Scotts Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California

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     Scotts Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. Don't leave Scotts Lake without first going for a hike along the Hawley Grade Trail, and a tremendous nearby hotel is Pine Cone Acre Motel. The high level of precipitation makes Scotts Lake a quite wet spot; through January this area sees the most snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Hiking is a popular thing to do around Scotts Lake;
 
   Burnside Lake Trail is a magnificent local trail, and if you need a location to stay Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley is a nice choice. You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the entertaining stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Nearby Luther Pass is a delightful place to go if you're at Scotts Lake, and near Scotts Lake you locate a golf course called Tahoe Paradise Golf Course. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors cool things the  
               area in the neighborhood of Scotts Lake has to offer. Good hiking is available along the Charity Valley Trail.
Scotts Lake truly is in the middle of a stunning outdoors paradise. If you come at the right time of year, Mokelumne River - North Fork offers some brilliant whitewater, and at Scotts Lake you always meet someone from Gardnerville Ranchos. This lake is so wonderful. Stay the night at Kit Carson Campground, and you can never get enough of the splendid skiing at Heavenly. A delightful lake like Scotts Lake in the neighborhood of Scotts Lake is a great place to have a look at, and from Scotts Lake you acquire a good vista of Waterhouse Peak.
If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. You'll locate a striking lake called Grass Lake near Scotts Lake, and skiing at Kirkwood is one of those things you just must do. During the summer months here at Scotts Lake, high temperatures ordinarily get into the 70's, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. Through the winter this place gets highs in the 30's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Scotts Lake plunge into the 10's. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Carson River - East Fork; Alpine Campground is a great campground nearby.

 
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Current weather conditions at Scotts Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE VALLEY FAA AP 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.76444
Longitude: -119.965

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These outdoors activities are available near Scotts Lake.
 Hotels Near Scotts Lake:
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 7 miles away
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 8 miles away
Pistantes Coyote Den, South Lake Tahoe, 8 miles away
The Mountain Club, Kirkwood, 8 miles away
The Meadow, Kirkwood, 9 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Scotts Lake:
Alpine Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Kit Carson Campground, Alpine County, 5 miles away
Woods Lake Campground, Alpine County, 5 miles away
Snowshoe Springs Campground, Alpine County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Scotts Lake:
Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
      1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 7 miles away
      4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 8 miles away
      3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Scotts Lake:
Kirkwood, California, 7 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
Heavenly, California, 10 miles away
      3500 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 11 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Scotts Lake:
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville)
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge)
 National Parks Near Scotts Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 67 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Scotts Lake:
Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, South Lake Tahoe, 6 miles away
Lake Tahoe Golf Course, South Lake Tahoe, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Scotts Lake:
Scotts Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Grass Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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