difference
Bowman Mountain Trail, Nevada County, 2 miles away
      3.6 hiking miles, 1277 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Island Lake:
Royal Gorge, California, 10 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California, 17 miles away
      652 vertical feet
Boreal, California, 19 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Island Lake:
Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
 Lakes Near Island Lake:
Hidden Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Long Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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