Crane Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington     User input for Crane Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington: Be the first to submit input for Crane Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Crane Lake is a nice lake to visit. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff at Crane Lake. A great close by hotel is Skamania Lodge, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Smith Creek Butte Trail. At Crane Lake you can see Smith Creek Butte, and the Bean Creek Trail is a great hiking trail nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Paddling on Muddy River is so much fun; a good spot to camp here at Crane Lake is Swift Forest Campground.       And that's not everything you can do here in the Northern Cascade Range. Some nearby water includes Smith Creek, and a wonderful location to go to close by is Ape Canyon. This lake is so wonderful. The high level of rain makes Crane Lake a rather wet spot; through the month of December you get the most rain around here while July is commonly the driest month. Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. Camping is available at Curly Creek Campground,                  and on a great day you can take a hike along the Muddy River Trail. This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Cascade Range. Glide down the rapids of Lewis River - North Fork in a kayak; Bear Lake is a fine lake close by. Summer at Crane Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 40's. Through the winter the highs are commonly in the 40's; night lows throughout the wintertime for Crane Lake tend to be in the 30's.   Skamania Lodge, Stevenson 26 miles away Skamania Lodge is located in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge just 45 minutes from Portland International Airport. Discover all the luxuries of this Pacific Northwest style resort, including 18-hole... Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville 27 miles away This property is a 100 percent nonsmoking facility. Up to two children 17 and under stay free in same room with adult. Over two children are 10.00USD per child per day and purchase of rollaway is requ... Current weather conditions at Crane Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington Local climate location: GLENOMA 6 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 46.18611 Longitude: -122.0653 Northern Cascade Range Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Northern Cascade Range. Northern Cascade Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Northern Cascade Range. Washington Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Washington Skamania County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Skamania County Books about Crane Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Crane Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington. Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hood River, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Crane Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Washington Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Washington.     These outdoors activities are available near Crane Lake.   Hotels Near Crane Lake: Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 26 miles away Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville, 27 miles away Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 28 miles away Holiday Inn Express Gresham-Troutdale, Or, Troutdale, 38 miles away Comfort Inn & Suites, Troutdale, 38 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Crane Lake: Swift Forest Campground, Skamania County, 7 miles away Curly Creek Campground, Skamania County, 9 miles away Quartz Creek Big Trees Campground, Lewis County, 10 miles away Observation Berryfield Campground, Skamania County, 12 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Crane Lake: Smith Creek Butte Trail, Skamania County, 2 miles away       2.2 hiking miles, 1525 feet elevation difference Muddy River Trail, Skamania County, 3 miles away       2.1 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference Bean Creek Trail, Skamania County, 3 miles away       7.4 hiking miles, 3072 feet elevation difference   Whitewater Near Crane Lake: Muddy River, Skamania CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-III(IV) - 5.5 miles long (FR 25 Bridge to Lewis North Fork) Lewis River - North Fork, Cowlitz CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (FR 9039 to Swift Reservoir) Lewis River - North Fork, Skamania CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Cussed Hollow to FR 9039)   National Parks Near Crane Lake: Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 27 miles away   Lakes Near Crane Lake: Bear Lake, Skamania CountyCounty, 0 miles away