Milton Reservoir, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California

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     Milton Reservoir is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Milton Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Wild Plum Campground is a magnificent place for that, and a magnificent place for whitewater paddling is Fordyce Creek. Milton Reservoir is a good site of normal rainfall; January is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month of the year is July.
This lake is so wonderful.
 
   In case you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Yuba River - North Fork, and on a pleasant day you can take a hike along the Bowman Mountain Trail. Near Milton Reservoir you discover the Crooked Lakes Trail which is a fine hiking trail, and if you came to camp Haypress Campground is a pleasant spot to do that. Here at Milton Reservoir there are plenty of people from Truckee-Grass Valley.
A tremendous site to check out
 
               close to Milton Reservoir is Bear Valley, and Mud Lake is a great lake close by. What a spot this is for outdoors folks. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Royal Gorge, and Austin Meadow is a magnificent place to check out. Man, is there a lot of enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The snow is wonderful at Soda Springs, and if you need a location to stay Chalet View Lodge is a glorious choice.
During the months of summer, highs ordinarily are in the 90's at Milton Reservoir while nighttime lows are regularly in the 40's. Throughout the winter highs are commonly in the 40's; overnight lows through the winter for Milton Reservoir tend to be in the 20's. You simply ought to have a thing about the Northern Sierra Nevada. The Glacier Lakes Trail is a good hiking trail next to Milton Reservoir. Lakes? Sure, Jackson Meadows Reservoir is in the vicinity.

 
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
14 miles away

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21 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Milton Reservoir, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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Local climate location: QUINCY 1 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.52278
Longitude: -120.5811

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 Hotels Near Milton Reservoir:
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle, 14 miles away
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City, 21 miles away
Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee, 27 miles away
The Inn at Truckee, Truckee, 28 miles away
Hampton Inn & Suites Tahoe-Truckee, CA, Truckee, 29 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Milton Reservoir:
Wild Plum Campground, Sierra County, 3 miles away
Haypress Campground, Sierra County, 3 miles away
Jackson Point Campground, Sierra County, 3 miles away
Aspen Campgrounds, Sierra County, 3 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Milton Reservoir:
Bowman Mountain Trail, Nevada County, 6 miles away
      3.6 hiking miles, 1277 feet elevation difference
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 6 miles away
       9 hiking miles, 770 feet elevation difference
Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 7 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Milton Reservoir:
Royal Gorge, California, 9 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California, 18 miles away
      652 vertical feet
Boreal, California, 19 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Milton Reservoir:
Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
 Lakes Near Milton Reservoir:
Jackson Meadows Reservoir, Nevada CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Mud Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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