Showers Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California

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     Showers Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Be careful coming to Showers Lake, you might not ever wanna return back home again. Hiking along the Charity Valley Trail is wonderful fun; you'll meet a lot of people from Gardnerville Ranchos here.
Showers Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; most of the snow falls through January, and July on the other hand is the driest. If you want a good time in the great outdoors just come on up
 
   to the Northern Sierra Nevada. Very beautiful scenery and pleasant skiing is what you get at Kirkwood, and Showers Lake is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Alpine Campground is a wonderful local campground. There's just no way anyone can get bored here at Showers Lake. After a long day outdoors The Meadow is a nice place to spend a night or two, and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Sierra at Tahoe if you're here.
If you
 
               need a site to stay Meadowstone is a wonderful choice, and close by you find great spots like Dixon Canyon. These mountains rock, just check out all the exciting stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Have a brilliant hiking adventure along the Burnside Lake Trail; you obtain a splendid sight of Little Round Top from here. This lake is so wonderful. Take a hike on the Hawley Grade Trail; in case you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Mokelumne River - North Fork.
Four Lakes is a great lake near Showers Lake, and if you came to camp Caples Lake Campground is a good location to do that. Summertime highs at Showers Lake usually tend to be in the 70's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's with temperatures at Showers Lake dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. This lake is so wonderful. A striking lake like Dardanelles Lake near Showers Lake is a great location to go to, and American River - South Fork has a tremendous whitewater paddling spot close by.

 
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Current weather conditions at Showers Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE VALLEY FAA AP 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.74194
Longitude: -120.0339

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These outdoors activities are available near Showers Lake.
 Hotels Near Showers Lake:
The Meadow, Kirkwood, 4 miles away
Meadowstone, Kirkwood, 4 miles away
Snowcrest, Kirkwood, 4 miles away
Lost Cabin, Kirkwood, 4 miles away
Sun Meadows, Kirkwood, 4 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Showers Lake:
Caples Lake Campground, Alpine County, 2 miles away
Alpine Campground, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
Woods Lake Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
Kirwood Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Showers Lake:
Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
      1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 11 miles away
      4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 12 miles away
      3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Showers Lake:
Kirkwood, California, 3 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 7 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Bear Valley, California, 13 miles away
      1900 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Showers Lake:
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Showers Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 68 miles away
 Lakes Near Showers Lake:
Four Lakes, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Dardanelles Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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