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    If you are traveling by, why not stop by Donaca Lake. If you go for the outdoors you'll go for it here in the Central Cascade Range. Country Star Recreational Vehicle Park is a great local campground; since you're here you can take a hike along the Swamp Peak Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Donaca Lake is a reasonably wet place mostly with a good deal of rain; during December this area sees the most rain; the driest of the months is July.
Summertime highs
 
   at Donaca Lake frequently tend to be in the 70's, and the overnight is quite colder of course, usually in the 50's. For the period of the winter the highs are mostly in the 40's with temperatures at Donaca Lake dipping down into the 30's all through winter nights. This lake is located in the wonderful Central Cascade Range. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool things in the Central Cascade Range. Santiam River - Middle has a nice whitewater  
               paddling spot close by, and Tombstone Prairie Campground is a good campground nearby.
This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is great here at Donaca Lake, you can go for a hike along the Cool Camp Trail, and whitewater paddling is perfect on Santiam River - North. Very stunning scenery and magnificent skiing is what you get at Hoodoo, of course you could also visit Riggs Lake since you're here; it's not far at all. Be careful coming to Donaca Lake, you might not ever wanna return back home again. Knob Rock is an interesting thing to catch a glimpse of if you're here at Donaca Lake, and unsurprisingly Donaca Creek flows through this region.
A lake close by is Beaver Lakes; on a good day you can take a hike along the Gordan Peak Trail.

 
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38 miles away
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
43 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Donaca Lake, Central Cascade Range, Linn County, Oregon
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Local climate location: DETROIT DAM 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.52972
Longitude: -122.1856

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These outdoors activities are available near Donaca Lake.
 Hotels Near Donaca Lake:
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters, 38 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches, 43 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches, 43 miles away
Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy, 43 miles away
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge, 44 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Donaca Lake:
Country Star Recreational Vehicle Park, Foster, 7 miles away
Tombstone Prairie Campground, Linn County, 8 miles away
Detroit Lake State Park, -blank-, 10 miles away
B and B Rentals, Detroit, 13 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Donaca Lake:
Swamp Peak Trail, Linn County, 2 miles away
       4.4 hiking miles, 981 feet elevation difference
Cool Camp Trail, Linn County, 3 miles away
      2.9 hiking miles, 1258 feet elevation difference
Gordan Peak Trail, Linn County, 4 miles away
       4.6 hiking miles, 441 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Donaca Lake:
Hoodoo, Oregon, 22 miles away
      1035 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Donaca Lake:
Santiam River - Middle, Linn CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class III-IV - 15.5 miles long (Pyramid Creek to Green Peter Reservoir)
Santiam River - North, Marion/ Linn CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-IV - 7.3 miles long (Bruno Mt. Road Bridge to Detroit Reservoir)
Canal Creek, Linn CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V - 1.2 miles long (1.2 mi above Quartzville Creek)
 Lakes Near Donaca Lake:
Beaver Lakes, Linn CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Riggs Lake, Linn CountyCounty, 6 miles away

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