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The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is always beautiful. Summer at Mosquito Lake comes with high temperatures in the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's; nighttime lows during the wintertime for Mosquito Lake tend to be in the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit American River - South Fork, and you can go for a hike on the Charity Valley Trail. These mountains rock, just
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| | explore all the enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Bear Valley, and Mosquito Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Plasse's Resort is a great local campground. And if that's not sufficient, there's a load more to do close to Mosquito Lake. The Meadow is a brilliant place to get some rest, and camping at Bear River Lake Resort is always a great experience. This lake | |
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is so wonderful. Long Valley is a wonderful site; if you're here, you could also go to pretty Cole Creek Lakes. Dry warm beds await you at Meadowstone, and going for a hike on the Emigrant Trail is always a wonderful adventure. All
the water falling down from the sky makes Mosquito Lake a wet spot; January is when you get the most snow here while July is frequently the driest month. If you want a brilliant time in the great outdoors just come on up to the
Northern Sierra Nevada. Do check out Pardoe Lake near Mosquito Lake, it's a delightful lake, and glide down the rapids of Mokelumne River - North Fork in a kayak. Head up to Kirkwood and strap some skis to your feet, and there are brilliant places to explore along the Hawley Grade Trail.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 38.57611 Longitude: -120.1161
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Emigrant Trail, Alpine County, 9 miles away 1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference |
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Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 14 miles away 1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Valley, California, 7 miles away 1900 vertical feet |
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Kirkwood, California, 8 miles away 2000 vertical feet |
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Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir) |
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Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir) |
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Bear River Lake Resort
 | ... for a wedding in Lake Tahoe. We stayed here and everyone was helpful. The continental breakfast w... |
Bear Valley
 | Lots of really great runs, too many to name. I go here as often as I have a chance.... |
Kirkwood
 | 10 PHOTOS ...must-see'' for visitors to Lake Tahoe. Home to Expedition: Kirkwood, California's only all mountain... |
Frog Lake
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Salt Springs Reservoir
 | ...me trip yesterday. We went in when still dark down a narrow 18 mile road from HWY 88. When we got to... |
Round Top Lake
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Sand Flat Campground
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Woods Lake
 | ... away between the mountains. It can be busy during peak season, but on an off-day, it is a great pla... |
Wheeler Lake
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Utica Reservoir
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Round Lake
 | 12 miles away ...the Lahontan Cutthroat. Back in the early 1970's I managed to catch and release a couple dozen speci... |
Sierra at Tahoe
 | 12 miles away 3 PHOTOS ...f winter in the mountains.
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Spicer Meadow Reservoir
 | 12 miles away Bears. Lots of bears. Lots of bears who are not afraid of people. I wouldn't clean your catch right ... |
Cup Lake
 | 13 miles away Go here if you want to easily catch tons of tiny cut throats.... |
Mosquito Lake
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Grouse Lake
 | 16 miles away ...tarts at Wrights Lake, which is a beautiful lake in its own right, and heads up. If your looking for... |
Burgson Lake
 | 16 miles away 1 PHOTO ... was about six miles round trip. On a scale of 1 to 5, we rate this hike a 3. 5 for difficulty. Enjo... |
Chris Haven Mobile Home Park
 | 19 miles away Chris Haven is the best run location I've been in !... |
Pearl Lake
 | 19 miles away ...ke you could ever camp or fish at. When you park your vehicle at Wrights Lake and hike past Beauty t... |
Cascade Lake
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Dodge Ridge
 | 24 miles away ...like you can at the bigger resorts. They have a great all-day ski school program. They recently put ... |
Heavenly
 | 24 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...ox of choices and temptations. On-mountain exhilaration yields to après ecstasy in the form of Vegas... |
Homewood
 | 27 miles away Friend of mine went skiing here and he says it was great. I'm planning to give a try this season mys... |
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