Kool-Aid Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skagit County, Washington

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     This lake is so wonderful. A good place for whitewater paddling close to Kool-Aid Lake is Granite Creek; nearby you hit upon the Park Creek Trail which is a nice hiking trail. This lake is so wonderful. Camping at Mineral Park Campground is always a great experience, and going for a hike on the Panther Creek Trail is always a great adventure. A tour to Sahale Arm next to Kool-Aid Lake is always a magnificent idea, and Pelton Lake is a nearby lake that you could check  
   out.
All the outdoors exciting things in the Northern Cascade Range will keep you coming back many times. If you get bored of Kool-Aid Lake, you could also check out close by Doubtful Lake, and a great place to camp here at Kool-Aid Lake is Colonial Creek Campground. All through the days of summer here at Kool-Aid Lake, high temperatures ordinarily get into the 70's with nighttime lows in the 50's. Highs during the winter are regularly in the 30's, and nighttime
 
               lows in the 20's for Kool-Aid Lake. If you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Downey Creek, and no need to travel far to stop at exciting stuff like Middle Cascade Glacier.
Kool-Aid Lake is a quite wet place mostly with a large amount of rainfall; November is when you get the most rain here; July is when it's the driest. What a location this is for outdoors people. Doubtful Creek is a stream that you may stumble upon during your stay; dry warm beds await you at Best Western Icicle Inn. Near Kool-Aid Lake you discover Cache Col which is a pleasant place to go to.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. Arts Knoll is a peak you can catch a sight of from Kool-Aid Lake, and there are delightful locations to look at along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 26. The Northern Cascade Range scenery is always beautiful.

 
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth
47 miles away
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Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth
47 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Kool-Aid Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skagit County, Washington
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Local climate location: ROSS DAM 1 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 48.43889
Longitude: -121.045

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These outdoors activities are available near Kool-Aid Lake.
 Hotels Near Kool-Aid Lake:
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth, 47 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth, 47 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth, 47 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth, 47 miles away
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth, 47 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Kool-Aid Lake:
Mineral Park Campground, Skagit County, 8 miles away
Colonial Creek Campground, Whatcom County, 12 miles away
Shady Campground, Chelan County, 13 miles away
Sulphur Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 13 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Kool-Aid Lake:
Park Creek Trail, Chelan County, 8 miles away
       13 hiking miles, 4110 feet elevation difference
Panther Creek Trail, Whatcom County, 11 miles away
      8.7 hiking miles, 2363 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 26, County, 11 miles away
      130.3 hiking miles, 5875 feet elevation difference
 Whitewater Near Kool-Aid Lake:
Granite Creek, Whatcom CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class IV - 5 miles long (Beebe Creek to Panther Creek)
Downey Creek, Snohomish CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River)
Cascade River, Skagit CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class II - 6 miles long (Mineral Park to Marble Creek Campground)
 Lakes Near Kool-Aid Lake:
Pelton Lake, Chelan CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Doubtful Lake, Chelan CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Pacific Crest Trail - section 26
11 miles away
Roundtrip Distance 9.5 miles
Elevation Gain 2,717 ft. ...

Cascade River
15 miles away
Did this section July 21, 2007 in a tandem canoe, at about 1850. Had never done this section before. The description above seems accurate. Several large log jams, some completely blocking the river, forcing us to take some long and rough portages through thick brush and over huge piles of logs. Even when the river is not blocked, there are serious strainers at every bend. You really have to be alert to avoid them. A lot of work and danger for the few fun class II rapids you get within the first mile or so. We spent nearly three hours on portages and scouting and only about one hour actually on the water. Not recommended....

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