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    If you are traveling by, why not stop by Lower Rock Lake. The snow is glorious at Timberline Lodge, and a scenic lake like Rock Lakes is a great location to stop at. Any time is a good time at Lower Rock Lake if you go for the outdoors. A delightful spot like Cache Meadow here at Lower Rock Lake is too perfect to miss, and you'll hit upon a charming lake called Middle Rock Lake. Lower Rock Lake is a relatively wet place typically with much rainfall; during December  
   this area sees the most rain, and the driest of the months is July.
So much cool stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range, not sufficient time. A brilliant close by hotel is Whispering Woods (Vri), and get yourself into a kayak and hit Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork. This lake is so wonderful. There is a splendid hiking trail close to Lower Rock Lake called the Old Baldy Trail, and the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close by Mt. Hood
 
               Ski Bowl. This location, the Central Cascade Range, has so much outdoors amusing stuff. On a pleasant day at Lower Rock Lake you can take a hike along the Cottonwood Meadows Trail. There's so much to do here at Lower Rock Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Frazier Fork Campground is a great spot for that.
This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is gorgeous, you get a pleasant vista of Frazier Mountain from Lower Rock Lake, and after a long day outdoors Resort at the Mountain is a great spot to spend a night or two. This lake is one of the great places here in the Central Cascade Range. Stay the night at Frazier Turnaround Campground.
If you come at the right time of year, Clackamas River offers some splendid whitewater, and the Roaring River Trail is a good hiking trail nearby. For the duration of the warmest time of the year highs here at Lower Rock Lake get into the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. All through the winter the highs are commonly in the 40's; after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Lower Rock Lake dip into the 30's.

 
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Current weather conditions at Lower Rock Lake, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon
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Local climate location: THREE LYNX 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.15278
Longitude: -121.9764

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These outdoors activities are available near Lower Rock Lake.
 Hotels Near Lower Rock Lake:
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches, 9 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches, 9 miles away
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp, 16 miles away
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville, 24 miles away
Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy, 24 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lower Rock Lake:
Frazier Turnaround Campground, Clackamas County, 1 miles away
Frazier Fork Campground, Clackamas County, 1 miles away
Shining Lake Campground, Clackamas County, 3 miles away
Hambone Springs Campground, Clackamas County, 5 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Lower Rock Lake:
Cottonwood Meadows Trail, Clackamas County, 3 miles away
      2.5 hiking miles, 1564 feet elevation difference
Roaring River Trail, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
      7.2 hiking miles, 4083 feet elevation difference
Old Baldy Trail, Clackamas County, 7 miles away
       11 hiking miles, 638 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Lower Rock Lake:
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Oregon, 16 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Timberline Lodge, Oregon, 18 miles away
      3590 vertical feet
Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, 23 miles away
      2777 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Lower Rock Lake:
Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork, Clackamas CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III-V(V+) - 5 miles long (Lower Five Miles to Clackamas River)
Clackamas River, Clackamas CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River)
Clackamas River, Clackamas CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class -blank- - 9.2 miles long (Collawash River to Three Lynx Power Station)
 Lakes Near Lower Rock Lake:
Rock Lakes, Clackamas CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Middle Rock Lake, Clackamas CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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