Merrill Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Cowlitz County, Washington     User input for Merrill Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Cowlitz County, Washington: Be the first to submit input for Merrill Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Merrill Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Having a wonderful time at Merrill Lake is uncomplicated. A glorious nearby hotel is Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites. This lake is so wonderful. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Fly Creek, and the Saint Helens Way is a delightful hiking trail nearby. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Merrill Lake. Summer night lows drop down       to the 50's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 40's while Merrill Lake nighttime low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 30's. If you come at the right time of year, Canyon Creek - Lewis River Tributary offers some perfect whitewater, and camping at Merrill Lake is wonderful fun, Merrill Lake Campground is a wonderful local campground. Merrill Lake gets a large amount of water; during December this area sees the most rain; the driest                  month of the year is July. There's no way anybody can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. There is a great hiking trail close to Merrill Lake called the Fawn Lake Trail, and Cougar RV Park is a great campground here. On a magnificent day at Merrill Lake you can take a hike along the Toutle River Trail, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Dry Creek. Merrill Lake is located in the Northern Cascade Range.   Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites, Battle Ground 22 miles away Discover this Battle Ground hotel offering beautiful views of Mt. St. Helens and and a complimentary breakfast. The Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites is ideally situated just 35 miles from Moun... SpringHill Suites by Marriott Vancouver Columbia Tech Center, Vancouver 26 miles away The Marriott SpringHill Suites Vancouver Columbia Tech Center hotel is now open. The Marriott SpringHill Suites Portland Vancouver is Portland's newest Marriott.... Current weather conditions at Merrill Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Cowlitz County, Washington Local climate location: COUGAR 14 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 46.09417 Longitude: -122.3211 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 Cowlitz County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Cowlitz County Books about Merrill Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Merrill Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Cowlitz County, Washington. Outdoors Recreation Near Longview-Kelso, Washington Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Longview-Kelso, Washington, the metro area neareast to Merrill 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 Merrill Lake.   Hotels Near Merrill Lake: Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites, Battle Ground, 22 miles away SpringHill Suites by Marriott Vancouver Columbia Tech Center, Vancouver, 26 miles away Holiday Inn Express Gresham-Troutdale, Or, Troutdale, 27 miles away Best Value Inn - Troutdale, Troutdale, 27 miles away Comfort Inn & Suites, Troutdale, 27 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Merrill Lake: Merrill Lake Campground, Cowlitz County, 1 miles away Cougar RV Park, Cougar, 3 miles away Lone Fir Resort Motel and RV Park, Cougar, 3 miles away Beaver Bay Campground, Cowlitz County, 4 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Merrill Lake: Toutle River Trail, Cowlitz County, 8 miles away        19.4 hiking miles, 1678 feet elevation difference Saint Helens Way, Skamania County, 11 miles away       6 hiking miles, 1114 feet elevation difference Fawn Lake Trail, Cowlitz County, 12 miles away       1.4 hiking miles, 361 feet elevation difference   Whitewater Near Merrill Lake: Canyon Creek - Lewis River Tributary, Clark CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV+ - 3.2 miles long (Fly Creek to Merwin Reservoir) Fly Creek, Clark CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class V+ - 5.5 miles long (Little Fly Creek to Canyon Creek) Toutle - South Fork, Cowlitz CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class II-III - 11 miles long (Harrington Place to Big Wolf Creek)   National Parks Near Merrill Lake: Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 39 miles away