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Eleanor Caputo: Woods Lake is a quaint little lake tucked away between the mountains. It can be busy during peak season, but on an off-day, it is a great place to find peace and quiet. Good fishing, photography and nature.
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Woods Lake is a lake worth visiting. Life's too short to enjoy all the entertaining stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Kit Carson is an interesting place to stop at while at Woods Lake. There's so much to do here at Woods Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Woods Lake Campground is a good place for that. So much amusing stuff to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada, too good to be true. Don't leave Woods Lake without first going for a hike along the
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| | Burnside Lake Trail, and Carson Pass is another good place to check out close by. Any time is a great time at Woods Lake if you adore the outdoors. Going for a hike on the Hawley Grade Trail is always a nice adventure; in case you don’t mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Mokelumne River - North Fork. All year is a great time in the Northern Sierra Nevada if you fancy the outdoors. Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley is a great | |
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site to get some rest; whitewater paddling is glorious on American River - South Fork. All through the days of summer, highs regularly are in the 70's at Woods Lake with nighttime lows in the 40's. Throughout the winter the highs
are frequently in the 30's; night lows at Woods Lake all through the winter regularly sink into the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. Fourth of July Lake is a nearby lake that you could have a look at, and there are delightful
spots to look at along the Charity Valley Trail. Woods Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you need a spot to stay Pine Cone Acre Motel is a pleasant choice, and great skiing awaits you at Kirkwood.
This place rules, just explore all the enjoyable stuff to do in the vicinity of Woods Lake. You'll meet a lot of folks from Gardnerville Ranchos here; Woods Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Caples Lake Campground
is a great local campground. Woods Lake usually gets a lot of rain; January is the month that gets the most snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. If you get bored of Woods Lake, you could also take a
look at nearby Crater Lake, and from Woods Lake you acquire a splendid view of Black Butte. This lake is so wonderful. Emigrant Creek flows through this neighborhood, and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Sierra at Tahoe.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 38.68306 Longitude: -120.0083
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| | Hiking Trails Near Woods Lake:
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Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County, 6 miles away 1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference |
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Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 10 miles away 3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference |
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Kirkwood, California, 2 miles away 2000 vertical feet |
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Bear Valley, California, 11 miles away 1900 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Woods Lake:
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Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir) |
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Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville) |
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Kirkwood
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Round Lake
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Bear River Lake Resort
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Sierra at Tahoe
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Turtle Rock Campgrounds
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Heavenly
 | 15 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...ow sports destinations on the planet.
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Sand Flat Campground
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Dodge Ridge
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