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The beauty of Blue Lake attracts many people from all around. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Skamania Lodge is a good spot to spend a night or two; hiking along the Falls Creek Trail is great fun. If you're here at Blue Lake, checking out East Crater is a must, and get your heart beating on the tremendous whitewater of Panther Creek. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Best Western Columbia River Inn.
Blue Lake
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lake that you could stop at; whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Rush Creek. Summertime highs at Blue Lake generally tend to be in the 70's, and through summer nights temperatures are in
the 50's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's; after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Blue Lake dip into the 30's. Stay the night at Cultus Creek Campground, and Blue Lake is right by the East Crater Trail.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.985
Longitude: -121.7967
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| | Hiking Trails Near Blue Lake:
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East Crater Trail, Skamania County, 3 miles away
11.2 hiking miles, 1609 feet elevation difference |
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Ridge Trail, Skamania County, 5 miles away
3 hiking miles, 773 feet elevation difference |
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Falls Creek Trail, Skamania County, 7 miles away
9.1 hiking miles, 2402 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Blue Lake:
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Rush Creek, Skamania CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class V+ - 5 miles long (Meadow Creek to FR 90) |
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Panther Creek, Skamania CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class IV+ - 5 miles long (to confluence with Lower Wind River) |
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16 miles away
