Loon Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California

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     If you like skiing, you're in luck; Alpine Meadows is next to Loon Lake; there is a magnificent hiking trail nearby called the Loon Lake Trail. If you want a good time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Sierra Nevada. Put some time aside to spend at Mineral Springs if you're here at Loon Lake, and whitewater paddling is good on American River - South Fork. Yep, outdoors exciting stuff truly is plentiful here in the Northern Sierra Nevada.  
   Going for a hike on the Poison Hole Trail is always a glorious adventure, and Ellis Creek is right next door to Loon Lake and is always a bliss to explore.
Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! Loon Lake is peerless!. This lake is so wonderful. Squaw Valley Lodge is a delightful place to get some rest, and you can stay the night at Wentworth Springs Campground. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada.
Loon Lake is a quite wet place
 
               frequently with lots of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is January, and July is the month with the least moisture. Go for a hike on the McKinstry Trail, and if you've had enough of Loon Lake, Berts Lake is close by. Summer at Loon Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 80's, and the overnight is a tad chillier of course, regularly in the 40's. Highs all through the wintertime are ordinarily in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Loon Lake are in the 20's.
Dry warm beds await you at Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Loon Lake has to offer, you can camp at Pleasant Boat-In Campground. This lake is so wonderful. Homewood is a fine local ski area, and Loon Lake is not the only spot close by, Bugle Lake is a close by lake. And if you're still looking for more outdoors amusing stuff just keep reading. Brown Mountain is beautiful and can be spotted from Loon Lake, and if you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Silver Creek - South Fork.

 
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Current weather conditions at Loon Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: LAKE SPAULDING 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.00278
Longitude: -120.3097

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These outdoors activities are available near Loon Lake.
 Hotels Near Loon Lake:
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 12 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 12 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 12 miles away
PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 12 miles away
Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, 13 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Loon Lake:
Wentworth Springs Campground, El Dorado County, 1 miles away
Pleasant Boat-In Campground, El Dorado County, 1 miles away
Hell Hole-In Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away
Yellow Jacket Campground, El Dorado County, 8 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Loon Lake:
Loon Lake Trail, El Dorado County, 2 miles away
      2.7 hiking miles, 556 feet elevation difference
Poison Hole Trail, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
      3.3 hiking miles, 1377 feet elevation difference
McKinstry Trail, Placer County, 3 miles away
      8 hiking miles, 2734 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Loon Lake:
Alpine Meadows, California, 10 miles away
      1802 vertical feet
Homewood, California, 11 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 16 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Loon Lake:
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
 Lakes Near Loon Lake:
Bugle Lake, Placer CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Berts Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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