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| | Bench Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skagit County, Washington |
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If you like lakes and you're in this part of Washington you can check out Bench Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Mineral Park Campground is a wonderful campground here, and going for a hike along the Sulphur Mountain Way will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area. Man, is there a lot of cool stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Some of the water close by flows, like Bachelor Creek, and since you're here you can take a hike along the Hidden Lake
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| | Trail. Bench Lake usually gets lots of rainfall; most of the rain falls through December, and July is when it's the driest. After a long day outdoors Aspen Suites at The Icicle Village Resort is a great place to spend a night or two, and paddling on Downey Creek is so much fun. You clearly should love the Northern Cascade Range. Bench Lake is a good location to camp, Sulphur Creek Campground is a good location, and on a great day you can take a hike along | |
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the Fire Creek Trail. Man, is there a lot of cool stuff to do right next door to Bench Lake. This is a great region for people who like lakes. Long Gone Lake is a lake in the neighborhood, and glide down the rapids of Cascade
River in a kayak. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Cascade Range. For the duration of the warm days of summer highs here at Bench Lake get into the 70's while overnight lows are usually in the 50's. Through the wintertime highs are ordinarily in the 30's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at 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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