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You just can't picture the amount of outdoors exciting things the area right next door to McGown Lakes has to offer. A beautiful lake like Regan Lake next to McGown Lakes is a tremendous place to go to, and a journey to Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument is worthwhile. Throughout the summertime months here at McGown Lakes, high temperatures frequently get into the 80's while night lows are usually in the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's
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| | with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at McGown Lakes. This lake is so wonderful. A great location to camp here at McGown Lakes is Lake View Campground, and going for a hike on the Bull Moose Trail is always a magnificent adventure. There are tremendous sites to look at along the Bear Valley Creek Trail, and McGown Peak is easy to spot from McGown Lakes. You'll find a beautiful lake called Sawtooth Lake near McGown Lakes, and camping at Inlet Campground is always | |
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a great experience. McGown Lakes gets a common amount of rainfall; all through the month of January you get the most snow around here while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is located in the
wonderful Sawtooth Range. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors exciting things the Sawtooth Range has to offer. Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! The Sawtooth Range is great! Don't leave McGown Lakes without first
going for a hike along the Yellow Belly Trail; get your pulse rate up on the delightful whitewater of Salmon River.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 44.18167 Longitude: -115.0778
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| These outdoors activities are available near McGown Lakes. |
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Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class II-III - 12 miles long (Hellroaring Creek to Redfish Lake Creek) |
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Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class III-IV - 13 miles long (Stanley to Old Sunbeam Dam) |
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Marsh Creek, Custer CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class II-III - 6 miles long (State Highway 21 to Middle Fork Salmon) |
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Elk Lake
 | Elk lake is approximately 12 miles from the Grandjean campground. You can not reach it by car. The trail has mild elevation gain and parallels the river during many sections. There are no designated campgrounds at elk lake however 3 spots have obvious use. Deer and elk are commonly viewed near the lake, especially in the early morning or near dusk.... |
Hell Roaring Lake
 | 12 miles away Hi, we (wife and I) walked into the lake the 3rd week of July 2008; we took the unmaintained road to about 200 yards from the trailhead. If you take this in lieu of the walk in, plan on a 40 minute drive to cover 5-miles; your vehicle (should be high-center 4-wd) will get scratched up from the branches adjacent to the road. The parking lot holds 6-vehicles...if you encounter another vehicle coming at you, there are very few areas where you can back into/get off the road to let the other pass; it is a 'long way' to back up on a challenging road. To get to the trail head from the parking lot, you will ford 2-branches of the river/stream (10 ? 20? across)...walk across deadfall with the aid of a walking stick...or walk thru the water...just below the knee. We walked in on a tuesday and encountered 15+ people coming/going on the path. Easy 2-mile walk, many mosquitoes...quicker coming back.... |
Imogene Lake
 | 12 miles away Imogene is a beautiful lake with a complex shoreline, worthy of hours of exploration, as are its family of 15 lakes and pools downstream from it.... |
Langer Lake
 | 15 miles away Moderate uphill hike..couple of miles from road; classic rock wall mountain behind lake; nice place to backpack into..day trip or camp overnite; some wild life; hiked in here in summer and early spring when 1 - 2' of snow on ground (and melt was rushing down mountain side beneath snow...flowers growing in ground beneath crystal clear runoff (beneath snow...quite a site).Didn't catch any fish during August trips. Last time I was in there was the 1970's.... |
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