Rock Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California

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     Rock Lake is a good spot of normal precipitation; throughout the month of January you get the most rain around here while July is usually the driest month. All through the long summer days at Rock Lake highs are commonly in the 90's. Summer nighttime lows sink down to the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Rock Lake. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Soda  
   Springs while you're here, and Jackson Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth checking out.
This lake is so wonderful. Rock Lake is brilliant enough to spend more than a day at, Lindsey Campground is a brilliant local campground, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always explore nearby Rock Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Rock Lake; Crooked Lakes Trail is a great local trail; Bowman
 
               Mountain is a peak you can spot from Rock Lake. If you adore the outdoors you'll adore it here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The Round Lake Trail offers hiking at its best, and if you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Fordyce Creek.
This place, the Northern Sierra Nevada, has so much outdoors amusing things. What would winter be without some skiing at Royal Gorge; Poison Canyon is a great location to explore. Rock Lake truly is in the middle of a delightful outdoors paradise. A pleasant nearby hotel is Chalet View Lodge. Yuba River - South Fork has a perfect whitewater paddling spot close by; not far from Rock Lake you'll discover Lower Rock Lake which is a delightful lake.
This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada. There's nice hiking along the Bowman Mountain Trail. There's so much to do here at Rock Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Jackson Creek Campground is a splendid location for that. What a location this is for outdoors folks. If you need a site to stay Deer Creek Inn is a splendid choice, and this is a popular place for people from Truckee-Grass Valley.

 
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
17 miles away
Deer Creek Inn is a 150 year old restored Queen Anne Victorian located in the historic Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California. The historic shopping and dining district on Broad Street is only foot...

Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
19 miles away

Current weather conditions at Rock Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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Local climate location: QUINCY 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.43333
Longitude: -120.6167

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These outdoors activities are available near Rock Lake.
 Hotels Near Rock Lake:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City, 17 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle, 19 miles away
Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee, 27 miles away
The Inn at Truckee, Truckee, 29 miles away
Nevada City Inn, Nevada City, 29 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Rock Lake:
Jackson Creek Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
Lindsey Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
Grouse Ridge Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
McMurray Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Rock Lake:
Bowman Mountain Trail, Nevada County, 1 miles away
      3.6 hiking miles, 1277 feet elevation difference
Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 2 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference
Round Lake Trail, Nevada County, 2 miles away
       4 hiking miles, 406 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Rock Lake:
Royal Gorge, California, 10 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California, 17 miles away
      652 vertical feet
Boreal, California, 19 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Rock Lake:
Fordyce Creek, Nevada CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville)
 Lakes Near Rock Lake:
Rock Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Lower Rock Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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