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| | Wahtum Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon |
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The beauty of Wahtum Lake attracts many people from all around. For the duration of the summertime here at Wahtum Lake, high temperatures frequently reach the 70's while night lows are generally in the 50's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are typically in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Wahtum Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Hit the slopes at Timberline Lodge close at hand, and at Wahtum Lake you always meet someone from Hood
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| | River. You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Central Cascade Range. Paddling on Hood River - Lake Branch is so much fun, and after a long day outdoors Best Western Columbia River Inn is a brilliant place to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the Herman Creek Trail is always a splendid adventure, and why not camp at Ladd Creek Campground while you're here at Wahtum Lake. The best way to spend | |
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a winter day is on the slopes of close by Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, and there are great places to explore along the Lost Lake Butte Trail. Wahtum Lake is located in the Central Cascade Range. If you love the outdoors you'll love it here
in the Central Cascade Range. You can catch a glimpse of Chinidere Mountain from Wahtum Lake; hey, Simmons Creek is a tremendous local stream. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit close by Mud Lake. Lakes
are brilliant; Scout Lake is a lake that's near Wahtum Lake. Just can't get enough of Wahtum Lake. Float down the rapids of Hood River - West Fork in a kayak, and you can go for a hike on the Eagle Creek Trail. So much exciting
stuff to do at Wahtum Lake, so little time. Dry warm beds await you at Skamania Lodge; Cascade Locks Koa Kampground is a wonderful local campground. Wahtum Lake is a relatively wet place usually with a large amount of precipitation; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is July.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 45.58306 Longitude: -121.7931
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| These outdoors activities are available near Wahtum Lake. |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Wahtum Lake:
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Herman Creek Trail, Hood River County, 3 miles away 7.4 hiking miles, 3514 feet elevation difference |
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Eagle Creek Trail, Hood River County, 4 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, 8 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, 13 miles away Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road) |
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Mud 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
 | 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
 | 15 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
 | 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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