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    Ottertail Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Ottertail Lake is a beautiful lake in the Central Cascade Range. Man, is there loads of amusing things to do in the Central Cascade Range. Simmons Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth taking a look at, and why not head up to Mt. Hood Ski Bowl and strap some skis to your feet. And if that's not sufficient, there's a lot more to do in the neighborhood of Ottertail  
   Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. Take a hike on the Herman Creek Trail, and the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close by Timberline Lodge. If you need a site to stay Best Western Columbia River Inn is a splendid choice, and if you're here you can take a hike along the Lost Lake Butte Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Hood River - West Fork is a great whitewater spot in close proximity to Ottertail Lake, and you can stay the night at Ladd
 
               Creek Campground.
You can run the rapids of Hood River - Lake Branch in close proximity to Ottertail Lake, and if you get bored of Ottertail Lake you could also take a look at close by Mud Lake. You definitely ought to adore the Central Cascade Range. You're sure to stumble upon some wonderful people from Hood River here; Skamania Lodge is a tremendous place to get some rest. Have a delightful hiking adventure along the Wyeth Trail; Tomlike Mountain can be seen from Ottertail Lake.
If only every place had this much outdoors cool stuff, what a great globe it would be. There's so much to do here at Ottertail Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Wind Mountain Resort is a nice place for that, and a lake close by is Wahtum Lake. For the duration of the warm months, highs mostly are in the 70's at Ottertail Lake while night lows are generally in the 50's. High temperatures throughout the winter are normally in the 40's with temperatures at Ottertail Lake dipping down into the 30's through winter nights. Ottertail Lake is a wet location that gets lots of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is December, and July is the month with the least moisture.

 
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9 miles away
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Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
10 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Ottertail Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon
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Local climate location: BONNEVILLE DAM 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.58444
Longitude: -121.7781

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These outdoors activities are available near Ottertail Lake.
 Hotels Near Ottertail Lake:
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 9 miles away
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 10 miles away
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville, 14 miles away
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp, 14 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches, 18 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Ottertail Lake:
Ladd Creek Campground, Hood River County, 5 miles away
Wind Mountain Resort, Stevenson, 6 miles away
Cascade Locks Koa Kampground, Cascade Locks, 7 miles away
Timberlake Campground, Home Valley, 7 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Ottertail Lake:
Herman Creek Trail, Hood River County, 3 miles away
      7.4 hiking miles, 3514 feet elevation difference
Wyeth Trail, Hood River County, 4 miles away
       11.2 hiking miles, 4054 feet elevation difference
Lost Lake Butte Trail, Hood River County, 5 miles away
       3 hiking miles, 1447 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Ottertail Lake:
Timberline Lodge, Oregon, 14 miles away
      3590 vertical feet
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Oregon, 14 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Cooper Spur, Oregon, 15 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Ottertail Lake:
Hood River - Lake Branch, Hood River CountyCounty, 3 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, 7 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6.5 miles long (White Bridge Park to East Fork Hood River)
Hood River - East Fork, Hood River CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Dee to bridge Below Tucker Park)
 National Parks Near Ottertail Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 58 miles away
 Lakes Near Ottertail Lake:
Mud Lake, Hood River CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Wahtum Lake, Hood River CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Herman Creek Trail
The Herman Creek Trail was constructed for foot access to the old site of a wartime lookout built to spot ballon bomb sent over by Japan. There were three cabins just past the cliff road and the end of the Herman Creek cut-off trail which statrted at seven and a half mile camp in what was once Cedder Swamp just below Mud Lake....

Little Ashes Lake
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....

Kidney Lake
12 miles away
It's nice....

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

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

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

Bighorn Campground
18 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....

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

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