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    Beautiful Elk Lake has much to offer visitors. This site, the Bighorn Mountains, has so much outdoors amusing stuff. There's so much to do here at Elk Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Highland Park Campground is a perfect place for that, and in case you don’t mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Clear Creek. So much enjoyable stuff to do in the Bighorn Mountains, not sufficient time. There is a great hiking trail in close proximity  
   to Elk Lake called the Angeline Trail, and if you're here, you could also have a look at wonderful Frying Pan Lake. Elk Lake is one of the lakes here in the Bighorn Mountains.
Take a little spree to Elk Creek since you're here at Elk Lake; Tensleep Creek has a good whitewater paddling spot close by. This lake is so wonderful. A glorious close by hotel is Sheridan-Days Inn. Elk Lake is frequently a pretty dried out site; April is the wettest month with most
 
               snow, and February is the month with the least moisture.
The Solitude Trail is a great hiking trail close to Elk Lake; there's some out of the ordinary stuff to catch a sight of at Cloud Peak Dam in close proximity to Elk Lake. Yep, outdoors cool stuff to do are beyond doubt abundant here at Elk Lake. Near Elk Lake you stumble on the Penrose Park Trail which is a great hiking trail; Elk Lake is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Circle Park Campground is a nice local campground. High temperatures at Elk Lake throughout the summertime are in the 60's. Summer nighttime lows sink down to the 30's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's, and throughout the dark hours in the wintertime at Elk Lake temperatures fall to the 0's.
This lake is so wonderful. From Elk Lake you acquire a splendid sight of Ant Hill, and do have a look at Cloud Peak Reservoir, it's a lovely lake.

 
Sheridan-Days Inn, Sheridan
21 miles away
Newly built in 1994, Sheridan Days Inn is located just one block west of Highway 90 at exit 25. We offer a continental breakfast, indoor heated swimming pool, whirlpool. Our lobby has a copier, fax ma...

Quality Inn Sheridan, Sheridan
21 miles away
100 percent non-smoking hotel. Less then 1 mile to restaurants. Only 2 miles to Historical Downtown. 15 miles to the Beautiful Big Horn Mountains. Several Battle sites less than 20 miles. We offer a f...

Current weather conditions at Elk Lake, Bighorn Mountains, Johnson County, Wyoming
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Local climate location: BURGESS JUNCTION 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.38972
Longitude: -107.0656

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These outdoors activities are available near Elk Lake.
 Hotels Near Elk Lake:
Sheridan-Days Inn, Sheridan, 21 miles away
Quality Inn Sheridan, Sheridan, 21 miles away
Holiday Inn Sheridan-Convention Center, Wy, Sheridan, 21 miles away
Candlewood Suites SHERIDAN, Sheridan, 21 miles away
Wingate by Wyndham Sheridan WY, Sheridan, 21 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Elk Lake:
Highland Park Campground, Johnson County, 6 miles away
Circle Park Campground, Johnson County, 7 miles away
Wagon Box Campground, Story, 10 miles away
Sourdough Campground, Johnson County, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Elk Lake:
Antelope Butte, Wyoming, 27 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Elk Lake:
Clear Creek, Johnson CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III-IV(V) - 3.2 miles long (Moiser Picnic to Hydro Station)
Tensleep Creek, Washakie CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class V+ - 2.4 miles long (Highway 16 to Bottom of Switchbacks)
 National Parks Near Elk Lake:
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency - MT, 68 miles away
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Fort Smith - MT, 69 miles away
 Trails Near Elk Lake:
Solitude Trail, Big Horn County, 1 miles away
Angeline Trail, Johnson County, 4 miles away
Penrose Park Trail, Johnson County, 7 miles away
 Lakes Near Elk Lake:
Cloud Peak Reservoir, Johnson CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Frying Pan Lake, Johnson CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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