Watson Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California     User input for Watson Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California: Be the first to submit input for Watson Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       The beauty of Watson Lake is reason enough to stop by. You just can't picture the amount of outdoors cool things the area near Watson Lake has to offer. Pepper Tree Inn is a great place to get some rest, and a day at beautiful Atagam Beach near Watson Lake is a wonderful thing to do. Be careful coming to the Northern Sierra Nevada, you might not ever wanna return back home again. What would winter be without some skiing at Alpine Meadows, and if you don't mind       getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Truckee River. Watson Lake in fact is in the middle of a beautiful outdoors paradise. After a long day outdoors Americas Best Value Inn is a nice site to spend a night or two, and Alpine Meadow Campground is a brilliant campground here. This lake is so wonderful. Ponderosa Golf Course is a perfect golf course nearby, and camping at Watson Lake is good fun, Lake Forest Boat Ramp and Camp is a good                  local campground. The amount of precipitation that falls at Watson Lake is close to the national average; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow, and the driest of the months is July. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a fine time. Truckee River is a nice whitewater spot in close proximity to Watson Lake, and the slopes of Northstar at Tahoe are so inviting nobody can resist. The vista of beautiful Mount Pluto near Watson Lake is good, and the Big Spring Trail offers hiking at its best. Time spent at Patton Beach in close proximity to Watson Lake is always brilliant, and don't leave Watson Lake without first going for a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 14. Watson Lake is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada. High temperatures at Watson Lake throughout the summertime are in the 80's with night lows in the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's; nighttime lows at Watson Lake through the wintertime usually sink into the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. There's glorious hiking along the Granite Chief Trail, and Antone Meadows is a fine place to stretch your legs a bit.   Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City 3 miles away The Pepper Tree Inn is located in the heart of charming Tahoe City, adjacent to beautiful Lake Tahoe, and offers spectacular lake views unequaled by any other hotel in the Tahoe City area. Our rooms f... Americas Best Value Inn, Tahoe City 3 miles away Our resort is the only 100 percent non-smoking, air-conditioned hotel on the North Shore. We are located in the center of the largest recreational area of Lake Tahoe, with views of the lake and Tahoe... Current weather conditions at Watson Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California Local climate location: DONNER MEMORIAL ST PK 1 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 39.225 Longitude: -120.1364 Northern Sierra Nevada Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Northern Sierra Nevada Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Northern Sierra Nevada. California Lakes Complete list of all lakes in California Placer County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Placer County Books about Watson Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Watson Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada, the metro area neareast to Watson Lake. 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California Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.     These outdoors activities are available near Watson Lake.   Beaches Near Watson Lake: Patton Beach, Placer County, 5 miles away Atagam Beach, Placer County, 6 miles away   Hotels Near Watson Lake: Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City, 3 miles away Americas Best Value Inn, Tahoe City, 3 miles away 8050 Northstar, Truckee, 3 miles away Northstar-At-Tahoe, Truckee, 4 miles away Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, 5 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Watson Lake: Lake Forest Boat Ramp and Camp, Tahoe City, 2 miles away Alpine Meadow Campground, Nevada County, 5 miles away Bear Creek Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away Village Green Mobile Home Park, Truckee, 6 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Watson Lake: Pacific Crest Trail - section 14, County, 8 miles away       54.3 hiking miles, 2897 feet elevation difference Granite Chief Trail, Placer County, 9 miles away        5.2 hiking miles, 2105 feet elevation difference Big Spring Trail, Placer County, 10 miles away        2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Watson Lake: Northstar at Tahoe, California, 4 miles away       2280 vertical feet Alpine Meadows, California, 8 miles away       1802 vertical feet Homewood, California, 8 miles away       1650 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Watson Lake: Truckee River, Placer/ Nevada CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class II-III - 27 miles long (Alpine Meadows Road to Floriston) Truckee River, Nevada/ Sierra/ Washoe CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class III - 8 miles long (Farad Powerhouse to Verdi)   Golf Courses Near Watson Lake: Ponderosa Golf Course, Truckee, 6 miles away