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If you are in Thurston county it's always a good idea to stop by Smith Lake. You should definitely dedicate some time to Connors Prairie while you're here at Smith Lake, and lakes are such calm spots, why not stop at Chambers Lake. Through the warm months, highs regularly are in the 70's at Smith Lake. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Smith
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| | Lake dipping down into the 30's through winter nights. If you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Nisqually River.
If you came to camp Offut Lake Resort is a pleasant place to do that, and dry warm beds await you at Ameritel Inn Olympia. Smith Lake ordinarily gets a large amount of rain; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Just can't | |
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get enough of Smith Lake. A round of golf at nearby Capitol City Golf Club is a good way to kill some time, and Smith Lake is a spot with many visitors from Olympia.
This lake is so wonderful. Camping at Martin way Mobile Home
Park is always a great experience, and you'll stumble on a beautiful lake called Southwick Lake. After a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LACEY is a good spot to spend a night or two, and Deschutes River is a tremendous whitewater spot nearby.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.00444
Longitude: -122.8339
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| These outdoors activities are available near Smith Lake. |
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Deschutes River, Thurston CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class II - 9.3 miles long (Vail Loop Road to Military Road) |
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Nisqually River, Thurston CountyCounty, 19 miles away
Class III - 7 miles long (McKenna to Yelm Hydro Plant) |
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Chambers Lake
 | great bass fishing... |
Hicks Lake
| One of the most beutiful settings locally. Excellent swimming and skiing. I caught a 4 pound rainbow off my dock two weeks ago (not a triploid).... |
Camp Colman
 | 10 miles away
Fires OK, Store... |
Horseshoe Lake
| 17 miles away
I didn't know the road to Horseshoe lake would be closed with a chain & lock on it. I thought this was a public Lake & would have access Thank You, m_dgeving... |
Mason Lake
| 17 miles away
This is mainly a private lake for people who have houses on it. There is a boat launch which is very small and to the point. :) There is also a park for employees of a certain company which I forget the name of now. This lake is very clean and refreshing. It is great for boats and inter tubing and swimming all the same :) Love this Lake!!...THERE IS A PUBLIC AREA AT THIS PARK,BOATING SWIM AND PICNIC AREA... |
Nisqually River
| 18 miles away
... know about the Nisqually is that it is like most rivers, every year there is something new and unexpected. There are a few notable obstacles and log jams that have stuck over the past ten years or so. One of them is between McKenna and the Nisqually railroad trestle. It has been there as long as I can remember. But the river isn't too fast there and you should have plenty of time to get outta the way. The other problems are further down the river, the log jams that are past the Nisqually pines aren't too bad. Most of them are so far up on the river bank that only a few trees hang into the river ( not to say that there are none of them.) But the problem is that you raft right under the cliffs on FT. Lewis. They seem to like to throw cars off the cliffs and watch them hit the water.. Or this is a good way to dispose of stolen cars.. Because the water just churns and turns these cars into a spiky nightmare for the rafters and tubers of the Nisqually. I have yet to see one person go over the cars and not instantly blow there raft apart.. Just keep a good eye out for any colors that don'... |
Lake Trask Timber Trails Assn
| 18 miles away
This is a private campground that requires the purchase of a membership, which is a four-figure buy-in and, for 2007, annual dues of $430.... |
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