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 always a pleasure to visit. This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Cascade Range. The high level of rainfall makes Merrill Lake a pretty wet spot; December is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is July. There's no way someone can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. This lake is so wonderful. Paddling on Canyon Creek - Lewis River Tributary is so much fun. There's so much to do here       at Merrill Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Merrill Lake Campground is a splendid place for that. Having a great time at Merrill Lake is painless. Take a hike on the Fawn Lake Trail, and after a long day outdoors Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites is a wonderful spot to spend a night or two. At Merrill Lake all through the months of summer highs are in the 70's while overnight lows are generally in the 50's. All through the wintertime this                  place gets highs in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Merrill Lake. Merrill Lake is right by the Saint Helens Way. Lakes are great; Swift Number Two Forebay is a lake that's in the vicinity of Merrill Lake. So many entertaining things to do in the Northern Cascade Range, not sufficient time. Dry Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth checking out, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Toutle River Trail. Drift down the rapids of Fly Creek in a kayak; Merrill Lake is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Cougar RV Park is a perfect local campground.   Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites, Battle Ground 22 miles away Discover this Smoke Free 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... Best Western Parkersville Inn & Suites, Washougal 25 miles away Discover this Washougal, Washington hotel conveniently situated near the Columbia Gorge, Pendleton Woolen Mills and Hewlett Packard. Welcome to the Best Western Parkersville Inn & Suites where guests... 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. 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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 Best Western Parkersville Inn & Suites, Washougal, 25 miles away SpringHill Suites by Marriott Vancouver Columbia Tech Center, Vancouver, 26 miles away Holiday Inn Express Gresham-Troutdale, Or, 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   Lakes Near Merrill Lake: Swift Number Two Forebay, Cowlitz CountyCounty, 5 miles away