Lake Sterling, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California

    User input for Lake Sterling, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California:

Michael Hald:
The road up to Lake Sterling is 4x4 only with sheer cliffs in some spots with shale rock that wants to slide out from under your tires.  I saw a well equipped 4x4 truck attempt the road and have half of the rock road crumble away underneath the truck like a mini avalanche.  It took until the following week to get the truck out of the canyon, but only took 2 hours for the medivac chopper to get there. Don't bring a trailer, definitely do bring spare tires and plenty of water if you do get stuck.  No Verizon cell service out there either.



Submit Input:
Your Name:
Write or Paste Input here:

Upload picture:      Review Guidelines


 
     But wait, there's more entertaining stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Nearby lakes? Sure, Mossy Pond is right next door to Lake Sterling, and there are plenty of people from Truckee-Grass Valley here. And that's not all you can do here at Lake Sterling. Everybody nearby loves skiing at Royal Gorge, and camping at Sterling Lake Campground is always a good experience.
Lake Sterling mostly gets a lot of precipitation; the wettest month of the year
 
   is frequently January, that's the one that rains the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. You just can't picture the amount of outdoors enjoyable stuff the area next to Lake Sterling has to offer. If you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Yuba River - South Fork, and the Glacier Lakes Trail offers hiking at its best. This lake is so wonderful. Lake Sterling is right by the Salmon Lake Trail;  
               Fordyce Creek has a fine whitewater paddling spot close by.
Why not take a refreshing hike along the Loch Leven Trail, and hey, Gotta ski right? Soda Springs is a fine place to do that. Having a nice time in the Northern Sierra Nevada is simple. Places like Furnace Flat are magnificent to take a look at, and Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE is a tremendous place to get some rest. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada.
After a long day outdoors The Inn at Truckee is a magnificent place to spend a night or two, and a nice site to camp here at Lake Sterling is Cold Springs Campground. For the period of the summer months, highs frequently are in the 80's at Lake Sterling. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 40's. For the period of the winter this place gets highs in the 40's; overnight lows at Lake Sterling throughout the wintertime usually descend into the 20's. This lake is so wonderful. You get a good view of Fordyce Summit from Lake Sterling, and if you've had enough of Lake Sterling, Fordyce Lake is nearby.

 
Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee
18 miles away
The Holiday Inn Express Truckee Hotel is an conveniently located in Truckee, California a recreational paradise, surrounded by lakes and beautiful mountains. We are within minutes to various ski re...

The Inn at Truckee, Truckee
19 miles away
AAA rated motel centrally located to all Truckee and North Tahoe's outdoor recreational activities. Just minutes to area ski resorts, lakes, hiking trails and mountian biking. Dining and shopping with...

Current weather conditions at Lake Sterling, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
WXPort

Local climate location: DOWNIEVILLE 1 miles away


OTHER_INFO
  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.35722
Longitude: -120.4914

Northern Sierra Nevada Lakes
Complete list of all the lakes in the Northern Sierra Nevada.

Northern Sierra Nevada Outdoors Info
Complete outdoors info for the Northern Sierra Nevada.

California Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in California

Nevada County Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in Nevada County

Books about Lake Sterling
List of books available on Amazon.com about Lake Sterling, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California.

Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Truckee-Grass Valley, California, the metro area neareast to Lake Sterling. 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.
 

 

OUTDOORS_GUIDE
These outdoors activities are available near Lake Sterling.
 Hotels Near Lake Sterling:
Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee, 18 miles away
The Inn at Truckee, Truckee, 19 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 20 miles away
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 20 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 20 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lake Sterling:
Sterling Lake Campground, Nevada County, 0 miles away
Cold Springs Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
Indian Springs Campground, Nevada County, 5 miles away
Kelly Lake Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Lake Sterling:
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 1 miles away
      4.1 hiking miles, 559 feet elevation difference
Loch Leven Trail, Placer County, 4 miles away
       4.4 hiking miles, 1191 feet elevation difference
Salmon Lake Trail, Placer County, 4 miles away
       3.6 hiking miles, 330 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Lake Sterling:
Royal Gorge, California, 4 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California, 8 miles away
      652 vertical feet
Boreal, California, 10 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Lake Sterling:
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
 Lakes Near Lake Sterling:
Fordyce Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Mossy Pond, Nevada CountyCounty, 2 miles away

MORE STUFF NEARBY:

Meadow Lake
...oes anyone know it's exact location? After much research about Henry Hartley...I have found that we ...

Loch Leven Trail
... wife and I did the Loch Leven Trail hike the weekend of August 30. It was beautiful! the forest, th...

Nancy Lake
... anyone tell me the origin of the name of this lake, Nancy Lake located near Kingvale, CA.. A lovely...

Salmon Lake
...to upload, but imagine massive granite outcropping, Juniper and evergreens, a small intimate mountai...

Fordyce Creek
.... Charlie is buried in the new Auburn cemetery. To get to the point Charlie had a map of that region...

Faucherie Lake
...d there are 9 other nice lakes on the road to Faucherie. Very windy and rugged country, the fishing ...

Soda Springs
4 PHOTOS
...bing is all about big smiles and tummy ticklers. Its got all the atmosphere of fresh snow, beautiful...

Webber Lake
... cabin....tiny frogs everywhere...wind....a little bridge...will never forget it...hope to return th...

Boreal
...Great Place for Families
Awesome for taking lessons and for beginners as well as advanced riders<...

Onion Creek Campground
...getting to some of the other spots they mentioned would be quite a trek especially if not in a 4x4 o...

Warren Lake Trail
1 PHOTO
...Recently tried to get to warren lake from the info you have posted frogs lake and coon canyon. Both ...

Sugar Bowl
11 miles away
This is a perfect mountain. I love it here. It is a really good place to ski....

Fuller Lake Campground
11 miles away
NID has never allowed swimming in Fuller Lake.......ng is great, you can't stay there after the sun sets. And there is limited fire material for making ...

Donner Ski Ranch
11 miles away
...you will find an atmosphere that is relaxing and carefree. With 6 chairlifts accessing 505 acres the...

Weaver lake Campground
12 miles away
..., very rough. No maintained campsites or facilities; only 1 level spot. Tried fishing for three days...

Weaver Lake
13 miles away
...y USFS. No accomodations, only 1 level spot.  Road very bad. tried fishing for three days, not one b...

Wild Plum Campground
13 miles away
...lake and waterfall (seasonal) within a 10 minute walk across the river. The lake is deep enough for ...

Independence Lake Campground
14 miles away
...Independence Lake in July and discovered it is closed for the season 2009-2010.  NV Energy is workin...

Tahoe Donner
15 miles away
...eat beginner terrain, excellent grooming, and friendly, courteous staff await you. Come enjoy a sma...

Donner Lake
15 miles away
...ing for campgrounds around Donner lake. Fee free if so. Fishing is great. The land is wild and you c...

Sand Pond
16 miles away
It would be nice to know if Sand Pond is open for swimming. I know a few years ago it was closed due...

Sierra Skies RV Park
16 miles away
...rovide camping sites - only rv/trailer/van hookup sites.  The use of our restroom/laundry facility i...

Young America Lake
16 miles away
1 PHOTO
...n air drop by a lost fish and game dept. airplane. The hike in and out feom below is miserable and h...

Squaw Valley
18 miles away
This mountain is huge, plenty of runs and lifts....

Alpine Meadows
20 miles away
This is such a great place to ski, I loved every minute of it....

Homewood
26 miles away
Friend of mine went skiing here and he says it was great. I'm planning to give a try this season mys...

Northstar at Tahoe
27 miles away
3 PHOTOS
...ng, horseback riding, fly-fishing and more.

Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort is located on Highway 2...

Outdoors related information copyright © Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. - Detailed hotel information copyright © Interactive Hotel Solutions