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    Union Reservoir is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Summertime highs at Union Reservoir ordinarily tend to be in the 60's, and the night is slightly colder of course, commonly in the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's, and night lows at Union Reservoir all through the wintertime regularly plunge into the 10's. All the outdoors fun things in the Northern Sierra Nevada will keep you coming back many times. Slick Rock is an  
   exciting thing to catch a glimpse of if you're here at Union Reservoir. There's so much to do here at Union Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Lake Alpine Campground is a fine spot for that. This lake is so wonderful. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Bear Valley since you're here; you can run the rapids of Mokelumne River - North Fork.
This lake is so wonderful. A tour to Sapps Meadow revives the spirit, and if you came
 
               to camp Silver Valley Campground is a tremendous spot to do that. If only every location had this much outdoors enjoyable things, what a great earth it would be. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Union Reservoir; Pacific Crest Trail - section 13 is a magnificent local trail, and a pretty lake like Utica Reservoir is a magnificent site to go to.
Good hiking is available along the Charity Valley Trail, and Stanislaus River - Middle Fork is a fine whitewater spot close by. Duck Creek is a fine local stream; you'll stumble on a pretty lake called Mud Lake. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada.
Much precipitation falls at Union Reservoir; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most snow, and July is the month with the least moisture. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a magnificent time. Don't leave Union Reservoir without first going for a hike along the Emigrant Trail; skiing at Dodge Ridge is one of those things you just ought to do.

 
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Current weather conditions at Union Reservoir, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California
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Local climate location: TWIN LAKES 1 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.42972
Longitude: -119.9967

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These outdoors activities are available near Union Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Union Reservoir:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 25 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 25 miles away
Tahoe Seasons Resort (Vri), South Lake Tahoe, 28 miles away
Inn By The Lake, South Lake Tahoe, 28 miles away
Best Western Timber Cove Lodge, South Lake Tahoe, 28 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Union Reservoir:
Lake Alpine Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
Silver Valley Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
Pine Marten Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
Backpackers Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Union Reservoir:
Emigrant Trail, Alpine County, 3 miles away
      1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 16 miles away
      4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 13, County, 17 miles away
      66 hiking miles, 3818 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Union Reservoir:
Bear Valley, California, 5 miles away
      1900 vertical feet
Dodge Ridge, California, 14 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California, 14 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Union Reservoir:
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
Stanislaus River - Middle Fork, Tuolumne CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Baker Campground to Donnells Lake)
Stanislaus River - South Fork, Tuolumne CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class IV-V - 4 miles long (Highway 108 Bridge to Lyons Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Union Reservoir:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 52 miles away
 Lakes Near Union Reservoir:
Utica Reservoir, Alpine CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Mud Lake, Calaveras CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Mosquito Lake
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Herring Creek Reservoir
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Round Top Lake
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Dodge Ridge
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...Dodge Ridge is a great place for families and beginner skiers! You can't lose your kids like you can...

Clark Fork Campground
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Kirkwood
13 miles away
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...ogram, Kirkwood offers skiers and riders the opportunity to push their skills to levels never imagin...

Bear River Lake Resort
14 miles away
.... We stayed here and everyone was helpful. The continental breakfast was great. And you have to c...

Salt Springs Reservoir
15 miles away
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Round Lake
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