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A good site to camp here at Elk Lake is Lena Lake Campground, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Hamma Hamma River. The warmest time of the year at Elk Lake comes with high temperatures in the 70's while nighttime lows are typically in the 50's. All through the winter highs are usually in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 30's for Elk Lake. Dry warm beds await you at Super 8 Shelton, and going for a hike along the Royal Creek Trail will let you absorb the natural
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Elk Lake is one of the lakes here in the Olympic Mountains. This lake is so wonderful. Get drenched paddling on Jefferson Creek; you're most likely interested in lakes, Lena Lake is one of those nearby.
If you want a fine time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Olympic Mountains. Looking for something near Elk Lake? Upper Elk Lake is in close proximity, and Hood Canal Ranger District is a good forest region nearby. You | |
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truly have to love Elk Lake. Getting to Cabin Creek from Elk Lake is trouble-free, and camping at Lena Creek Campground is always a fine experience. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Alderbrook Resort and Spa is
a great site to spend a night or two, and if the weather is glorious, you can go for a hike along the Tubal Cain Mine Trail.
Yep, outdoors entertaining stuff truly is plentiful here in the Olympic Mountains. Here at Elk Lake you'll
almost certainly meet some folks from Shelton, and hiking along the Mount Jupiter Trail is great fun. All the water falling down from the sky makes Elk Lake a wet place; the month with most of the rain is December, and July is the month with the least moisture.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.57028
Longitude: -123.1353
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| These outdoors activities are available near Elk Lake. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Elk Lake:
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| | Hiking Trails Near Elk Lake:
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Mount Jupiter Trail, Jefferson County, 11 miles away
12 hiking miles, 3830 feet elevation difference |
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Royal Creek Trail, Kittitas County, 15 miles away
29 hiking miles, 5153 feet elevation difference |
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Jefferson Creek, Mason CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Class V - 2.1 miles long (Elk Lake to Hamma Hamma) |
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Hamma Hamma River, Mason CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Class III-IV - 5 miles long (Hamma Hamma Campground to gorge) |
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Hamma Hamma River, Mason CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Class V+ - 3.5 miles long (Boulder Creek to Hamma Hamma Campground) |
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Lena Lake, Jefferson CountyCounty, 3 miles away |
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Upper Elk Lake
| It's been about 6yrs. since I was last at upper Elk Lake,It was my most favorite place to camp. If you were lucky, and got the only camp site on the lake,the lake was yours. The water was so crystal clear, you could almost see the bottom. The fishing was't bad either. There are plenty of trails and creeks to explore.Including Jefferson creek, which will lead you to lower Elk Lake. My children loved this spot as much as I. There was also a rope swing on the other side of the lake.It was heaven. My youngest daughter traveled back to the lake this summer (2008). She says the lake is destroyed, with water plants and logs,she says the water is no longer clear. This makes me sad, I may just have to plan a trip to see for myself.... |
Dosewallips River
| This river is only very rough in the winter/spring time, so unless you're very good don't ride the rapids in the winter/spring. The rest of the year it's about like the flaming geyser river with rapids lots of shallow rocks.... |
Dosewallips Campground
 | The doeswallip river road is washed out approx. 3 mi from the campground. You must park and walk to the campground/trailhead. These washouts occurred during 2001, and continued to get worse.... |
Summertide Resort
| 10 miles away
2 PHOTOS
Summer tide 1...
Summer tide 2... |
Mildred Lakes
| 11 miles away
Wonderful lakes well worth the tough climb. All three lakes have excellent trout fishing.... |
Lake Trask Timber Trails Assn
| 15 miles away
This is a private campground that requires the purchase of a membership, which is a four-figure buy-in and, for 2007, annual dues of $430.... |
Royal Creek Trail
| 15 miles away
Olympic Mountains are not in Kittitas County...... |
Mason Lake
| 16 miles away
I have been swimming at this lake since i was a baby girl!!!...This is mainly a private lake for people who have houses on it. There is a boat launch which is very small and to the point. :) There is also a park for employees of a certain company which I forget the name of now. This lake is very clean and refreshing. It is great for boats and inter tubing and swimming all the same :) Love this Lake!!...THERE IS A PUBLIC AREA AT THIS PARK,BOATING SWIM AND PICNIC AREA... |
Claywood Lake
| 19 miles away
High alpine lake tucked into valley between Mount Claywood and Mt Fromme. Remains snow covered into mid-July.Best viewed by taking ridge North from Hayden Pass.... |
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16 miles away
