Placer Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington     User input for Placer Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington: Be the first to submit input for Placer Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you are traveling by, why not stop by Placer Lake. And that's not all you can do here at Placer Lake. Bear Gap is a magnificent location to spend some time at; if the weather is great, you can go for a hike along the Union Creek Trail. So much fun stuff in the Northern Cascade Range, just mind-boggling. You can take a little tour to Placer Lake Dam if you're here at Placer Lake; good skiing awaits you at Crystal Mountain. The warmest time of the year brings       highs in the 70's to Placer Lake. Summer night lows fall down to the 50's. Highs all through the winter are mostly in the 40's, and after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Placer Lake dip into the 30's. Take a little spree to Elizabeth Creek since you're here at Placer Lake, and get drenched paddling on White River. White Pass has great slopes and a friendly staff. Lakes? Sure, Hen Skin Lake is close by. Life's too short to enjoy all                  the cool things in the Northern Cascade Range. Tipsoo Lake is a great lake in the neighborhood of Placer Lake, and the Castle Mountain Trail is a great hiking trail nearby. Placer Lake gets a good deal of water; of all the months in a year November is the one with the most rain, and the driest month of the year is July. This lake is so wonderful. Pickhandle Basin is right here at Placer Lake. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Placer Lake has to offer, you can camp at Morse Creek Campground. The vista of delightful Crown Point near Placer Lake is great, and going for a hike along the Dewey Lake Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region. That right there is lots already, but it continues; Placer Lake has it all. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Placer Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Dry Creek Campground is a brilliant site for that, and whitewater paddling is good on Chinook Creek. The Northern Cascade Range scenery is always beautiful.   Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum 36 miles away Set on the sunny eastern slopes of the Cascades alongside the sparkling waters of the Cle Elum River and surrounded by pristine pine forest-Suncadia offers the ultimate luxury mountain resort experien... Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw 36 miles away Kings Valu Inn *Free Wireless Internet - Outdoor Seasonal Pool - In-Room Coffee - Quality Rooms* Kings Valu Inn is the complete home away from home for your traveling convenience. Stay for a day, a we... Current weather conditions at Placer Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington Local climate location: MUD MOUNTAIN DAM 10 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 46.905 Longitude: -121.48 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 Yakima County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Yakima County Books about Placer Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Placer Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington. Outdoors Recreation Near Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington, the metro area neareast to Placer 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 Placer Lake.   Hotels Near Placer Lake: Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, 36 miles away Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw, 36 miles away Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie, 38 miles away Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum, 39 miles away Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum, 39 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Placer Lake: Morse Creek Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away Dry Creek Campground, Pierce County, 6 miles away Lodgepole Campground, Yakima County, 7 miles away Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 10 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Placer Lake: Dewey Lake Trail, Yakima County, 3 miles away        12 hiking miles, 1557 feet elevation difference Union Creek Trail, Yakima County, 5 miles away       7.9 hiking miles, 3404 feet elevation difference Castle Mountain Trail, Pierce County, 5 miles away        3 hiking miles, 591 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Placer Lake: Crystal Mountain, Washington, 2 miles away       3100 vertical feet White Pass, Washington, 14 miles away       1500 vertical feet Snoqualmie, Washington, 25 miles away       1100 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Placer Lake: Chinook Creek, Pierce CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats) White River, Pierce CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class III - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White) American River, -blank- CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)   National Parks Near Placer Lake: Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 35 miles away   Lakes Near Placer Lake: Hen Skin Lake, Pierce CountyCounty, 1 miles away Tipsoo Lake, Pierce CountyCounty, 3 miles away