Needle Lake   Be the first to submit input for Needle Lake. If you have info on Needle Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California please submit it here to improve this web site.          These outdoors activities are available near Needle Lake.   Lakes Near Needle Lake: Donner Lake, Nevada County, 7 miles away Long Lake, Placer County, 11 miles away Lake Tahoe, Placer County, 11 miles away Nancy Lake, Placer County, 12 miles away Independence Lake, Nevada County, 13 miles away   Public Lands Near Needle Lake: Donner Memorial State Park, California, 8 miles away Burton Creek State Park, California, 11 miles away Tahoe National Forest, California, 11 miles away   Marinas On or Near Needle Lake: Tahoe City Marina, Tahoe City, 11 miles away Homewood Marina, Homewood, 11 miles away Edward's Mobile Marine, Homewood, 13 miles away Meeks Bay Marina, Tahoma, 15 miles away North Tahoe Marina, Tahoe Vista, 18 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Needle Lake: Talbot Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away Onion Creek Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away Bear Creek Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away Goose Meadows - Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, 7 miles away   Hotels Near Needle Lake: Olympic Village Inn, Olympic Valley, 4 miles away Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 4 miles away Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 4 miles away Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 5 miles away Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, 6 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Needle Lake: Painted Rock Trail, Placer County, 2 miles away        7.4 hiking miles, 1553 feet elevation difference Granite Chief Trail, Placer County, 2 miles away        5.2 hiking miles, 2105 feet elevation difference Five Lakes Creek Trail, Placer County, 3 miles away       4.4 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Needle Lake: Squaw Valley, California, 4 miles away       2850 foot drop, 33 lifts, 177 runs Alpine Meadows, California, 4 miles away       1802 foot drop, 14 lifts, 100 runs Sugar Bowl, California, 6 miles away       1500 foot drop, 13 lifts, 85 runs   Whitewater Near Needle Lake: Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ PlacerCounty, 11 miles away       Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) Fordyce Creek, NevadaCounty, 17 miles away       Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) Truckee River, Placer/ NevadaCounty, 17 miles away       Class II-III - 27 miles long (Stampede Meadows Road to Floriston)