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Upper Kinney Lake is a relatively wet place commonly with a large amount of precipitation; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow; the driest month of the year is July. Any time is a wonderful time at Upper Kinney Lake if you adore the outdoors. Dry warm beds await you at The Meadow, and wonderful hiking is available along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 13. This lake is so wonderful. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of
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| | nearby Bear Valley; you could always explore Ebbetts Pass. Having a brilliant time in the Northern Sierra Nevada is easy. Here at Upper Kinney Lake you can catch a glimpse of Ebbetts Peak, and Eagle Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth visiting. While you're here at Upper Kinney Lake it's a perfect idea to explore Bloomfield Meadow; after a long day outdoors The Mountain Club is a tremendous site to spend a night or two. There's just no | |
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way someone can get bored here at Upper Kinney Lake. But wait, there's more amusing things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you come at the right time of year, Carson River - East Fork offers some wonderful whitewater,
and camping is available at Highland Lakes Campground. Upper Kinney Lake is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The snow is magnificent at Kirkwood, and a brilliant spot to camp here at Upper Kinney Lake is Bloomfield Campground.
A lake nearby is Lower Kinney Lake, and there's wonderful hiking along the Burnside Lake Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Upper Kinney Lake is not the only spot close by, Dorothy Lake is a close by lake, and hiking is a popular thing
to do around Upper Kinney Lake; Charity Valley Trail is a great local trail. All through the warm months at Upper Kinney Lake temperatures are ordinarily in the 70's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 40's. The cold days
of the winter come with highs in the 30's; nighttime lows at Upper Kinney Lake during the wintertime typically sink into the 10's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 38.56194 Longitude: -119.8219
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Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 8 miles away 3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Valley, California, 16 miles away 1900 vertical feet |
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Kirkwood, California, 16 miles away 2000 vertical feet |
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Heavenly, California, 21 miles away 3500 vertical feet |
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Pacific Crest Trail - section 13
 | ...el down a false herd path and eventually have to correct his/her course via backtracking. For these... |
Mosquito Lake
 | 1 PHOTO This lake is the good trout fishing all the time. Try power bait or a worm and a marshmellow green o... |
Turtle Rock Campgrounds
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Clark Fork Campground
 | ...too. The hike up the trail along the upper Clark Fork to the waterfall is a very nice hike. You wi... |
Wheeler Lake
 | 11 miles away ...ing from the woodchuck trailhead. Had the whole lake to ourselves all afternoon. Perfect for a swim ... |
Frog Lake
 | 12 miles away ...p there around the time of the full Aug moon, maybe even bark at the moon. haven't been there for 25... |
Burgson Lake
 | 13 miles away 1 PHOTO ... we did find a well worn footpath down to the lake. There were boy scouts there and also a forest se... |
Utica Reservoir
 | 14 miles away 1 PHOTO ...e to Elephant Rock and Summit lakes for die hard trail blazers. Not far from Spicer Meadows. Mid w... |
Round Top Lake
 | 14 miles away ...ng story about the climate history of the Northern Sierra. Read about it here. http://tinyurl.com/r4... |
Woods Lake
 | 14 miles away ...ing peak season, but on an off-day, it is a great place to find peace and quiet. Good fishing, photo... |
Spicer Meadow Reservoir
 | 15 miles away Bears. Lots of bears. Lots of bears who are not afraid of people. I wouldn't clean your catch right ... |
Bear Valley
 | 15 miles away Lots of really great runs, too many to name. I go here as often as I have a chance.... |
Round Lake
 | 16 miles away ... altitude locations, offers better campsites. The lake contains one species of trout, the Lahontan C... |
Kirkwood
 | 16 miles away 10 PHOTOS ... mountain and backcountry education program, Kirkwood offers skiers and riders the opportunity to pu... |
Herring Creek Reservoir
 | 18 miles away As of this year Fish & Game wont be planting the rez... Oh well there'se always Pinecrest.... |
Washoe Tribe Campground
 | 19 miles away This campground has not been in use since it was flooded out a few years ago.... |
Sand Flat Campground
 | 19 miles away ...led it with zero problem. I ran it in 2wd mode on the way back up just to make sure that a normal ca... |
Heavenly
 | 21 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...e most unique snow sports destinations on the planet.
A Heavenly vacation is all about choice... |
Dodge Ridge
 | 22 miles away ...idge is a great place for families and beginner skiers! You can't lose your kids like you can at the... |
Sierra at Tahoe
 | 24 miles away 3 PHOTOS ...winter in the mountains.
The closest major resort to Sacramento, Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is lo... |
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