Ottertail Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon     User input for Ottertail Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon: Be the first to submit input for Ottertail Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        This lake is so wonderful. On a good day at Ottertail Lake you can take a hike along the Herman Creek Trail, and a tremendous place to camp here at Ottertail Lake is Ladd Creek Campground. A brilliant nearby hotel is Columbia Gorge Motel, and some close by water includes Simmons Creek. Having a good time in the Central Cascade Range is painless. At Ottertail Lake you always meet someone from Hood River; tremendous skiing awaits you at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl.       So much cool stuff near Ottertail Lake, just unbelievable. Skiing at Timberline Lodge is one of those things you just have to do, and Tomlike Mountain is easy to spot from Ottertail Lake. Throughout the warm months here at Ottertail Lake, high temperatures ordinarily reach the 70's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are commonly in the 40's, and nighttime lows throughout the wintertime for Ottertail                  Lake tend to be in the 30's. Ottertail Lake is a wet spot that gets lots of rain; through December this area sees the most rain; the driest month is July. Ottertail Lake is located in the Central Cascade Range. If you need a location to stay Rodeway Inn Stevenson is a tremendous choice, and close by you hit upon the Lost Lake Butte Trail which is a great hiking trail. This lake is so wonderful. Ottertail Lake is not the only place close by, Mud Lake is a close by lake, and if you come at the right time of year, Hood River - West Fork offers some splendid whitewater. Having a great time at Ottertail Lake is easy. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Hood River - Lake Branch; there is a delightful hiking trail close by called the Wyeth Trail. But wait, there's more cool stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range. You could also pop by Wahtum Lake since you're here at Ottertail Lake; it's nearby; why not camp at Wind Mountain Resort since you're here at Ottertail Lake.   Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson 9 miles away Welcome to the Rodeway Inn, a Stevenson hotel near the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center. The Rodeway Inn hotel is located near the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum, Beacon Rock State Park, ... Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks 9 miles away We take pride in our clean comfortable accommodations. All of our spacious bedrooms are newly remodeled with comfortable beds coffee fridge and microwave along with cable television and WIFI internet.... Current weather conditions at Ottertail Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon Local climate location: BONNEVILLE DAM 17 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 45.58444 Longitude: -121.7781 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 Hood River County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Hood River County Books about Ottertail Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Ottertail Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon. Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hood River, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Ottertail 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 Ottertail Lake.   Hotels Near Ottertail Lake: Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson, 9 miles away Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks, 9 miles away Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 9 miles away Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 10 miles away Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp, 14 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