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Rainbow Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a site to stay Redfish Lake Lodge is a glorious choice, and while you're here, you could go to South Fork Champion Creek. But wait, there's more to do in the vicinity of Rainbow Lake. A great nearby hotel is Stanley High Country Inn; what would winter be without some skiing at Sun Valley. Around Rainbow Lake you don’t get a lot of rainfall; the
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| | month of December is the wettest with most of the snow while July is usually the driest month. Smoky Bear Campground is a great campground here, and there are some great whitewater spots on Salmon River. Going for a hike along the Bull Moose Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this neighborhood, and Rainbow Lake is a good location to camp, Alturas Inlet Campground is a good location. Have a tremendous hiking adventure along the Yellow Belly | |
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Trail. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Salmon River; you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Soldier Mountain Ski Resort if you're here. Summer at Rainbow Lake comes
with high temperatures in the 70's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 30's. During the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's while Rainbow Lake nighttime low temperatures during the wintertime are in the-10's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 43.98639 Longitude: -114.7214
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rainbow Lake. |
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Sun Valley, Idaho, 18 miles away 3400 vertical feet |
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Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class II-III - 12 miles long (Hellroaring Creek to Redfish Lake Creek) |
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Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class III-IV - 13 miles long (Stanley to Old Sunbeam Dam) |
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Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class IV - 14 miles long (Sunbeam Dam to Holman Creek) |
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