Ridley Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington     User input for Ridley Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington: Be the first to submit input for Ridley Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Do stop by Ridley Lake while you're in this part of Washington. This lake is so wonderful. Desolation Peak is a peak you can observe from Ridley Lake, and if the weather is splendid, you can go for a hike along the Sourdough Lookout Trail. You truly have to love Ridley Lake. Having a great time in the Northern Cascade Range is painless. Ridley Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Hozomeen Campground is a good local campground, and if you're here you       can take a hike along the East Bank Trail. There's so much to do here at Ridley Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Cat Island Campground is a fine site for that, and the Jack Mountain Trail is a great hiking trail close by. The Northern Cascade Range scenery is always beautiful. Throughout the summer highs here at Ridley Lake reach the 70's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 30's while                  the cold winter nights at Ridley Lake are in the 20's. Ridley Lake gets much water; of all the months in a year November is the one with the most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Stetattle Creek; there are some glorious whitewater spots on Granite Creek.   Current weather conditions at Ridley Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington Local climate location: ROSS DAM 23 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 48.94889 Longitude: -121.0297 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 Whatcom County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Whatcom County Books about Ridley Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Ridley Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington. Outdoors Recreation Near Wenatchee, Washington Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Wenatchee, Washington, the metro area neareast to Ridley 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 Ridley Lake.   Camp Grounds Near Ridley Lake: Cat Island Campground, Whatcom County, 3 miles away Hozomeen Campground, Whatcom County, 3 miles away Little Beaver Campground, Whatcom County, 3 miles away Lighting Creek Campground, Whatcom County, 3 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Ridley Lake: East Bank Trail, Whatcom County, 7 miles away        30 hiking miles, 1028 feet elevation difference Sourdough Lookout Trail, Whatcom County, 10 miles away        16.4 hiking miles, 5982 feet elevation difference Jack Mountain Trail, Whatcom County, 11 miles away        9.4 hiking miles, 4860 feet elevation difference   Whitewater Near Ridley Lake: Granite Creek, Whatcom CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class IV - 5 miles long (Beebe Creek to Panther Creek) Stetattle Creek, Whatcom CountyCounty, 14 miles away       Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (Jay Creek to Gorge Lake) Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary, Whatcom CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Slate Creek to Granite Creek)