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    The beauty of Chain Lakes is reason enough to stop by. The vista of Fryingpan Mountain from Chain Lakes is pretty; a delightful place for whitewater paddling is Cowlitz River - Clear Fork. If time allows, Mount Rainier National Park is a national park worth a visit. You clearly have to go for the Northern Cascade Range. While you're here at Chain Lakes, you could also go to pretty Kincaid Lake, and if you like skiing, you're in luck; White Pass is reasonably  
   near.
This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Cascade Range. This lake is so wonderful. Knuppenburg Lake Campground is a splendid campground nearby, and getting to Allred Creek from Chain Lakes is trouble-free. You'll hit upon a striking lake called Jug Lake near Chain Lakes, and the Cortright Creek Trail is a good hiking trail close by.
The high level of rain makes Chain Lakes a reasonably wet place; the month of January is the wettest
 
               with most of the snow; July meanwhile is the driest month. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 60's to Chain Lakes while night lows are regularly in the 40's. Daytime highs throughout the winter are in the 30's with temperatures at Chain Lakes dipping down into the 10's all through winter nights. Man, is there lots of exciting stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. If the weather is fine here at Chain Lakes, you can go for a hike along the Kincaid Trail, and not far from here you can enjoy the trees of Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Chain Lakes you can take a hike along the Lake Trail, and Crystal Mountain is a splendid local ski area. So many amusing things to do at Chain Lakes, so little time. If you came for an overnight stay Soda Springs Campground is a good spot to camp, and get your heart beating on the good whitewater of Summit Creek.

 
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Local climate location: RAINIER PARADISE R S 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.71944
Longitude: -121.4508

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These outdoors activities are available near Chain Lakes.
 Hotels Near Chain Lakes:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, 39 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum, 41 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum, 41 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw, 42 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley, 46 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Chain Lakes:
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 2 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 5 miles away
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 6 miles away
Summit Creek Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Chain Lakes:
Lake Trail, Lewis County, 0 miles away
       10.8 hiking miles, 1640 feet elevation difference
Kincaid Trail, Lewis County, 1 miles away
       15 hiking miles, 2899 feet elevation difference
Cortright Creek Trail, Lewis County, 1 miles away
       12.6 hiking miles, 2935 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Chain Lakes:
White Pass, Washington, 6 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Crystal Mountain, Washington, 10 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Chain Lakes:
Summit Creek, Lewis CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
Chinook Creek, Pierce CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
 National Parks Near Chain Lakes:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 37 miles away
 Lakes Near Chain Lakes:
Jug Lake, Lewis CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Kincaid Lake, Lewis CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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