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Oregon has many beautiful lakes and Scout Lake is one of them. But wait, there's more fun stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range. Take a hike on the Herman Creek Trail, and Wahtum Lake is a nearby lake that you could check out. Scout Lake is a wet spot that gets a lot of precipitation; most of the rain falls during December, and the driest month of the year is July. Having a great time at Scout Lake is easy. Very stunning scenery and great skiing is what
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| | you get at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. A glorious sight of pretty Chinidere Mountain is available from Scout Lake, and lots of folks from Hood River come here. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Scout Lake. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Scout Lake are in the 30's. All the outdoors fun things close to Scout Lake will keep you coming back many times. A good close | |
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by hotel is Best Western Columbia River Inn, and don't leave Scout Lake without first checking out Indianhead Rock. Gotta ski! Timberline Lodge is a good location to do that, and a lake nearby is Ottertail Lake. Indian Creek is
a beautiful stream that is worth taking a look at, and there's whitewater on Hood River - West Fork for all you adrenaline junkies. This lake is so wonderful. Hiking along the Eagle Creek Trail is glorious fun; camping at Cascade
Locks Koa Kampground is always a glorious experience. Having a glorious time in the Central Cascade Range is painless. If you came to camp Ladd Creek Campground is a perfect location to do that, and there are some splendid whitewater
spots on Hood River - Lake Branch. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Skamania Lodge is a wonderful spot to spend a night or two, and Scout Lake is right by the Lost Lake Butte Trail. The Central Cascade Range scenery is always beautiful.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 45.56972 Longitude: -121.7939
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| These outdoors activities are available near Scout Lake. |
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Fishery, Cascade Locks, 8 miles away |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Scout Lake:
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Herman Creek Trail, Hood River County, 4 miles away 7.4 hiking miles, 3514 feet elevation difference |
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Eagle Creek Trail, Hood River County, 5 miles away 12.7 hiking miles, 3778 feet elevation difference |
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Hood River - Lake Branch, Hood River CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class IV-V - 3 miles long (3 miles above West Fork to Confluence with West Fork) |
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Hood River - West Fork, Hood River CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class IV-V - 6.5 miles long (White Bridge Park to East Fork Hood River) |
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Sandy River, Clackamas CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road) |
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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
 | 11 miles away It's nice.... |
Timberline Lodge
 | 13 miles away 1 PHOTO 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
 | 17 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
 | 18 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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