Lake Sterling, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California

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    If you are in Nevada county it's always a good idea to stop by Lake Sterling. So much cool stuff to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada, too great to be true. You can run the rapids of Yuba River - South Fork right next door to Lake Sterling, and nearby you come across the Salmon Lake Trail which is a great hiking trail. At Lake Sterling you always meet someone from Truckee-Grass Valley, and the snow is pleasant at Royal Gorge. Man, is there loads of exciting  
   things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Fordyce Creek is a good whitewater spot near Lake Sterling, and the Glacier Lakes Trail is a splendid hiking trail close by.
This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Lake Sterling that you need to camp here for a while, Sterling Lake Campground is a great site for that, and the peak of Fordyce Summit can be observed from Lake Sterling. At Lake Sterling during the warmest time of the year highs
 
               are in the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's typically in the 40's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Lake Sterling sink into the 20's. But wait, there's more to do near Lake Sterling. There is a wonderful hiking trail near Lake Sterling called the Loch Leven Trail; a day on the slopes of Soda Springs is just what you need.
If you came to camp Cold Springs Campground is a delightful place to do that; a wonderful close by hotel is Hoyfjellet Lodge. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are good; Fordyce Lake is a lake that's near Lake Sterling; after a long day outdoors Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort is a tremendous place to spend a night or two. Furnace Flat is a perfect place to check out.
Lake Sterling is one of the lakes here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Lake Sterling sees pretty high levels of rain; during the month of January you get the most rain around here, and the driest month is July.

 
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Current weather conditions at Lake Sterling, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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Local climate location: DOWNIEVILLE 1 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.35722
Longitude: -120.4914

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These outdoors activities are available near Lake Sterling.
 Hotels Near Lake Sterling:
Hoyfjellet Lodge, Soda Springs, 1 miles away
Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort, Soda Springs, 1 miles away
Rainbow Lodge, Soda Springs, 6 miles away
Always Inn Tahoe Bed and Breakfast, Soda Springs, 8 miles away
Donner Lake Village Resort, Truckee, 14 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

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