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    Go to Sand Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. Sand Lake mostly gets a great deal of rain; through January this area sees the most snow, and July on the other hand is the driest. And that's not everything there is to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. In the event that you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Summit Creek; do stop by Knuppenburg Lake, it's a gorgeous lake.
This lake is so wonderful. Suncadia
 
   Resort is a great location to get some rest; why not take a refreshing hike along the Dark Meadows Trail. Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. White Pass is a nice location to look at, and the slopes of Crystal Mountain are so inviting nobody can resist. This lake is so wonderful. If you came for an overnight stay Knuppenburg Lake Campground is a tremendous spot to camp; do take a hike on the Cowlitz Trail.
Be careful coming to Sand Lake, you
 
               might not ever want to return home again. White Pass Campground is a good campground nearby, and you should take a look at Cortright Point when you're here. This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Cascade Range. Whitewater paddling is splendid on Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, and White Pass is a great local ski area.
Throughout the warmest time of the year, highs usually are in the 60's at Sand Lake, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Highs through the wintertime are generally in the 30's, and after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Sand Lake dip into the 10's. You'll locate a delightful lake called Deer Lake near Sand Lake, and the Sand Lake Trail offers hiking at its best.

 
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38 miles away
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
40 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Sand Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
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Local climate location: RAINIER PARADISE R S 9 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.66028
Longitude: -121.4117

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These outdoors activities are available near Sand Lake.
 Hotels Near Sand Lake:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, 38 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum, 40 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum, 41 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River, 45 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw, 46 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Sand Lake:
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 2 miles away
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 2 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 5 miles away
Summit Creek Campground, Lewis County, 9 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Sand Lake:
Sand Lake Trail, Lewis County, 1 miles away
       7 hiking miles, 1973 feet elevation difference
Dark Meadows Trail, Yakima County, 2 miles away
      2.7 hiking miles, 619 feet elevation difference
Cowlitz Trail, Lewis County, 3 miles away
       10.6 hiking miles, 2199 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Sand Lake:
White Pass, Washington, 2 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Crystal Mountain, Washington, 14 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Sand Lake:
Summit Creek, Lewis CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
Chinook Creek, Pierce CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
 National Parks Near Sand Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 39 miles away
 Lakes Near Sand Lake:
Deer Lake, Yakima CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake, Lewis CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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The hike started out on the dry sandy rocky trail and with a slight grade up. After the 0.75 of a mile and 300 foot gain or so there was a fork; shortly after the you're ?entering the wilderness? sign, trail 1147, or Little Buck Trail is to the right. We haven't been on it, but it is suppose to be about a 0.9 of a mile and end up at the Indian Creek Trailhead and campground. After that fork Sand Ridge Trail, 1104, goes up for about 1 mile, and the foot gain for that mile is about 900 feet. According to the maps and the GPS we were using, the trail begins at about 3400 feet and goes to about 4600 feet. The last mile is like a standard up and down hike until the Shellrock Lake Trail junction, trail 1142 to the left, after that we don't know. Overall, for about the first 2 miles there is a 1200 foot gain in elevation, and then it evens out for a while. However, we had to turn around when we thought we were almost to the Shellrock Lake Trail junction due to a couple feet of snow pack and melt off....

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