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    Bear Lake is a lake worth visiting. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool things in the Northern Cascade Range. Lakes? Sure, Acker Lake is nearby, and Rush Creek is a delightful whitewater spot close by. This is no spot for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. While you're here at Bear Lake you can take a hike along the East Crater Trail; you need to stop at East Crater if you're here. Bear Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern  
   Cascade Range.
For the duration of the long summer days at Bear Lake highs are typically in the 70's. Summer overnight lows descend down to the 50's. All through the winter highs are usually in the 40's, and nighttime lows at Bear Lake through the winter ordinarily plunge into the 30's. Bear Lake gets a large amount of water; December is when you get the most rain here, and July meanwhile is the driest month. That right there is a lot of cool things already
 
               but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. Best Western Columbia River Inn is a magnificent location to get some rest, and if the weather is perfect, you can go for a hike along the Ridge Trail.
The Falls Creek Trail is a tremendous hiking trail near Bear Lake; camping is available at Forlorn Lakes Campground. This lake is so wonderful. A fine location to camp here at Bear Lake is Cultus Creek Campground; if you don't mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Lewis River - North Fork. If you need a spot to stay Skamania Lodge is a glorious choice, and you get a splendid sight of Bird Mountain from here.
This lake is so wonderful. Deer Lake is a perfect lake right next door to Bear Lake.

 
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18 miles away
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
19 miles away
Enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Columbia River Gorge at this Cascade Locks hotel. The Best Western Columbia River Inn is a fully non-smoking property located only 45 miles from Portland, Oregon ...

Current weather conditions at Bear Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington
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Local climate location: COUGAR 22 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.01972
Longitude: -121.7883

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These outdoors activities are available near Bear Lake.
 Hotels Near Bear Lake:
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 18 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 19 miles away
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville, 22 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River, 23 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River, 25 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Bear Lake:
Cultus Creek Campground, Skamania County, 3 miles away
Forlorn Lakes Campground, Skamania County, 4 miles away
Cold Spring Campground, Skamania County, 4 miles away
South Campground, Skamania County, 5 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Bear Lake:
East Crater Trail, Skamania County, 3 miles away
       11.2 hiking miles, 1609 feet elevation difference
Ridge Trail, Skamania County, 6 miles away
      3 hiking miles, 773 feet elevation difference
Falls Creek Trail, Skamania County, 8 miles away
      9.1 hiking miles, 2402 feet elevation difference
 Whitewater Near Bear Lake:
Rush Creek, Skamania CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Meadow Creek to FR 90)
Lewis River - North Fork, -blank- CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV - 3.4 miles long (FR 88 to Quartz Creek)
Quartz Creek, Skamania CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class IV-V+ - 5 miles long (Snaggletooth Creek to Lewis River)
 National Parks Near Bear Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 37 miles away
 Lakes Near Bear Lake:
Acker Lake, Skamania CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Deer Lake, Skamania CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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