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    Do stop by Bill Lake while you're in this part of Washington. This lake is so wonderful. There's good hiking along the Twin Sisters Trail; camping is available at White Pass Campground. Bill Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is commonly January, that's the one that snows the most while July is commonly the driest month. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors enjoyable stuff the Northern Cascade Range has to offer.  
   You get a pleasant view of Cramer Mountain from Bill Lake, and possibly you're looking for close by lakes? Sure, Henry Lake is just a very short distance away.
This place is great, just explore all the fun things to do right next door to Bill Lake. Cowlitz Pass is a perfect place to stop at nearby; after a long day outdoors Suncadia Resort is a delightful place to spend a night or two. If you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling
 
               on Summit Creek, and you're almost certainly hooked on lakes, Jess Lake is one of those close by. Whitewater paddling is delightful on Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, and if you came for an overnight stay Knuppenburg Lake Campground is a glorious place to camp.
This lake is so wonderful. The Cramer Lake Trail offers hiking at its best, and if you like skiing, you're in luck; Crystal Mountain is quite near. Bill Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Cascade Range.
High temperatures at Bill Lake all through the summer months are in the 60's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Bill Lake temperatures drop to the 10's. Having a delightful time in the Northern Cascade Range is easy. Good hiking is available along the Jug Lake Trail, and the snow is good at White Pass.

 
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Current weather conditions at Bill Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County, Washington
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Local climate location: RAINIER PARADISE R S 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.71806
Longitude: -121.3872

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These outdoors activities are available near Bill Lake.
 Hotels Near Bill Lake:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, 35 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum, 37 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum, 38 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw, 46 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River, 48 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Bill Lake:
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 3 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 5 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 9 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Bill Lake:
Jug Lake Trail, Lewis County, 1 miles away
       13.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Twin Sisters Trail, Yakima County, 1 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Cramer Lake Trail, Yakima County, 2 miles away
       6.2 hiking miles, 869 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Bill Lake:
White Pass, Washington, 4 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Crystal Mountain, Washington, 12 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Bill Lake:
Summit Creek, Lewis CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
American River, -blank- CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
 National Parks Near Bill Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 41 miles away
 Lakes Near Bill Lake:
Henry Lake, Lewis CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Jess Lake, Lewis CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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White Pass
...starts with a bountiful snowfall (350'' in an average season) and with the highest base elevation on the crest of the Washington Cascades.
The resort strikes a perfect balance between pulse quickening steeps, wide open cruisers and gentle learning areas with 33 percent of the terrain geared toward experts, 43 percent toward intermediates and 24 percent toward beginners.
Nothing gets you to the top faster than the Great White Express, Washington's only Doppelmayr high-speed detachable quad. Great White can take you from the base to the summit in five minutes.
White Pass is recognized as one of the greatest mountains to ride in the Northwest. Natural quarter-pipes, kickers, drops, cornices and chutes challenge even the most experienced boarder. It offers a half-pipe.
It's got one of the most scenic and well-maintained cross-country areas in the Northwest. The 18 km of double track, which allows both classic and skating, circles a picturesque lake and then climbs into the Wenatchee National Forest.
The White Pass Learning Center has developed a wide variety of programs fo...

Sand Ridge Trail
The hike started out on the dry sandy rocky trail and with a slight grade up. After the 0.75 of a mile and 300 foot gain or so there was a fork; shortly after the you're ?entering the wilderness? sign, trail 1147, or Little Buck Trail is to the right. We haven't been on it, but it is suppose to be about a 0.9 of a mile and end up at the Indian Creek Trailhead and campground. After that fork Sand Ridge Trail, 1104, goes up for about 1 mile, and the foot gain for that mile is about 900 feet. According to the maps and the GPS we were using, the trail begins at about 3400 feet and goes to about 4600 feet. The last mile is like a standard up and down hike until the Shellrock Lake Trail junction, trail 1142 to the left, after that we don't know. Overall, for about the first 2 miles there is a 1200 foot gain in elevation, and then it evens out for a while. However, we had to turn around when we thought we were almost to the Shellrock Lake Trail junction due to a couple feet of snow pack and melt off....

Granite Lake
Granite Lake has crystal clear water, is surrounded by a very primtive campground. I don't recall how many campsites there are, but I have never been there when there was more than one other party. The surrounding area is incredibly beautiful, well worth the extremely rough road in. 4 wheel drive only. There is an abandoned copper mine in the area, and if you can find the trailhead, (good luck), the scenery is breathtaking. I've been to the mine 3 times. Watch out for bears! There is a ghost town below the copper mine. Very little is left. There are picnic tables, no water and no bathrooms. Come prepared....

Crystal Mountain
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Rimrock Lake
18 miles away
Robin, you can have fires in camp at Rimrock as long as there are no fire bans in the Wenatchee National Forest, you can find out if there is a ban by going to the Naches Ranger Station online or along Highway 12 going through Naches up White Pass....When is the best time to troll for silvers in Rimrock Lake?...Would like to now if we are allowed to have camp fires at rimrock lake....

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