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Smith Lake is always a pleasure to visit. Be careful coming to Smith Lake, you might not ever wanna go home again. Gold Valley is a fine site to go to close by, and Hawley Meadow is a great location here at Smith Lake. All the outdoors enjoyable stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada will keep you coming back repeatedly. If you came for an overnight stay Ross Campground is a glorious place to camp, and if you get bored of Smith Lake you could also check out nearby
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| | Spencer Lakes. Smith Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. During the long summer days highs here at Smith Lake reach the 90's, and the night is quite colder of course, generally in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Smith Lake are in the 20's. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a great time. Going for a hike on the Butcher Ranch Trail is always a perfect | |
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adventure, and get your heart pumping on the perfect whitewater of Yuba River - North Fork. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Chalet View Lodge; you can go for a hike on the Third Divide Trail. Smith Lake gets
a normal amount of yearly rain; the month with most of the rain is January; July is the month with the least moisture. This lake is so wonderful. It's a fine idea to visit Butcher Ranch Creek, it's near Smith Lake, and if you need
a place to stay Deer Creek Inn is a fine choice. There are delightful places to explore along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 15, and you can run the rapids of Lavezzola Creek. Upper Jamison Campground is a great campground
nearby, and Hawley Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop at. During your visit to Smith Lake you'll meet some folks from Truckee-Grass Valley for sure.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.65528 Longitude: -120.7211
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| These outdoors activities are available near Smith Lake. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Smith Lake:
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| | Hiking Trails Near Smith Lake:
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Butcher Ranch Trail, Sierra County, 2 miles away 3 hiking miles, 2125 feet elevation difference |
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Third Divide Trail, Sierra County, 4 miles away 2.5 hiking miles, 2062 feet elevation difference |
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Royal Gorge, California, 21 miles away 1600 vertical feet |
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Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville) |
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Lavezzola Creek, Sierra CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville) |
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Pauley Creek, Sierra CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class III-IV - 4 miles long (Second Divide Turnout to Downieville) |
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Young America Lake
 | 1 PHOTO I fished this lake a couple of years ago, after a long hard hike through roocks and brush from Upper Sardine Lake, I found the lake FULL of stunted Brook trout, the Golden Trout may have all died out due to someone planting these brookies into the lake, probably an air drop by a lost fish and game dept. airplane. The hike in and out feom below is miserable and hazardous, from the upper trail, it might be better. The photo here is from above. All in all it was a huge disappointment as far as the trout were concerned!... Small glacial Lake or tarn. Rockbound; located on the north side and in the shadow of the Sierra Buttes in a spectacular setting. Frozen much of the year. Route in is cross country - no formal trail. Stocked with golden trout.... |
Sierra Skies RV Park
 | We do not provide camping sites - only rv/trailer/van hookup sites. The use of our restroom/laundry facility is exclusively for our guests.... |
Sand Pond
 | It would be nice to know if Sand Pond is open for swimming. I know a few years ago it was closed due to some water problems.... |
Pauley Creek
 | 1 PHOTO Riverside Inn is on the Downie River in Downieville, California. We are about a mile from Pauley and Lavezzola Creeks. For river conditions I look out my window!... |
Wild Plum Campground
 | Wild Plum is an excellent place to camp for all ages. Most camp spots are right next to a beautiful rushing river and there is a small lake and waterfall (seasonal) within a 10 minute walk across the river. The lake is deep enough for cliff jumping!! Bathrooms are available, though they are like most campground bathrooms (non flushing). Black Bears come around now and again, but they're really no problem at all. Beautiful hiking! I love this place... |
Feather River RV and Mobile Home
 | 10 miles away Feather River RV & MobileHome Park was sold in September 2004.... |
Weaver Lake
 | 10 miles away Road and campsite not maintained by USFS. No accomodations, only 1 level spot. Road very bad. tried fishing for three days, not one bite. Lake not stocked... |
Weaver lake Campground
 | 11 miles away Road not maintained by USFS, very rough. No maintained campsites or facilities; only 1 level spot. Tried fishing for three days, not one bite. Not recommended...No maintained campground; Forest Service does not maintain roads or sites; poor roads; poor fishing.... |
Faucherie Lake
 | 16 miles away This lake is a long drive and there are 9 other nice lakes on the road to Faucherie. Very windy and rugged country, the fishing is tough but persistence pays. Used to be private and secluded, but now is very populated and has lost it's private feel. I recomending hiking 5 miles up the canyon to the next lake to get away from the citidits....The place is ridden with Mosquitos, Wasps, and Bears. The wind always picks up and blows through the group site, and makes most activities miserable. The drive up is NOT worth it. Avoid the group site. There are tons of sites down the dirt road along the creek which offer better protection from the wind. Best to camp someplace closer to civilization. The drive is not worth it... |
Gene's Pineaire Campground
 | 16 miles away If dirtbikes, junkyards and permi-trailers are your scene this is your place. On the upside you're on the river. ... |
Fuller Lake Campground
 | 16 miles away NID has never allowed swimming in Fuller Lake....Sorry - there is only a Day Use area at Fuller Lake. There hasn't been camping on that lake for nearly 11 years. While the fishing is great, you can't stay there after the sun sets. And there is limited fire material for making BBQ fires. better to go further up Bowman Road....I drove up there today (8/10/06), and there is only a day use only area.... |
Soda Springs
 | 29 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...xperience that happens when a family takes the day off together and enjoys the simpler fun in life. Soda Springs is the kind of resort you choose to take your children to for their first day out on snow. There is no long haul carrying gear from a far off parking structure. It's car to slopes with little effort. The lifts are all within site. The niche Soda carves is one that takes families into the sport without immersing them into high priced, high paced resorts that can be all too intimidating. The snow tubing is all about big smiles and tummy ticklers. Its got all the atmosphere of fresh snow, beautiful mountain scenery and an escape from all that is hectic below the tree line. Kids line up each and every weekend to enjoy. Planet Kids, geared for children ages 8 or younger and under 42'' tall now has 2 tubing carousels, a tubing lane and more! Planet Kids' main feature is a NEW Moving carpet designed to help kids go up the small slope and teach them how to get down. Just a short 40 foot slope gives kids plenty of room to learn how to stop and turn. Open daily from 10am to 3pm, ... |
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