Placid Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington

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     This lake is so wonderful. Summertime highs at Placid Lake generally tend to be in the 70's. Summer overnight lows sink down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's; night lows at Placid Lake all through the winter regularly dip into the 30's. Rodeway Inn Stevenson is a splendid place to get some rest; camping is available at Tillicum Campground.
This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Skamania Lodge is a tremendous place to
 
   spend a night or two, and there is a great hiking trail close by called the East Crater Trail. Near Placid Lake you locate the Falls Creek Trail which is a magnificent hiking trail, and at Placid Lake you can distinguish Lone Butte. Lots of precipitation falls at Placid Lake; December is the month that gets the most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
All the outdoors amusing stuff in the Northern Cascade Range will keep you
 
               coming back again and again. A good location to camp here at Placid Lake is Cultus Creek Campground; if you get bored of Placid Lake you could also visit close by Chenamus Lake. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. You can run the rapids of Lewis River - North Fork in the vicinity of Placid Lake, and on a nice day you can take a hike along the Ridge Trail. Placid Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Cascade Range.
All the outdoors enjoyable things in the neighborhood of Placid Lake will keep you coming back again and again. Placid Lake is not the only place nearby, Elk Lake is a nearby lake, and get your pulse rate up on the fine whitewater of Rush Creek.

 
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Current weather conditions at Placid Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington
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Local climate location: COUGAR 21 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.04194
Longitude: -121.815

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These outdoors activities are available near Placid Lake.
 Hotels Near Placid Lake:
Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson, 17 miles away
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 18 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks, 19 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 19 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River, 25 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Placid Lake:
Cultus Creek Campground, Skamania County, 4 miles away
Tillicum Campground, Skamania County, 5 miles away
South Campground, Skamania County, 5 miles away
Cold Spring Campground, Skamania County, 5 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Placid Lake:
Ridge Trail, Skamania County, 5 miles away
      3 hiking miles, 773 feet elevation difference
East Crater Trail, Skamania County, 5 miles away
       11.2 hiking miles, 1609 feet elevation difference
Falls Creek Trail, Skamania County, 7 miles away
      9.1 hiking miles, 2402 feet elevation difference
 Whitewater Near Placid Lake:
Rush Creek, Skamania CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Meadow Creek to FR 90)
Lewis River - North Fork, -blank- CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV - 3.4 miles long (FR 88 to Quartz Creek)
Quartz Creek, Skamania CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV-V+ - 5 miles long (Snaggletooth Creek to Lewis River)
 National Parks Near Placid Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 35 miles away
 Lakes Near Placid Lake:
Chenamus Lake, Skamania CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Elk Lake, Skamania CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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