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Murphy Lake is always a pleasure to visit. This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Murphy Flat is a glorious site to stretch your legs a bit, and whitewater paddling is good on Feather River - North Fork. Camping at Murphy Lake is splendid fun, Injun Jim Campground is a splendid local campground, and on a good day you can take a hike along the Yellow Creek Trail.
These mountains rock, just check out all the fun things to
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| | do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Near Murphy Lake you stumble on the Lassen Trail which is a brilliant hiking trail, and get drenched paddling on Feather River - North Fork. This place, Murphy Lake, it definitely has so much outdoors exciting stuff. A brilliant location close to Murphy Lake is Shores Gap, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always have a look at close by Chips Lake. During the summer months highs here at Murphy Lake get into | |
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the 80's. Summer night lows fall down to the 40's. Through the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Murphy Lake.
You completely have to like the Northern Sierra Nevada. Dry
warm beds await you at Bailey Creek Cottages, and the sight of Ben Lomond is wonderful. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a location to stay Best Western Rose Quartz is a splendid choice. This lake is so wonderful. James Lee
Campground is a great campground here; the Carter Meadow Trail is a great hiking trail nearby.
The high level of rain makes Murphy Lake a pretty wet site; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.99056
Longitude: -121.3178
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| These outdoors activities are available near Murphy Lake. |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Murphy Lake:
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Yellow Creek Trail, Plumas County, 8 miles away
5.7 hiking miles, 1226 feet elevation difference |
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Carter Meadow Trail, Tehama County, 13 miles away
3.6 hiking miles, 1153 feet elevation difference |
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Lassen Trail, Tehama County, 16 miles away
2.2 hiking miles, 224 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Murphy Lake:
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Feather River - North Fork, Plumas CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Class III-V - 8 miles long (Rock Creek Dam to Rock Creek Powerhouse) |
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Feather River - North Fork, Plumas CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Caribou to East BrancHighway North Fork Feather) |
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15 miles away
