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    Dollar Lake is a very beautiful lake in beautiful surroundings. This lake is located in the wonderful Central Cascade Range. You need to check out The Chimney if you're here at Dollar Lake; you can have a great hiking adventure along the Vista Ridge Trail. Hood River - Lake Branch is a good whitewater spot near Dollar Lake, and do take a hike on the Pinnacle Ridge Trail.
Dollar Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; during December this area sees the
 
   most rain; the driest of the months is July. All through the warm months highs here at Dollar Lake get into the 70's while nighttime lows are mostly in the 50's. All through the wintertime the highs are typically in the 40's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Dollar Lake temperatures plunge to the 30's. This lake is so wonderful. Dollar Lake is a great place to visit for more than one day, Reservoir Campground is a great place to camp nearby, and  
               you obtain a fine vista of Mount Hood from here.
Now, you may imagine that's plenty but there's even more fun stuff to do here in the Central Cascade Range. In case you don’t mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Hood River - West Fork, and since you're here, you could also have a look at delightful Perry Lake. Yeah, come here to Dollar Lake for a delightful time. Dry warm beds await you at Best Western Columbia River Inn. There are plenty of people from Hood River here at Dollar Lake, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Elk Grove Trail.
And if that's not enough there's a heap more amusing things to do in the Central Cascade Range. Everybody loves Cairn Basin, and a day on the slopes of Timberline Lodge is just what you need. This lake is so wonderful. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Dollar Lake has to offer, you can camp at Nanitch Campground, and you'll discover a wonderful lake called Recession Lakes. So much exciting stuff to do here at Dollar Lake, too fine to be true. Mount Hood Inn is a magnificent place to get some rest; the snow is good at Mt. Hood Meadows.

 
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
7 miles away
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
18 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Dollar Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon
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Local climate location: BONNEVILLE DAM 9 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.41139
Longitude: -121.7019

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These outdoors activities are available near Dollar Lake.
 Hotels Near Dollar Lake:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp, 7 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 18 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River, 18 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches, 19 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches, 19 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Dollar Lake:
Reservoir Campground, Hood River County, 3 miles away
Nanitch Campground, Clackamas County, 5 miles away
White River Park Campground, Hood River County, 6 miles away
Dufur Valley Farms, Dufur, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Dollar Lake:
Pinnacle Ridge Trail, Hood River County, 1 miles away
       6.2 hiking miles, 2515 feet elevation difference
Vista Ridge Trail, Hood River County, 1 miles away
       8.6 hiking miles, 1540 feet elevation difference
Elk Grove Trail, Hood River County, 2 miles away
       12.2 hiking miles, 2030 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Dollar Lake:
Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, 5 miles away
      2777 vertical feet
Timberline Lodge, Oregon, 6 miles away
      3590 vertical feet
Cooper Spur, Oregon, 7 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Dollar Lake:
Hood River - Lake Branch, Hood River CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V - 3 miles long (3 miles above West Fork to Confluence with West Fork)
Hood River - West Fork, Hood River CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6.5 miles long (White Bridge Park to East Fork Hood River)
Hood River - East Fork, Hood River CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Dee to bridge Below Tucker Park)
 National Parks Near Dollar Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 67 miles away
 Lakes Near Dollar Lake:
Recession Lakes, Hood River CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Perry Lake, Hood River CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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Mt. Hood Meadows
Excellent ski resort, great scenery....

White River Park Campground
Last fall I heard that White River Crossing campground was closed because of lack of funding. Is this true?...

Timberline Lodge
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WINDELLS SNOWBOARD CAMP - the funnest place on earth!  www.windells.com...

Badger Lake
11 miles away
Lots of late night gun fire....

Frying Pan Lake
12 miles away
No fish here.  At least no fish jumping.  Probably winter kills as Google Earth show this lake very low by late summer....

Bighorn Campground
16 miles away
Have you been to the Bighorn campground site???While this is a beautiful pack-in, primitive site, it doesn't fit with your description. Before camping, take a hike on Nat. Forest Trail 742, without gear. After you've scoped the area, come back and stay. Even on Labor Day Weekend ('06) there were several campsites available in this dispersed camp area....

Little Ashes Lake
19 miles away
Since the previous post was negative, I was skeptical about fishing there. I sent a couple of hours fishing there at one of the few access spots to see how it fished. I was fortunate enough to land a trout about 27 inches long. Not to bad for a couple hours. Caught using a rooster tail spinner. Gotta give it a try....Little Ashes lake is a medium sized spillway from the Columbia River. There is not much public access to the lake. The lake is boundaried on the southwest side by Highway 14. and all the rest is Private property. No way to launch a boat, but I have float tubed it. There are no trails to hike around this lake. You won't want to swim in it since it is columbia river water. The fishing is unproductive as i fished it and never caught a single bass or trout, only sucker fish and perch. My advice is to just enjoy the sight of this lake, but venturing into it is a waste of time....

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