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     Gem Lake is always a pleasure to visit. This lake is so wonderful. Near Gem Lake you locate the Appalachian National Scenic Trail which is a splendid hiking trail. There's so much to do here at Gem Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Sylvan Lake Beach Park is a brilliant location for that. If you need a site to stay Holiday Inn Express FISHKILL is a pleasant choice, and if you came to camp Clarence Fahnestock State Park is a delightful spot to do  
   that. Get wet paddling on Popolopen Creek, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always go to close by Gayhead Pond.
This spot is unbeatable, just explore all the exciting stuff to do near Gem Lake. If you want to play some golf, you're in luck because Branton Woods Golf Club is close at hand, and hey, Gotta ski right? Thunder Ridge is a nice spot to do that. During the summer months here at Gem Lake, high temperatures generally get into
 
               the 80's while night lows are generally in the 60's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's, and night lows throughout the winter for Gem Lake tend to be in the 10's. Dry warm beds await you at Le Chambord. Lakes are splendid; John Pond is a lake that's next to Gem Lake.
Paddling on Wappinger Creek is so much fun; the view of Hosner Mountain is lovely. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the Stillwell Lake Trail is always a good adventure. Gem Lake is a wet place that gets a lot of precipitation; May is when you get the most rain here, and February is the month with the least moisture.

 
Le Chambord, Hopewell Junction
3 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express FISHKILL, Fishkill
7 miles away
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Local climate location: GLENHAM 19 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.51361
Longitude: -73.795

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These outdoors activities are available near Gem Lake.
 Hotels Near Gem Lake:
Le Chambord, Hopewell Junction, 3 miles away
Holiday Inn Express FISHKILL, Fishkill, 7 miles away
Ramada Fishkill-Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, 7 miles away
Residence Inn By Marriott Fishkill, Fishkill, 7 miles away
Courtyard By Marriott Fishkill, Fishkill, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Gem Lake:
Sylvan Lake Beach Park, Hopewell Junction, 6 miles away
Clarence Fahnestock State Park, Carmel, 9 miles away
Camp Kiwi, Carmel, 11 miles away
Camp Discovery, Croton On Hudson, 15 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Gem Lake:
Thunder Ridge, New York, 15 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Gem Lake:
Wappinger Creek, Dutchess CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class I-III - 8 miles long (Red Oak Mills to New Hamburg)
Popolopen Creek, Orange CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class IV-V - 4 miles long (to Popolopen Bridge)
Moodna Creek, Orange CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class II-IV - 6 miles long (Woodbury Creek to Old Forge Hill Road)
 National Parks Near Gem Lake:
Gateway National Recreation Area, Brooklyn - NY, 51 miles away
 Trails Near Gem Lake:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Putnam County, 10 miles away
Stillwell Lake Trail, Orange County, 19 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Gem Lake:
Branton Woods Golf Club, Hopewell Junction, 4 miles away
Dogwood Knoll Golf Course, Hopewell Junction, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Gem Lake:
John Pond, Putnam CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Gayhead Pond, Dutchess CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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