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     Why not stop by Wangum Lake Dam while you're here, and if you're here you can take a hike along the Wild Cat Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Tollgate Hill Inn is a splendid location to get some rest, and right next door to Wangum Lake you come across a golf course called Quarry View Golf Course. If you need a site to stay Blackberry River Inn is a perfect choice; Roaring Brook is one of the streams close by that might be worth stopping at. Lakes are great;  
   Old Man McMullen Pond is a lake that's near Wangum Lake, and if you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Housatonic River.
Man, is there a heap of enjoyable things to do in the vicinity of Wangum Lake. The slopes of Ski Butternut are so inviting nobody can resist, and camping is available at Housatonic Meadows State Park. Red Spruce Swamp is a swamp next to Wangum Lake; a glorious place to camp here at Wangum Lake is Lone Oak Camp
 
               Sites. Here at Wangum Lake you'll almost certainly meet some folks from Torrington, and needless to say, this is a splendid area for folks who like lakes, Seldom Seen Pond is a lake close at hand.
If only every location had this much outdoors enjoyable things, what a great world it would be. Haystack Mountain State Park is a great location to stretch your legs a bit, and on a fine day you can take a hike along the Elbow Trail. All the water falling down from the sky makes Wangum Lake a wet place; during August this area sees the most rain, and the driest month is February. There is a perfect hiking trail near Wangum Lake called the Indian Trail.
This lake is so wonderful. Here at Wangum Lake you can observe Canaan Mountain, and everybody nearby loves skiing at Mohawk Mountain. For the period of the warmest time of the year, highs typically are in the 80's at Wangum Lake. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. Highs throughout the winter are generally in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Wangum Lake are in the 0's.

 
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2 miles away
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Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield
12 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Wangum Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: GREAT BARRINGTON AP 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.98056
Longitude: -73.26167

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These outdoors activities are available near Wangum Lake.
 Hotels Near Wangum Lake:
Blackberry River Inn, Norfolk, 2 miles away
Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield, 12 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington, 13 miles away
Days Inn Great Barrington, Great Barrington, 13 miles away
Chambery Inn, Lee, 13 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Wangum Lake:
Lone Oak Camp Sites, East Canaan, 1 miles away
Housatonic Meadows State Park, Kent, 9 miles away
Valley In The Pines Campground, Goshen, 10 miles away
Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative, Litchfield, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Wangum Lake:
Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut, 8 miles away
      640 vertical feet
Ski Butternut, Massachusetts, 11 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 16 miles away
      400 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Wangum Lake:
Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III-IV - 0.5 miles long (below Falls Village Hydro Plant)
Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II-III - 22.5 miles long (Falls Village Hydro to Kent)
Sandy Brook River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV - 5.6 miles long (Route 183 Bridge to Route 8 Bridge)
 National Parks Near Wangum Lake:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 67 miles away
 Trails Near Wangum Lake:
Wild Cat Trail, Berkshire County, 13 miles away
Elbow Trail, Berkshire County, 13 miles away
Indian Trail, Berkshire County, 14 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Wangum Lake:
Quarry View Golf Course, Canaan, 3 miles away
Canaan Country Club, Canaan, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Wangum Lake:
Seldom Seen Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Old Man McMullen Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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