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If you're here at Bench Lake, you could visit Bachelor Creek, and there is a splendid hiking trail nearby called the Hidden Lake Trail. This lake is so wonderful. You're almost certainly interested in lakes, Woods Lake is one of those nearby, and if you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cascade River. Lots of rainfall falls at Bench Lake; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain; the
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| | driest month is July. This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Cascade Range. A perfect close by hotel is Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit; Downey Creek is a magnificent whitewater spot close by. The warmest time of the year at Bench Lake comes with high temperatures in the 70's. Summer overnight lows dip down to the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's, and night lows all through the winter for Bench Lake tend to be in the 30's. | |
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If you want a magnificent time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Bench Lake. Near Bench Lake you locate the Fire Creek Trail which is a great hiking trail. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Bench Lake has
to offer, you can camp at Mineral Park Campground. Yep, outdoors fun stuff truly is abundant here in the Northern Cascade Range. There's so much to do here at Bench Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Sulphur Creek Campground
is a great site for that, and on a magnificent day you can take a hike along the Sulphur Mountain Way. If you want a splendid time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Cascade Range. Lakes are good; Long Gone Lake is a lake that's in close proximity to Bench Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 48.35028 Longitude: -121.1375
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| These outdoors activities are available near Bench Lake. |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Bench Lake:
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Sulphur Mountain Way, Snohomish County, 5 miles away 3.8 hiking miles, 4270 feet elevation difference |
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Hidden Lake Trail, Skagit County, 9 miles away 5.8 hiking miles, 2693 feet elevation difference |
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Fire Creek Trail, Snohomish County, 11 miles away 23.2 hiking miles, 4244 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Bench Lake:
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Downey Creek, Snohomish CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River) |
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Cascade River, Skagit CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class II - 6 miles long (Mineral Park to Marble Creek Campground) |
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Suiattle River, Snohomish/Skagit CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class III+ - 16 miles long (Sulphur Creek to Rat Trap Bridge) |
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Cascade River
 | 11 miles away Did this section July 21, 2007 in a tandem canoe, at about 1850. Had never done this section before. The description above seems accurate. Several large log jams, some completely blocking the river, forcing us to take some long and rough portages through thick brush and over huge piles of logs. Even when the river is not blocked, there are serious strainers at every bend. You really have to be alert to avoid them. A lot of work and danger for the few fun class II rapids you get within the first mile or so. We spent nearly three hours on portages and scouting and only about one hour actually on the water. Not recommended.... |
Pacific Crest Trail - section 26
 | 14 miles away Roundtrip Distance 9.5 miles Elevation Gain 2,717 ft. ... |
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