Blue Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Cowlitz County, Washington

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    Beautiful Blue Lake has much to offer visitors. A short visit to Kalama Spring is always worthwhile, needless to say you could also check out McBride Lake if you're here; it's not far at all. This lake is so wonderful. Don't leave Blue Lake without first going for a hike along the Saint Helens Way; get yourself into a kayak and hit Siouxon Creek.
All the outdoors enjoyable things in the Northern Cascade Range will keep you coming back many times. If you're
 
   here, you might as well have a look at Sheep Canyon, and there's great hiking along the Coldwater Trail. Looking for something in the neighborhood of Blue Lake? Grass Lake is around here; there are some magnificent whitewater spots on Canyon Creek - Lewis River Tributary. If only every spot had this much outdoors enjoyable things, what a great world it would be. Go for a hike on the Toutle River Trail; Beaver Bay Campground is a good campground nearby.
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               enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. There's some flowing water nearby, Coldspring Creek is a stream you can stop at while here, and if you came for an overnight stay Merrill Lake Campground is a perfect location to camp. This lake is so wonderful. Swamps don’t sound that magnificent but Goat Marsh close to Blue Lake is pretty magnificent, and Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites is a fine site to get some rest. Lots of precipitation falls at Blue Lake; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain, and July on the other hand is the driest.
High temperatures at Blue Lake through the days of summer are in the 70's; the night is slightly chillier of course, mostly in the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's; night lows in the 30's for Blue Lake. Blue Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Cascade Range.

 
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Current weather conditions at Blue Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Cowlitz County, Washington
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Local climate location: COUGAR 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.175
Longitude: -122.2606

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These outdoors activities are available near Blue Lake.
 Hotels Near Blue Lake:
Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites, Battle Ground, 28 miles away
Best Western Parkersville Inn & Suites, Washougal, 30 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Gresham-Troutdale, Or, Troutdale, 31 miles away
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Vancouver Columbia Tech Center, Vancouver, 31 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Troutdale, 32 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Blue Lake:
Merrill Lake Campground, Cowlitz County, 5 miles away
Beaver Bay Campground, Cowlitz County, 5 miles away
Cougar Park, Cougar, 6 miles away
Lone Fir Resort Motel and RV Park, Cougar, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Blue Lake:
Toutle River Trail, Cowlitz County, 2 miles away
       19.4 hiking miles, 1678 feet elevation difference
Saint Helens Way, Skamania County, 6 miles away
      6 hiking miles, 1114 feet elevation difference
Coldwater Trail, Skamania County, 6 miles away
       10.6 hiking miles, 3233 feet elevation difference
 Whitewater Near Blue Lake:
Siouxon Creek, Clark CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-V - 12 miles long (Calamity Creek to Yale Reservoir)
Canyon Creek - Lewis River Tributary, Cowlitz/Skamania CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV-V - 8.2 miles long (Twin Bridges to Fly Creek)
Canyon Creek - Lewis River Tributary, Clark CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV+ - 3.2 miles long (Fly Creek to Merwin Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Blue Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 33 miles away
 Lakes Near Blue Lake:
McBride Lake, Cowlitz CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Grass Lake, Skamania CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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