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User input for Tucquala Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Kittitas County, Washington:
This ''Lake'' Is Beautiful. It really isn't a lake at all, in the summer it is a widening of the river. Very slow moving river, more like a slough, it is very clean, clear, and cold, mountain runoff. The fishing is excellent from a small boat or float tube, although the current can be somewhat strong. I fly fished, using a #14 Adams, and caught 11 rainbow and cutthroat trout between 6 & 11'', in the early to mid evening. This was in July of 2008. Camping was good, small sites along the main road. Keep your food in the cars though as Bears are definitely out.
- Ben
BIGGER SIZE PICTURE HERE
Daniel Mount: This beautiful lake is really more of a bump in the upper CleElum River. the valley and meadows is a nice day trip from Seattle. Though I've seen trout in the river I don't see many being caught.
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Tucquala Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Cascade Range. A brilliant location to stop at near Tucquala Lake is Paddy-Go-Easy Pass; Stephens Pass has splendid slopes and a friendly staff. Looking for some flowing water? Try Scatter Creek. This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is great here at Tucquala Lake, you can go for a hike along the Jolly Mountain Lookout Trail; if you need a location to stay Suncadia Resort is a delightful choice. Summertime
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| | highs at Tucquala Lake generally tend to be in the 60's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 20's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Tucquala Lake. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Tucquala Lake has to offer, you can camp at Fish Lake Campground, and Stewart Lodge is a pleasant place to get | |
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some rest. And that's not all you can do here at Tucquala Lake. Tucquala Lake is a wonderful site to visit for more than one day, Scatter Creek Campground is a wonderful site to camp nearby, and hiking along the Lake Michael Trail
is splendid fun. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike along the Davis Peak Lookout Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area, and Waptus River is a pleasant whitewater spot nearby. Tucquala Lake commonly gets
a large amount of rainfall; most of the snow falls through January, and July is when it's the driest. You're possibly keen on lakes, Sprite Lake is one of those close by, and you can run the rapids of Cle Elum River. But wait,
there's more fun stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. The sight of Goat Mountain from Tucquala Lake is lovely, and if you've had enough of Tucquala Lake, Moonshine Lake is close by.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 47.51444 Longitude: -121.065
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| These outdoors activities are available near Tucquala Lake. |
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Lake Michael Trail, Kittitas County, 2 miles away 20 hiking miles, 2568 feet elevation difference |
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Snoqualmie, Washington, 25 miles away 1100 vertical feet |
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Alpental, Washington, 25 miles away 2280 vertical feet |
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Cle Elum River, Kittitas CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class IV-V - 8.5 miles long (Scatter Creek to Salmon La Sac Creek) |
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Waptus River, Kittitas CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class II-III+(IV) - 4 miles long (Waptus Lake trail to Salmon La Sac) |
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Cooper River, Kittitas CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Waterfall to Cle Elum River) |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Fish Lake Campground
 | Watch for grizzly. Esp. early spring and fall.... |
Davis Peak Lookout Trail
 | I hated hiking it but the things I saw were amazing!!!!!... |
Wish Poosh Campground
 | 11 miles away We overnighted at this campsite a couple of weekends ago. The camp hosts were wonderful, they were informative and kept the grounds and the bathrooms spic-n-span clean. They were always in their golf cart putting around taking care of this or that. They scolded us for staying the night in a place we weren't supposed to, and I felt bad about that because I knew we shouldn't have stayed there but my partner insisted and it was his birthday. I knew they were just keeping order at the campground they were in charge of, and I appreciated that. Keep up the good work!... |
Bonnie Lake
 | 14 miles away Bonney lake Is not trained. It is drained in the winter, who ever runs the dam doesn't man it in winter so they let it drain. There was talk that they would not fill it any more....Just heard that Bonnie Lake is drained in the winter and then refilled in the Spring. Can you tell me why?... |
Stephens Pass
 | 18 miles away 1 PHOTO Stevens has a wide diversity of trails and runs that suits every riding style. From beginner to expert and for those terrain park junkies Stevens has you covered. I think what's special about Stevens is you can find your own little part of the mountain which is all yours, I have 4-5 little runs that cross between trails and off-piste that are all mine. Also the snow is crazy good, powder almost all the time. My favorite runs are Orion, some tree skiing near wall street, and right above the power lines. Stevens also has some pretty sweet out of bounds stuff to so check it out... |
Snoqualmie
 | 24 miles away 3 PHOTOS From the steep and deep to the high-speed buffed-out cruisers, from our gentle learning areas to our benchmark parks and pipe, diversity is a way of life around here. With four unique base areas and less than an hour from Seattle on Interstate 90, no other resort in the country offers so much variety with this much convenience. Consider it a buffet for the outdoor enthusiast! For the third year in a row, we stayed open longer than any other resort in the state, this season through Memorial Day. What can we say? We love spring skiing as much as you do! So if you're looking for a true escape this winter, look no further than The Summit. Just around the corner... ...A MILLION MILES AWAY!... |
Alpental
 | 25 miles away Really good gets tons of snow but almost always wet has some very steep runs which are great and has some cliffs that are my size and some so i can learn... |
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