Woods Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California

    User input for Woods Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California:

Be the first to submit input for Woods Lake.
Help improve this web site with your great input.


Submit Input:
Your Name:
Write or Paste Input here:

Upload picture:      Review Guidelines


 
    It's always fun to stop by Woods Lake. This lake is so wonderful. A nice spot for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Woods Lake is Mokelumne River - North Fork; nearby you hit upon Carson Pass which is a perfect spot to go to. Now, you may feel that's a heap but there's even more enjoyable things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A stunning lake like Fourth of July Lake near Woods Lake is a perfect site to pop by. There's so much to do here  
   at Woods Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Caples Lake Campground is a good site for that. Good hiking is available along the Burnside Lake Trail; the skiing at Sierra at Tahoe is nice.
This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada. All the water falling down from the sky makes Woods Lake a wet place; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most snow, and the driest month is July. Yep, outdoors cool stuff to do are in fact
 
               bountiful here at Woods Lake. Pine Cone Acre Motel is a brilliant location to get some rest.
Dry warm beds await you at Best Tahoe West Inn; American River - South Fork is a pleasant whitewater spot nearby. And if that's not sufficient there's heaps more enjoyable things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Going for a hike on the Hawley Grade Trail is always a perfect adventure, and you'll almost certainly meet some folks from Gardnerville Ranchos here. So many entertaining things right next door to Woods Lake, definitely remarkable. The summit of Black Butte can be seen from Woods Lake, and some nearby water includes Emigrant Creek.
For the duration of the warm days of summer here at Woods Lake, high temperatures mostly reach the 70's, and the overnight is somewhat chillier of course, mostly in the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 30's; after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Woods Lake descend into the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. Go for a hike on the Charity Valley Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Woods Lake has to offer, you can camp at Woods Lake Campground. A day on the slopes of Kirkwood is just what you need, and if you're interested in cool geologic highlights try Kit Carson.

 
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe
11 miles away
This 22 unit family resort located just off Highway 89 is nestled among tall pine trees in a quiet, park-like setting, with onsite heated pool, picnic area and playground....

Best Tahoe West Inn, South Lake Tahoe
11 miles away
Featured within the Northern California/Nevada AAA Tourbook, the Best Tahoe West Inn is an appealing and comfortable Tahoe style Inn. Conveniently located two blocks from exciting Nevada casinos with...

Current weather conditions at Woods Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California
WXPort

Local climate location: TAHOE VALLEY FAA AP 7 miles away


OTHER_INFO
  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.68306
Longitude: -120.0083

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

Alpine County Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in Alpine County

Books about Woods Lake
List of books available on Amazon.com about Woods Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine 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 Woods Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.

California Outdoors Index
This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.
 

 

OUTDOORS_GUIDE
These outdoors activities are available near Woods Lake.
 Hotels Near Woods Lake:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 11 miles away
Best Tahoe West Inn, South Lake Tahoe, 11 miles away
Fantasy Inn And Wedding Chapel, South Lake Tahoe, 11 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 11 miles away
Apex Inn, South Lake Tahoe, 12 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Woods Lake:
Woods Lake Campground, Alpine County, 0 miles away
Caples Lake Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
Upper Blue Lake Campground, Alpine County, 4 miles away
Kirwood Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Woods Lake:
Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
      1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 9 miles away
      4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 10 miles away
      3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Woods Lake:
Kirkwood, California, 2 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 11 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Bear Valley, California, 11 miles away
      1900 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Woods Lake:
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville)
 National Parks Near Woods Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 64 miles away
 Lakes Near Woods Lake:
Fourth of July Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 2 miles away

Outdoors related information copyright © Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. - Detailed hotel information copyright © Interactive Hotel Solutions