Lake Margaret, Olympic Mountains, Jefferson County, Washington

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     Lake Margaret is a beautiful lake in the Olympic Mountains. Man, is there lots of entertaining things to do in the Olympic Mountains. After a long day outdoors Quality Inn Uptown is a splendid place to spend a night or two, and Lake Margaret is not the only location close by, Martins Lakes is a close by lake. So many exciting things to do here in the Olympic Mountains, too great to be true. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Lake Margaret has  
   to offer, you can camp at Graves Creek Campground; on a beautiful day you obtain a good vista of Mount Christie from Lake Margaret.
A splendid place for whitewater paddling close to Lake Margaret is Quinault River - North Fork, and on a great day you can take a hike along the Elwha River Trail. So many exciting things to do at Lake Margaret, so little time. The Skyline Trail is a pleasant hiking trail near Lake Margaret, and what would winter be without
 
               some skiing at Hurricane Ridge Ski Lodge. This spot is great, just look at all the entertaining things to do in the neighborhood of Lake Margaret. If you need a location to stay Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles is a good choice.
If you get bored of Lake Margaret, you could also explore nearby Lake Mary, and nearby you hit upon the Long Ridge Trail which is a splendid hiking trail. This lake is so wonderful. Elwha Basin is a magnificent spot; Olympic National Park is a great local destination. Lake Margaret gets much water; December is when you get the most rain here; July meanwhile is the driest month.
Low Divide is a tremendous place to explore, and in the event that you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Quinault River. This lake is so wonderful. Some nearby water includes Delabarre Creek. There's so much to do here at Lake Margaret that you need to camp here for a while, Wynoochee Falls Campground is a splendid spot for that. Summer at Lake Margaret comes with high temperatures in the 70's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 50's. Highs during the winter are ordinarily in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Lake Margaret.

 
Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles
20 miles away
Below the mountains, above the harbor, Quality Inn is located on the bluff overlooking the Port Angeles Harbor, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver Island. Hotel is within close proximity of the ...

Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles, Port Angeles
20 miles away
Guestroom renovations were completed in May 2006. The Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles has been setting the standard for Olympic Peninsula hospitality for over 30 years. Situated on the shores of Hollywood...

Current weather conditions at Lake Margaret, Olympic Mountains, Jefferson County, Washington
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Local climate location: ELWHA RANGER STATION 19 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.72389
Longitude: -123.5494

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These outdoors activities are available near Lake Margaret.
 Hotels Near Lake Margaret:
Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles, 20 miles away
Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles, Port Angeles, 20 miles away
Days Inn Port Angeles, Port Angeles, 20 miles away
Super 8 Port Angeles, Port Angeles, 21 miles away
Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault, 24 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lake Margaret:
Graves Creek Campground, Jefferson County, 7 miles away
Wynoochee Falls Campground, Grays Harbor County, 12 miles away
Altair Campgrounds, Clallam County, 14 miles away
Campbell Tree Grove Campground, Grays Harbor County, 15 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Lake Margaret:
Elwha River Trail, Clallam County, 6 miles away
       64 hiking miles, 4020 feet elevation difference
Skyline Trail, Jefferson County, 7 miles away
       52.4 hiking miles, 5309 feet elevation difference
Long Ridge Trail, Clallam County, 9 miles away
       40.2 hiking miles, 5708 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Lake Margaret:
Hurricane Ridge Ski Lodge, Washington, 12 miles away
      100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Lake Margaret:
Quinault River - North Fork, Jefferson CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V - 3 miles long (Geoduck Creek to Kimta Creek)
Quinault River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Pony Bridge to Graves Creek)
Elwha River, Clallam CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V - 8.5 miles long (Grand Canyon)
 National Parks Near Lake Margaret:
Olympic National Park, Port Angeles - WA, 15 miles away
 Lakes Near Lake Margaret:
Lake Mary, Jefferson CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Martins Lakes, Jefferson CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Hurricane Ridge Ski Lodge
11 miles away
It has 2 rope tows and 1 poma lift. It is only open on weekends, a community ski hill....

Wynoochee Falls Campground
11 miles away
Nothing is left except overgrown roads and a couple of holes where there used to be an outhouse.

The falls are picturesque and were featured in a 1961 movie ''Ring of Fire''

Yes the Elwha River trail is only 18 miles away but that is by trail straight through the heart of the Olympic Mtns. And park.
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Wynoochee Falls campground has been closed and the campground sign, firepits, restroom and tables removed. You?ll have to drive about 15 miles of gravel road to get here. There is a rock pedestal with a missing sign along the Wynoochee road 4 miles NE of the lake near the end of the road. This marks the parking area and access trail down to the falls. The ? mile trail is interrupted with large ditches to discourage access and camping. The waterfall is only about 100 feet high, (maybe less) but very picturesque, with a large clear basin at its base and an outlet scoured through granite rocks....

Claywood Lake
13 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....

Pine Lake
14 miles away
There is nothing to see at Pine Lake and you have to hike a long ways to reach it....

Campbell Tree Grove Campground
14 miles away
(?)Campbell Tree Grove is a small but beautiful, seldom visited primitive campground.? Its attraction is the immense old growth conifers that are unusually large among the other giants in this Olympic Rain Forest region.? (?)...

Happy Lake Ridge Trail
15 miles away
I don't think it is as difficult as you say. The trail is well defined, and as a day hike last weekend it took less than 6 hours to do the loop from happy lake trailhead, around boulder lake, past the hot springs and back to my car....

Coho Campground
15 miles away
Nice. Good car-camping family place. (…)...As of August 2008, Wynoochee Valley Road (NFD 22) is closed for 13 miles starting at the intersection with Cougar-Smith north to Camp Grisdale every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We got stuck at the intersection for 3? hours on Thursday, August 7, as the road didn't open until 6:30 p.m. Rumor is that the paving work and road closures will continue for the next two years....WHEN YOU TAKE THE HIKE AROUND THE LAKE BE SURE YOU TAKE WATER AND FOOD. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BUT 12 MILES AND 6 HRS. TO COMPLETE. ENJOY !!!...

Lilly Lake
16 miles away
lilly lake has a nice area to camp amd you can go swimming, have a nice nature hike, see a lot of different animals like birds,deer,beavers and squrels.And dont forget bug repelant, there are lots of bugs.You might see other people on the trails and mabye at the lake. You can ride horses up to lilly lake or hike with a friend or dog. Just have fun....

Wynoochee Lake
16 miles away
This is the greatest place in the world i have been coming here since i was little!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...This is the best lake in Washington by far! My husband and I have been coming here for the last fourteen years and love it!!!...

Elwha Dam RV Park
17 miles away
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery...TENT:We have 25 great rustic tent sites.  You can choose to be under the timber, surounded by trees, or in a meadow.  We border the Olympic National Park and have big trees, open grassy areas and lots of peace and quiet., RV:40 full hookup sites, 30 and 50 amp RV sites with great wi-fi at each site.  Horseshoes, volleyball, basketball and a play area for children are avalible for your pleasure.  A laundry, hot showers and sparkling clean restrooms are on site., - 40 RV hookups, PETS:All pets are welcome but must be leashed any time they are outside the RV, FIRES:Most RV sites have campfire rings, and all tent sites have campfire rings, STORE:We have enough groceries to help you prepare a meal after hiking or kayaking our beautiful area.  We also sell propane and ice cream., GROCERY:We are only 5 miles from Safeway and Albertsons, GAMEROOM:We have a covered picnic pavilion with water & electricity avalible...

Mildred Lakes
18 miles away
Wonderful lakes well worth the tough climb. All three lakes have excellent trout fishing....

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