Shirley Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California

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     Dry warm beds await you at Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a great time. Whitewater paddling is brilliant on Yuba River - South Fork; the snow is brilliant at Alpine Meadows. For the period of the long summer days, highs commonly are in the 80's at Shirley Lake. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 40's. For the duration of the winter this place gets highs in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the  
   20's to Shirley Lake.
The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is always beautiful. You'll locate a striking lake called Mountain Meadow Lake near Shirley Lake, and paddling on Truckee River is so much fun. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Shirley Lake, you could also stop at wonderful Needle Lake, and if you need a place to stay Squaw Valley Lodge is a brilliant choice.
Hiking along the Granite Chief Trail is tremendous fun, and one of the
 
               governing characteristics of the surroundings of Shirley Lake is Billys Peak. This lake is so wonderful. Don't forget to take a good little trip to Chief Creek, and why not head up to Squaw Valley and strap some skis to your feet. Be careful coming to the Northern Sierra Nevada, you might not ever want to return back home again. If the weather is wonderful here at Shirley Lake, you can go for a hike along the Big Spring Trail, and you can stay the night at Bear Creek Campground.
So much enjoyable stuff to do here at Shirley Lake, too wonderful to be true. Going for a hike along the Painted Rock Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this neighborhood. There's so much to do here at Shirley Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Splitrock Campground is a brilliant spot for that. All the water falling down from the sky makes Shirley Lake a wet place; all through January this area sees the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month.

 
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Current weather conditions at Shirley Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California
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Local climate location: LAKE SPAULDING 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.20222
Longitude: -120.2689

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These outdoors activities are available near Shirley Lake.
 Hotels Near Shirley Lake:
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 2 miles away
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 2 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 3 miles away
PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 3 miles away
Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, 4 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Shirley Lake:
Bear Creek Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away
Splitrock Campground, Nevada County, 7 miles away
Creek Campground, Nevada County, 7 miles away
Ridge Campground, Nevada County, 7 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Shirley Lake:
Granite Chief Trail, Placer County, 1 miles away
       5.2 hiking miles, 2105 feet elevation difference
Painted Rock Trail, Placer County, 3 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 1553 feet elevation difference
Big Spring Trail, Placer County, 3 miles away
       2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Shirley Lake:
Squaw Valley, California, 1 miles away
      2850 vertical feet
Alpine Meadows, California, 3 miles away
      1802 vertical feet
Donner Ski Ranch, California, 8 miles away
      750 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Shirley Lake:
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
Truckee River, Placer/ Nevada CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class II-III - 27 miles long (Alpine Meadows Road to Floriston)
 Lakes Near Shirley Lake:
Mountain Meadow Lake, Placer CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Needle Lake, Placer CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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