Merced Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, Mariposa County, California

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     Merced Lake is located in the Central Sierra Nevada. If you have a thing about the outdoors, you'll go for Merced Lake. After a long day outdoors The Ahwahnee is a magnificent place to spend a night or two, and Clark Canyon is a tremendous location to spend some time. So much enjoyable stuff in the Central Sierra Nevada, just astonishing. Do set aside some time for Echo Valley since you're here at Merced Lake, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Merced  
   Lake; John Muir Trail - section 1 is a magnificent local trail.
This lake is so wonderful. If you came to camp Tenaya Lake Campground is a tremendous site to do that, and get covered with water paddling on Tenaya Creek. Merced Lake is right by the Half Dome Trail, and the summit of Quartzite Peak can be observed from Merced Lake. During the summer, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Merced Lake while nighttime lows are frequently in the 50's. For the duration
 
               of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's, and night lows throughout the winter for Merced Lake tend to be in the 20's.
So much cool stuff to do here at Merced Lake, too great to be true. Dry warm beds await you at dnc -- Wawona Hotel. Lakes are such serene locations, why not pop by Babcock Lake near Merced Lake; the Clouds Rest Trail offers hiking at its best. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Central Sierra Nevada. Glide down the rapids of Yosemite Creek in a kayak; a quick visit to Cathedral Fork is undeniably a fine idea.
This lake is so wonderful. Camping at Upper Pines Campground is always a nice experience, and a tour to Yosemite National Park is recommended. From a rainfall point of view Merced Lake is a pretty common spot; January is the month that gets the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. A scenic lake like Obelisk Lake in the vicinity of Merced Lake is a wonderful site to have a look at, and the skiing at Badger Pass is great.

 
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12 miles away
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15 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Merced Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, Mariposa County, California
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Local climate location: HETCH HETCHY 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.73806
Longitude: -119.4119

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These outdoors activities are available near Merced Lake.
 Hotels Near Merced Lake:
The Ahwahnee, Yosemite National Park, 12 miles away
dnc -- Wawona Hotel, Yosemite National Park, 15 miles away
Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, Yosemite National Park, 15 miles away
dnc -- Housekeeping Camp, Yosemite National Park, 15 miles away
Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, 15 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Merced Lake:
Tenaya Lake Campground, Mariposa County, 6 miles away
Upper Pines Campground, Mariposa County, 10 miles away
North Pines Campground, Mariposa County, 11 miles away
Lower Pines Campground, Mariposa County, 11 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Merced Lake:
John Muir Trail - section 1, County, 5 miles away
      18.5 hiking miles, 6931 feet elevation difference
Clouds Rest Trail, Mariposa County, 6 miles away
       18.8 hiking miles, 6803 feet elevation difference
Half Dome Trail, Mariposa County, 7 miles away
       11.6 hiking miles, 5142 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Merced Lake:
Badger Pass, California, 18 miles away
      800 vertical feet
June Mountain, California, 24 miles away
      2590 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Merced Lake:
Tenaya Creek, Mariposa CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V - 1 miles long (Super Slide)
Yosemite Creek, Mariposa CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV-V - 8 miles long (Tioga Pass Road to Yosemite Falls)
Merced River - South Fork, Mariposa CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class V+ - 16 miles long (Upper)
 National Parks Near Merced Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 19 miles away
Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA, 47 miles away
 Lakes Near Merced Lake:
Babcock Lake, Mariposa CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Obelisk Lake, Mariposa CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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