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Richard Lake is a lake worth visiting. After a long day outdoors Best Western Baraga Lakeside Inn is a fine place to spend a night or two. Camping at Richard Lake is great fun, Lower Dam Lake Campground is a great local campground, and a lake close by is Bender Lake. For the duration of the warmest time of the year here at Richard Lake, high temperatures commonly get into the 80's, and the night is somewhat cooler of course, mostly in the 50's. The cold days
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| | of the wintertime come with highs in the 20's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Richard Lake. This lake is so wonderful. There's whitewater on Sturgeon River - West Branch for all you adrenaline people, and don't leave Richard Lake without first going for a hike along the Pelkie Creek Hunter Walking Trails. You can run the rapids of Sturgeon River next to Richard Lake, and Bob Lake Campground and Picnic Area is a wonderful campground here. | |
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The annual rainfall here at Richard Lake is about average; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month of the year is February.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 46.58917 Longitude: -88.80583
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| These outdoors activities are available near Richard Lake. |
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Ski Brule, Michigan, 25 miles away 500 vertical feet |
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Sturgeon River, Houghton CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class II-III - 4 miles long (Sturgeon Falls to road before Prickett Lk) |
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Perch River, Baraga CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class II(III) - 6.8 miles long (Highway 28 to Sturgeon River) |
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