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You definitely must go for Buck Lake. Soda Springs Campground is a great local campground, and there are wonderful sites to look at along the Rattlesnake Trail. Buck Lake is a rather wet place frequently with much precipitation; all through January this area sees the most rain while July is regularly the driest month. Throughout the summertime at Buck Lake temperatures are regularly in the 70's while overnight lows are commonly in the 40's. The cold days
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| | of the winter come with highs in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Buck Lake. Buck Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Cascade Range. Bumping River is a great whitewater spot near Buck Lake, and stunning scenery and perfect skiing is what you acquire at White Pass. These mountains rock, just check out all the amusing stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Why not camp at Lindsay Campground while you're here at Buck Lake, and you | |
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can go for a hike on the Nile Ridge Trail. If you want a perfect time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Cascade Range. If you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling
on American River, and do take a look at McDaniel Lake, it's a stunning lake. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the Richmond Mine Trail is always a glorious adventure, and a quick trip to Dog Creek is beyond doubt a great
idea. This lake is so wonderful. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Crystal Mountain while you're here, and you'll find a beautiful lake called Flat Iron Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 46.81083 Longitude: -121.1711
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| | Hiking Trails Near Buck Lake:
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Richmond Mine Trail, Yakima County, 6 miles away 10 hiking miles, 3203 feet elevation difference |
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Rattlesnake Trail, Yakima County, 6 miles away 13.5 hiking miles, 2679 feet elevation difference |
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Nile Ridge Trail, Yakima County, 6 miles away 5.6 hiking miles, 3162 feet elevation difference |
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White Pass, Washington, 17 miles away 1500 vertical feet |
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Bumping River, Yakima CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) |
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American River, Yakima CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks) |
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American River, Yakima CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class II+ - 5 miles long (American Forks to Sawmill Flat) |
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Rimrock Lake
 | 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.... |
Sand Ridge Trail
 | 11 miles away 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
 | 12 miles away 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.... |
Squaw Rock Resort and RV Park
 | 13 miles away 6 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Pool, Showers, Laundry, Nearby Restaurant(s), Nearby Attractions, Fishing, Playground, Cabins... Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool... FIRES:Firepits accessible from each site and firewood available for sale in the store., SHOWERS:Showers are free for guests of the resort, and are available for a small fee for non-guests., RESTAURANTS:Restaurant on-site, ATTRACTIONS:Mt. Rainier, Boulder Cave, FISHING:Not on site, but we do have information available, CABINS:We have cabins that sleep two to ten.... |
White Pass
 | 17 miles away ...es White Pass a ski and snowboard paradise. The White Pass experience 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. T... |
Lost Lake
 | 17 miles away great lake to fish... |
Crystal Mountain
 | 21 miles away 4 PHOTOS Crystal Mountain is a big mountain with all kinds of skiing available, easy, hard, you pick. The scenery is great, and so is the snow.... |
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