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    Do stop by Sawmill Lake while you're in this part of California. Sawmill Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Glide down the rapids of Fordyce Creek in a kayak, and the skiing at Royal Gorge is tremendous. Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable things in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Going for a hike on the Bowman Mountain Trail is always a perfect adventure, and there are plenty of people from Truckee-Grass Valley here at Sawmill  
   Lake.
Everybody nearby loves skiing at Soda Springs, and you could always look at Poison Canyon. The annual precipitation here at Sawmill Lake is about average; through January this area sees the most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. At Sawmill Lake all through the summertime months highs are in the 90's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 40's. During the wintertime highs are mostly in the 40's, and night lows
 
               during the wintertime for Sawmill Lake tend to be in the 20's.
This lake is so wonderful. Don't leave Sawmill Lake without first going for a hike along the Glacier Lakes Trail, and dry warm beds await you at Deer Creek Inn. While you're here at Sawmill Lake, you could also take a look at pretty Rock Lake. There's so much to do here at Sawmill Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Jackson Creek Campground is a magnificent place for that. All year is a tremendous time in the Northern Sierra Nevada if you love the outdoors. There are nice sites to explore along the Crooked Lakes Trail, and Sawmill Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Canyon Creek Campground is a good local campground.
You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing things at Sawmill Lake. Shotgun Lake is a nearby lake that you could take a look at, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Yuba River - South Fork. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a spot to stay Chalet View Lodge is a splendid choice, and getting to Jackson Creek from Sawmill Lake is simple. I can't stop, cause I'm havin' a fine time here at Sawmill Lake. From Sawmill Lake you get a perfect view of Fir Hill.

 
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
18 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
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Current weather conditions at Sawmill Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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Local climate location: QUINCY 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.445
Longitude: -120.6011

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 Hotels Near Sawmill Lake:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City, 18 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle, 18 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee, 27 miles away
The Inn At Truckee, Truckee, 28 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 28 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Sawmill Lake:
Jackson Creek Campground, Nevada County, 1 miles away
Canyon Creek Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
Grouse Ridge Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
McMurray Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Sawmill Lake:
Bowman Mountain Trail, Nevada County, 2 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
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County, 3 miles away
       9 hiking miles, 770 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Sawmill Lake:
Royal Gorge, California, 9 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California, 17 miles away
      652 vertical feet
Boreal, California, 18 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Sawmill 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 Sawmill Lake:
Rock Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Shotgun Lake, Nevada CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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