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If you want a good time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Sierra Nevada. You can run the rapids of Yuba River - North Fork right next door to Upper Salmon Lake, and Royal Gorge is a very popular ski area around here. Upper Salmon Lake is a pleasant site to visit for more than one day, Diablo Campground is a pleasant site to camp nearby. An average amount of rainfall falls at Upper Salmon Lake; the month of January is the wettest with most
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| | of the rain, and the driest of the months is July. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Chalet View Lodge, and don't leave Upper Salmon Lake without first going for a hike along the Deer Lake Trail. This lake is so wonderful. An interesting thing to take a look at in the vicinity of Upper Salmon Lake is Upper Salmon Lake Dam, and there's good hiking along the Butcher Ranch Trail. Through the summertime at Upper Salmon Lake highs are usually | |
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in the 90's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 40's. All through the winter highs are in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Upper Salmon Lake. The Northern Sierra
Nevada scenery is always beautiful. So many enjoyable things to do here at Upper Salmon Lake, too perfect to be true. This is a tremendous area for folks who like lakes. Upper Salmon Lake is a lake close at hand, and you can stay
the night at Berger Campground. Yep, outdoors enjoyable stuff truly is bountiful here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Lavezzola Creek is a brilliant whitewater spot right next door to Upper Salmon Lake. Lakes are nice; Horse Lake is
a lake that's next to Upper Salmon Lake. Good hiking is available along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 15; Lusk Meadows is right here at Upper Salmon Lake. If you need a place to stay Deer Creek Inn is a great choice, and why not stop by nearby Church Creek while you're here at Upper Salmon Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.655 Longitude: -120.6483
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| These outdoors activities are available near Upper Salmon Lake. |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Upper Salmon Lake:
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Deer Lake Trail, Sierra County, 1 miles away 3.6 hiking miles, 1145 feet elevation difference |
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Butcher Ranch Trail, Sierra County, 6 miles away 3 hiking miles, 2125 feet elevation difference |
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Royal Gorge, California, 17 miles away 1600 vertical feet |
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Boreal, California, 27 miles away 500 vertical feet |
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Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville) |
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Lavezzola Creek, Sierra CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville) |
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Pauley Creek, Sierra CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class III-IV - 4 miles long (Second Divide Turnout to Downieville) |
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Pacific Crest Trail - section 15
 | Roundtrip Distance 7 miles Elevation Gain 2,385 ft. ... |
Sierra Skies RV Park
 | ...e do not provide camping sites - only rv/trailer/van hookup sites. The use of our restroom/laundry ... |
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... |
Young America Lake
 | 1 PHOTO ...able and hazardous, from the upper trail, it might be better. The photo here is from above. All in a... |
Wild Plum Campground
 | ...oms (non flushing). Black Bears come around now and again, but they're really no problem at all. Bea... |
Feather River RV and Mobile Home
 | Feather River RV & MobileHome Park was sold in September 2004.... |
Weaver Lake
 | ...d campsite not maintained by USFS. No accomodations, only 1 level spot. Road very bad. tried fishin... |
Weaver lake Campground
 | 10 miles away ...by USFS, very rough. No maintained campsites or facilities; only 1 level spot. Tried fishing for thr... |
Pauley Creek
 | 12 miles away 1 PHOTO ...e River in Downieville, California. We are about a mile from Pauley and Lavezzola Creeks. For river ... |
Faucherie Lake
 | 13 miles away ...e fishing is tough but persistence pays. Used to be private and secluded, but now is very populated ... |
Fuller Lake Campground
 | 16 miles away NID has never allowed swimming in Fuller Lake....... area at Fuller Lake. There hasn't been camping on that lake for nearly 11 years. While the fishing ... |
Fordyce Creek
 | 16 miles away ...ining and fishing with his father. He went to war in world war two and was captured by the Germans. ... |
Grizzly Country Store
 | 16 miles away ...sekeeping, vacation rental cabins and motel units. We are situated behind the Grizzly Store. You can... |
Meadow Lake
 | 16 miles away ...o locate the cemetery. Does anyone know it's exact location? After much research about Henry Hartley... |
Webber Lake
 | 18 miles away ... childhood memory: little wooden boat and very quaint cabin....tiny frogs everywhere...wind....a li... |
Gene's Pineaire Campground
 | 19 miles away If dirtbikes, junkyards and permi-trailers are your scene this is your place. On the upside you're o... |
Lake Sterling
 | 19 miles away ...to get there. Don't bring a trailer, definitely do bring spare tires and plenty of water if you do g... |
Soda Springs
 | 25 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...mall slope and teach them how to get down. Just a short 40 foot slope gives kids plenty of room to l... |
Boreal
 | 26 miles away ...round 1st Resort Open every Year All Mountain Terrain Park Great Place for Families Awes... |
Donner Ski Ranch
 | 28 miles away ...has been family owned and operated, and many friends and wonderful memories have been made here. We ... |
Sugar Bowl
 | 28 miles away This is a perfect mountain. I love it here. It is a really good place to ski.... |
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