Helen Lake, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon     User input for Helen Lake, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon: Be the first to submit input for Helen Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you are in this part of Oregon make sure to pay a visit to Helen Lake. At Helen Lake throughout the summertime months highs are in the 60's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 40's. For the period of the winter this place gets highs in the 30's; after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Helen Lake descend into the 20's. Good hiking is available along the Little Badger Creek Trail, and get drenched       paddling on White River. So many entertaining things in the Central Cascade Range, just mind-boggling. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Best Western Rama Inn; if you came for an overnight stay Wasco County Fairgrounds is a perfect site to camp. Man, is there heaps of amusing things to do near Helen Lake. There's splendid hiking along the Pen Way Trail; camping is available at Pine Hollow Lakeside Resort. Helen Lake is a beautiful lake                  in the Central Cascade Range. A great deal of rainfall falls at Helen Lake; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most snow, and the driest month of the year is July. While you're here at Helen Lake you will meet lots of people from nearby City of The Dalles, and you can go for a hike on the Ball Point Trail. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun things in the Central Cascade Range. Soar down the rapids of Deschutes River in a kayak, and since you're here, you might as well pop by Paquet Gulch.   Best Western Rama Inn, Madras 24 miles away This Madras hotel in Oregon is surrounded by high desert terrain and mountain peaks of the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area. The Best Western Madras Inn is ideally situated in Central Oregon off Highway... The Dalles Inn, The Dalles 25 miles away Visitors to The Dalles Inn will enjoy staying in the Historic Downtown District of The Dalles. An ideal location in the Columbia River Gorge with easy access to windsurfing, Mt. Hood, waterfall trail... Current weather conditions at Helen Lake, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon Local climate location: GOVERNMENT CAMP 14 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 45.09306 Longitude: -121.2506 Central Cascade Range Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Central Cascade Range. Central Cascade Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Central Cascade Range. Oregon Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Oregon Clackamas County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Clackamas County Books about Helen Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Helen Lake, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon. Outdoors Recreation Near City of The Dalles, Oregon Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of City of The Dalles, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Helen Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Oregon Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Oregon.     These outdoors activities are available near Helen Lake.   Hotels Near Helen Lake: Best Western Rama Inn, Madras, 24 miles away The Dalles Inn, The Dalles, 25 miles away The Dalles Super 8 Motel, The Dalles, 25 miles away Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles, 26 miles away Comfort Inn The Dalles, The Dalles, 26 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Helen Lake: Pine Hollow Lakeside Resort, Tygh Valley, 8 miles away Wasco County Fairgrounds, Tygh Valley, 8 miles away Dufur RV Park, Dufur, 16 miles away Deschutes River Resort, Madras, 17 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Helen Lake: Ball Point Trail, Wasco County, 15 miles away        5.8 hiking miles, 1641 feet elevation difference Little Badger Creek Trail, Wasco County, 15 miles away       5.5 hiking miles, 2826 feet elevation difference Pen Way Trail, Wasco County, 15 miles away        2.4 hiking miles, 1030 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Helen Lake: Cooper Spur, Oregon, 29 miles away       500 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Helen Lake: White River, Wasco CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-III - 11.3 miles long (Victor Road Bridge to Tygh Valley) Deschutes River, Jefferson/ Wasco/ Sherman CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class III - 53 miles long (US 26 to Sherars Falls) White River, Wasco CountyCounty, 12 miles away       Class III-IV - 12 miles long (Keeps Mill to Victor Road Bridge)