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    If you like lakes and you're in this part of California you can check out Lower Blue Lake. Whitewater paddling is great on Carson River - East Fork; there are plenty of people from Gardnerville Ranchos here at Lower Blue Lake. All the outdoors enjoyable things close to Lower Blue Lake will keep you coming back many times. Near Lower Blue Lake you find the Pacific Crest Trail - section 13 which is a tremendous hiking trail, and the Burnside Lake Trail is a good  
   hiking trail close by. If you adore the outdoors you'll adore it here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Border Ruffian Flat is a charming location any time of year, and Lower Blue Lake is a splendid spot to visit for more than one day, Lower Blue Lake Campground is a splendid spot to camp nearby.
This lake is so wonderful. There are other places here than Lower Blue Lake, for example Twin Lake, and obviously Middle Creek flows through this area. Lower Blue Lake
 
               is a reasonably wet place usually with lots of rain; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow, and July is when it's the driest. Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley is a brilliant location to get some rest; everyone close by loves skiing at Bear Valley.
Summertime at Lower Blue Lake comes with high temperatures in the 70's with overnight lows in the 40's. Through the winter this place gets highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Lower Blue Lake. Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! Lower Blue Lake is so good! Dry warm beds await you at Pine Cone Acre Motel, and the skiing at Kirkwood is tremendous. This lake is so wonderful. If you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Mokelumne River - North Fork. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Lower Blue Lake has to offer, you can camp at Middle Creek Campground.
This site, the Northern Sierra Nevada, has so much outdoors enjoyable things. If the weather is great here at Lower Blue Lake, you can go for a hike along the Charity Valley Trail, and at Lower Blue Lake you can make out The Nipple. So much fun stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada, not sufficient time. Do have a look at Summit Lake Dam since you're here at Lower Blue Lake, and Upper Blue Lake is a splendid lake nearby.
Lower Blue Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Sierra Nevada.

 
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena
16 miles away
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Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe
17 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Lower Blue Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE VALLEY FAA AP 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.60917
Longitude: -119.9261

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These outdoors activities are available near Lower Blue Lake.
 Hotels Near Lower Blue Lake:
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 16 miles away
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 17 miles away
Tahoe Seasons Resort (Vri), South Lake Tahoe, 18 miles away
Lodge At Lake Tahoe, The (Vri), South Lake Tahoe, 18 miles away
Americana Village, South Lake Tahoe, 18 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lower Blue Lake:
Lower Blue Lake Campground, Alpine County, 0 miles away
Middle Creek Campground, Alpine County, 1 miles away
Damsite Campground, Alpine County, 1 miles away
Upper Blue Lake Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Lower Blue Lake:
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 5 miles away
      4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 7 miles away
      3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 13, County, 10 miles away
      66 hiking miles, 3818 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Lower Blue Lake:
Kirkwood, California, 9 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
Bear Valley, California, 10 miles away
      1900 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 18 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Lower Blue Lake:
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge)
 National Parks Near Lower Blue Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 59 miles away
 Lakes Near Lower Blue Lake:
Twin Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Upper Blue Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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