Little Crater Lake, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon

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     Little Crater Lake ordinarily gets much rainfall; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and July on the other hand is the driest. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors enjoyable things the Central Cascade Range has to offer. If you need a site to stay Mount Hood Inn is a splendid choice, and don't miss out on a wonderful swamp; Little Crater Meadow is right here at Little Crater Lake. There's so much to do here at Little Crater Lake  
   that you need to camp here for a while, Lower Twin Campground is a brilliant site for that, and there's whitewater on Sandy River for all you adrenaline rush seekers.
But wait, there's more to do near Little Crater Lake. If you came to camp Salmon River Campground is a delightful place to do that, and Basin Point is easy to spot from Little Crater Lake. Little Crater Lake is located in the Central Cascade Range. This lake is so wonderful. Really nice skiing
 
               awaits you at Timberline Lodge; if the weather is delightful, you can go for a hike along the Skyline Alternate Trail.
The Driveway Trail is a good hiking trail close to Little Crater Lake, and let's not forget Cooper Creek which is a stream that you may bump into while you're here. Whohoo, so much amusing stuff in one place! The Central Cascade Range is unbeatable! You're sure to bump into some good people from Hood River here, and you can never get enough of the great skiing at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. Just can't get enough of Little Crater Lake. You'll hit upon a beautiful lake called Clackamas Lake near Little Crater Lake.
Do go to Frying Pan Lake next to Little Crater Lake, it's a picturesque lake, and a fine nearby hotel is Whispering Woods (Vri). This lake is so wonderful. Near Little Crater Lake you come across the Mount Wilson Trail which is a tremendous hiking trail, and there are some good whitewater spots on White River. High temperatures at Little Crater Lake during the warm months are in the 70's with overnight lows in the 50's. During the winter highs are in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 30's for Little Crater Lake.

 
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Current weather conditions at Little Crater Lake, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon
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Local climate location: BONNEVILLE DAM 16 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.14972
Longitude: -121.7497

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These outdoors activities are available near Little Crater Lake.
 Hotels Near Little Crater Lake:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp, 8 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches, 17 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches, 18 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 27 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks, 27 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Little Crater Lake:
Lower Twin Campground, Wasco County, 7 miles away
Salmon River Campground, Clackamas County, 7 miles away
High Cascade Snowboard Camp, Government Camp, 7 miles away
Nanitch Campground, Clackamas County, 8 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Little Crater Lake:
Skyline Alternate Trail, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
      2.4 hiking miles, 243 feet elevation difference
Driveway Trail, Clackamas County, 5 miles away
      2.8 hiking miles, 681 feet elevation difference
Mount Wilson Trail, Clackamas County, 7 miles away
       2.4 hiking miles, 1068 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Little Crater Lake:
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Oregon, 7 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Timberline Lodge, Oregon, 8 miles away
      3590 vertical feet
Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, 11 miles away
      2777 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Little Crater Lake:
White River, Wasco CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill)
Sandy River, Clackamas CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road)
Clackamas River, Clackamas CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River)
 Lakes Near Little Crater Lake:
Clackamas Lake, Clackamas CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Frying Pan Lake, Clackamas CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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

Mt. Hood Ski Bowl
This is a good ski mountain, not very high but good....

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

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

Mt. Hood Meadows
10 miles away
Excellent ski resort, great scenery....

Bighorn Campground
13 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....

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

Cooper Spur
16 miles away
Very cozy little ski hill, great place for beginners....

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