Kidney Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington

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     This lake is so wonderful. The Tanner Cutoff Trail is a brilliant hiking trail in the neighborhood of Kidney Lake, and you are in the neighborhood of Wauna Point while you're here. If you need a site to stay Skamania Lodge is a fine choice, and swamps like Greenleaf Slough right next door to Kidney Lake make for wonderful spots to stop at. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Northern Cascade Range. Camping at Dolce Skamania Lodge is always a  
   great experience; Beacon Rock Golf Course is a tremendous golf course nearby.
Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. Bonneville Dam is picturesque and it's right next door to Kidney Lake; there are some great whitewater spots on Rock Creek - Columbia River Tributary. This lake is so wonderful. Kidney Lake is fine enough to spend more than a day at, Lewis and Clark RV Park is a fine local campground, and why not visit nearby Eagle Creek since you're
 
               here at Kidney Lake. If you have a thing about the outdoors, you'll like Kidney Lake. The peak of Sacagawea and Papoose Rocks can be observed from Kidney Lake, and a lovely lake like Gillette Lake is a great site to visit.
Best Western Columbia River Inn is a perfect site to get some rest, and going for a hike on the Rock Creek Trail is always a good adventure. So many exciting things to do here at Kidney Lake, too wonderful to be true. Near Kidney Lake you stumble on the Tanner Butte Trail which is a magnificent hiking trail, and there's whitewater on Trout Creek for all you adrenaline rush seekers. For the duration of the summertime highs here at Kidney Lake get into the 70's with nighttime lows in the 50's. For the period of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's, and night lows in the 30's for Kidney Lake.
This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Cascade Range. And if that's not enough there's loads more exciting stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Kidney Lake is a quite wet place mostly with a good deal of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is December while July is mostly the driest month.
A short tour to The (historical) Cascades is always worthwhile, and do stop at Butlers Pond, it's a beautiful lake.

 
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Current weather conditions at Kidney Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington
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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.66278
Longitude: -121.9456

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These outdoors activities are available near Kidney Lake.
 Hotels Near Kidney Lake:
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 3 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 3 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks, 4 miles away
Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson, 5 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches, 16 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Kidney Lake:
Lewis and Clark RV Park, North Bonneville, 2 miles away
Dolce Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 3 miles away
Marine Park and Campground, Multnomah County, 3 miles away
Bridge Of The Gods Motel and RV, Cascade Locks, 3 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Kidney Lake:
Tanner Cutoff Trail, Multnomah County, 3 miles away
       3.8 hiking miles, 3045 feet elevation difference
Tanner Butte Trail, Multnomah County, 5 miles away
      6.8 hiking miles, 3349 feet elevation difference
Rock Creek Trail, Skamania County, 6 miles away
      3.6 hiking miles, 1970 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Kidney Lake:
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Oregon, 22 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Timberline Lodge, Oregon, 22 miles away
      3590 vertical feet
Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, 25 miles away
      2777 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Kidney Lake:
Rock Creek - Columbia River Tributary, Klickitat CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class III-IV - 5.5 miles long (Steep Creek to Rayan-Allen Bridge)
Trout Creek, Skamania CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6.3 miles long (FR 43 to Wind River)
Wind River, Skamania CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class I-II - 7.2 miles long (Mineral Springs to Stabler)
 National Parks Near Kidney Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 52 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Kidney Lake:
Beacon Rock Golf Course, North Bonneville, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Kidney Lake:
Gillette Lake, Skamania CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Butlers Pond, Skamania CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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Little Ashes Lake
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Hello,

Anybody who puts-in where the road map link on the webpage indicates and expects to find class IV-V water is going to be disappointed. The put-in is on the right bank slightly downstream of where the map shows the take-out (basically, at Stabler) and the take-out is on the right bank a half-mile or so above High Bridge (where the red line crosses the river on the map).

Regards,
Will...
Hello,

I run this section of the Wind regularly and I have never heard anybody refer to it as Ranger Station Close to Stabler to High Bridge. It's common names are Stabler to High Bridge and the Upper Wind. The putin is much closer to Stabler than to the Ranger Station near Stabler (which is actually closer to the put-in on Trout Creek).

Regards,
Will...

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