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User input for Round Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California:
David Eidell:
This small ''round'' lake is the beginning of the ''Upper Truckee River'' which flows into Lake Tahoe, and the outflow is known simply as the ''Truckee River'' which ends up flowing into Pyramid Lake, in Nevada. Compared to further south in the Sierra Nevada range the local scenery is not as majestic but is indeed pretty, easy to hike and unlike very high altitude locations, offers better campsites. The lake contains one species of trout, the Lahontan Cutthroat. Back in the early 1970's I managed to catch and release a couple dozen specimens weighing between one and two pounds. The fish are classically well-marked and the flesh is a pronounced pink. I have found over several trips that the lake fish are harder to catch than the fish in the outflow canyon.
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A visit to Round Lake is always a good idea. Through the summer at Round Lake temperatures are typically in the 70's. Summer nighttime lows dip down to the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's while Round Lake night low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 10's. You'll beyond doubt wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool things in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Not far from Round Lake, you'll come across Dardanelles
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| | Lake which is a delightful lake, and skiing at Sierra at Tahoe is one of those things you just should do. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Pine Cone Acre Motel, and Dixon Canyon is also a magnificent place to discover.
Much precipitation falls at Round Lake; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow; July meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada. That right there is | |
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lots of enjoyable stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Sierra Nevada has it all. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Kirkwood if you're here, and nearby you hit upon the Charity Valley Trail which is a good
hiking trail.
There are other spots here than Round Lake, for example Crater Lake, and if you need a place to stay Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley is a great choice. A great place for whitewater paddling close to Round Lake
is Mokelumne River - North Fork, and during your spree here you'll meet some people from Gardnerville Ranchos for sure. In case you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on American
River - South Fork, and the Hawley Grade Trail is a fine hiking trail close by.
Whohoo, so much enjoyable stuff in one place! Round Lake is so good! If you came to camp Alpine Campground is a glorious site to do that. This lake
is so wonderful. You must unquestionably dedicate some time to Big Meadow since you're here at Round Lake; Round Lake is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Woods Lake Campground is a glorious local campground. And if you're
still looking for more outdoors enjoyable stuff just keep reading. Going for a hike on the Burnside Lake Trail is always a splendid adventure; if the weather is beautiful, you get a brilliant view of Stevens Peak from Round Lake.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.75
Longitude: -120.0053
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| These outdoors activities are available near Round Lake. |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Round Lake:
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Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference |
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Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 10 miles away
3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference |
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Kirkwood, California, 5 miles away
2000 vertical feet |
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Heavenly, California, 12 miles away
3500 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Round Lake:
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Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir) |
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Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 17 miles away
Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville) |
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8 miles away
