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Beautiful Smith Lake has much to offer visitors. Smith Lake is not the only site close by, Black and White Lakes is a close by lake; some of the water close by flows, like Eight Stream. If you love the outdoors you'll love it here in the Olympic Mountains. Smith Lake is not far at all from Shelton. This lake is so wonderful. The peak of Mount Cruiser can be seen from Smith Lake; there are some great whitewater spots on Skokomish River - North Fork.
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| | not take a refreshing hike along the Royal Creek Trail, and camping at Brown Creek Campground is always a pleasant experience. Smith Lake is located in the Olympic Mountains. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Smith Lake, and all through the night it cools down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's, and nighttime lows at Smith Lake throughout the winter generally dip into the 30's.
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for Smith Lake. A lake close by is Murdock Lakes, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Smith Lake; Elwha River Trail is a fine local trail. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing stuff in the Olympic
Mountains. Smith Lake is right by the Baldy Trail; Smith Lake is magnificent enough to spend more than a day at, Staircase Campground is a magnificent local campground. All the water falling down from the sky makes Smith Lake a wet location; December is the month that gets the most rain while July is regularly the driest month.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.58056
Longitude: -123.3303
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| These outdoors activities are available near Smith Lake. |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Smith Lake:
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Elwha River Trail, Clallam County, 19 miles away
64 hiking miles, 4020 feet elevation difference |
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Royal Creek Trail, Kittitas County, 19 miles away
29 hiking miles, 5153 feet elevation difference |
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Baldy Trail, Clallam County, 19 miles away
13.5 hiking miles, 5411 feet elevation difference |
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Hamma Hamma River, Mason CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class V+ - 3.5 miles long (Boulder Creek to Hamma Hamma Campground) |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Mildred Lakes
 | Wonderful lakes well worth the tough climb. All three lakes have excellent trout fishing.... |
Claywood Lake
| 10 miles away
High alpine lake tucked into valley between Mount Claywood and Mt Fromme. Remains snow covered into mid-July.Best viewed by taking ridge North from Hayden Pass.... |
Pine Lake
| 12 miles away
There is nothing to see at Pine Lake and you have to hike a long ways to reach it.... |
Upper Elk Lake
| 13 miles away
It's been about 6yrs. since I was last at upper Elk Lake,It was my most favorite place to camp. If you were lucky, and got the only camp site on the lake,the lake was yours. The water was so crystal clear, you could almost see the bottom. The fishing was't bad either. There are plenty of trails and creeks to explore.Including Jefferson creek, which will lead you to lower Elk Lake. My children loved this spot as much as I. There was also a rope swing on the other side of the lake.It was heaven. My youngest daughter traveled back to the lake this summer (2008). She says the lake is destroyed, with water plants and logs,she says the water is no longer clear. This makes me sad, I may just have to plan a trip to see for myself.... |
Dosewallips Campground
 | 13 miles away
The doeswallip river road is washed out approx. 3 mi from the campground. You must park and walk to the campground/trailhead. These washouts occurred during 2001, and continued to get worse.... |
Wynoochee Falls Campground
| 14 miles away
Nothing is left except overgrown roads and a couple of holes where there used to be an outhouse.
The falls are picturesque and were featured in a 1961 movie ''Ring of Fire''
Yes the Elwha River trail is only 18 miles away but that is by trail straight through the heart of the Olympic Mtns. And park.
...Wynoochee Falls campground has been closed and the campground sign, firepits, restroom and tables removed. You?ll have to drive about 15 miles of gravel road to get here. There is a rock pedestal with a missing sign along the Wynoochee road 4 miles NE of the lake near the end of the road. This marks the parking area and access trail down to the falls. The ? mile trail is interrupted with large ditches to discourage access and camping. The waterfall is only about 100 feet high, (maybe less) but very picturesque, with a large clear basin at its base and an outlet scoured through granite rocks.... |
Lake Nahwatzel Resort
| 15 miles away
The Resort was sadly closed over a year ago. The campsites are now a front yard and the restaurant and cabins - closed....The Resort was sadly closed over a year ago. The campsites are now a front yard and the restaurant and cabins - closed.... |
Royal Creek Trail
| 18 miles away
Olympic Mountains are not in Kittitas County...... |
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21 miles away
22 miles away
