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

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    A visit to Smith Lake is always a good idea. Smith Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. And that's not all you can do here at Smith Lake. Smith Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Pyramid Campground is a great local campground, and do take a hike on the Highland Trail. Camping at Thirty-nine Mile Campground is always a good experience, and from Smith Lake you acquire a nice panorama of Blue Mountain.
A typical amount of rain
 
   falls here at Smith Lake; through January this area sees the most snow; the driest month of the year is July. You absolutely should go for the Northern Sierra Nevada. A lake close by is Hemlock Lake, and what would winter be without some skiing at Sierra at Tahoe. These mountains rock, just explore all the entertaining stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Pine Cone Acre Motel is a great place to get some rest, and the Windmiller Trail offers hiking at its  
               best.
Summertime at Smith Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 40's. Highs throughout the wintertime are usually in the 40's, and overnight lows in the 10's for Smith Lake. This lake is so wonderful. You could also stop by Twin Lakes while you're here at Smith Lake; it's close by, and lovely scenery and wonderful skiing is what you get at Homewood. After a long day outdoors Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley is a great spot to spend a night or two, and get your heart beating on the great whitewater of American River - South Fork.
This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Silver Creek - South Fork near Smith Lake, and Smith Lake is right by the Red Peak Trail.

 
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Current weather conditions at Smith Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE CITY 15 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.85833
Longitude: -120.1883

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These outdoors activities are available near Smith Lake.
 Hotels Near Smith Lake:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 11 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 14 miles away
The Truckee Hotel, Truckee, 15 miles away
High Country Lodge, South Lake Tahoe, 15 miles away
Inn By The Lake, South Lake Tahoe, 16 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Smith Lake:
Pyramid Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Thirty-nine Mile Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Fortytwo Mile Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Lovers Leap Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Smith Lake:
Windmiller Trail, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
      2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference
Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
      6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference
Highland Trail, El Dorado County, 8 miles away
      8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Smith Lake:
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 5 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Homewood, California, 12 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California, 14 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Smith Lake:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
 Lakes Near Smith Lake:
Hemlock Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Twin Lakes, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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