Union Valley Reservoir, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California

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     Summertime brings highs in the 90's to Union Valley Reservoir. All through the moonlight hours it's typically in the 60's. Throughout the wintertime highs are regularly in the 50's, and after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Union Valley Reservoir plunge into the 30's. Union Valley Reservoir is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
So many amusing things in the Northern Sierra Nevada, just inspiring. While you're here at Union Valley
 
   Reservoir you can take a hike along the Hunsucker Trail. There's so much to do here at Union Valley Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Sunset Campground is a glorious place for that. And that's not everything you can do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you're here, you might as well stop at Big Hill Canyon, and you'll stumble on a pretty lake called Junction Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. On a tremendous day at Union Valley Reservoir  
               you can take a hike along the South Fork Trail, and don't forget to take a splendid little journey to Big Silver Creek.
Dry warm beds await you at Best Western Stagecoach Inn, and the Ellicott Trail is a fine hiking trail nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Alpine Meadows has great slopes and a friendly staff, and get drenched paddling on American River - South Fork. Union Valley Reservoir sees pretty high levels of precipitation; January is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest of the months is July.
Don't you try to stop me, cause I'm havin' a fine time here at Union Valley Reservoir. Union Valley Reservoir is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Yellow Jacket Campground is a glorious local campground, and get yourself into a kayak and hit American River - South Fork. On a delightful day you get a vista of Deer Knob from Union Valley Reservoir, and do check out Gerle Creek Divide Reservoir, it's a pretty lake.

 
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Current weather conditions at Union Valley Reservoir, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: COLFAX 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.86806
Longitude: -120.4431

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 Hotels Near Union Valley Reservoir:
Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines, 12 miles away
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 23 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 23 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 23 miles away
PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 23 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Union Valley Reservoir:
Sunset Campground, El Dorado County, 3 miles away
Yellow Jacket Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Bridal Veil Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
Digger Indian Spring Campground, El Dorado County, 10 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Union Valley Reservoir:
Hunsucker Trail, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
      1.9 hiking miles, 413 feet elevation difference
South Fork Trail, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
       6.8 hiking miles, 1919 feet elevation difference
Ellicott Trail, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
      1.3 hiking miles, 1591 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Union Valley Reservoir:
Alpine Meadows, California, 21 miles away
      1802 vertical feet
Squaw Valley, California, 22 miles away
      2850 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 22 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Union Valley Reservoir:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3.5 miles long (Riverton to Peavine Ridge Road)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.4 miles long (Peavine Ridge Road to Forebay Road)
 Lakes Near Union Valley Reservoir:
Junction Reservoir, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Gerle Creek Divide Reservoir, El Dorado CountyCounty, 6 miles away

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