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    If you are in this part of California make sure to pay a visit to Wrights Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Camping is available at Thirty-nine Mile Campground, and dry warm beds await you at Pine Cone Acre Motel. Wrights Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
In case you don’t mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Silver Creek - South Fork; a lake nearby is Dark Lake. Through the summer highs here at Wrights Lake
 
   get into the 70's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 40's, and night lows throughout the winter for Wrights Lake tend to be in the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. If you get bored of Wrights Lake, you could also pop by nearby Beauty Lake, and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Sierra at Tahoe while you're here.
Life's too short to enjoy all the amusing stuff in the Northern
 
               Sierra Nevada. Don't leave Wrights Lake without first going for a hike along the Highland Trail, and you can never get enough of the magnificent skiing at Homewood. Yep, outdoors cool stuff to do are truly abundant here at Wrights Lake. There are great spots to discover along the Red Peak Trail, and if you need a location to stay Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley is a tremendous choice. Going for a hike on the Windmiller Trail is always a good adventure, and why not camp at Eagle Rock Campground while you're here at Wrights Lake.
All year is a good time in the Northern Sierra Nevada if you go for the outdoors. A pleasant spree to Fourth of July Flat is a great way to spend an afternoon; American River - South Fork is a perfect whitewater spot nearby. An average amount of rainfall falls at Wrights Lake; January is the month that gets the most snow; July meanwhile is the driest month.

 
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Current weather conditions at Wrights Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE CITY 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.84944
Longitude: -120.2311

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These outdoors activities are available near Wrights Lake.
 Hotels Near Wrights Lake:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 14 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 17 miles away
The Truckee Hotel, Truckee, 18 miles away
High Country Lodge, South Lake Tahoe, 18 miles away
Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City, 19 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Wrights Lake:
Thirty-nine Mile Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Eagle Rock Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Pyramid Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
China Flat Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Wrights Lake:
Windmiller Trail, El Dorado County, 2 miles away
      2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference
Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
      6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference
Highland Trail, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
      8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Wrights Lake:
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 8 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
Homewood, California, 13 miles away
      1650 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California, 16 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Wrights Lake:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
 Lakes Near Wrights Lake:
Beauty Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Dark Lake, El Dorado CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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