Rainy Lake, Bighorn Mountains, Johnson County, Wyoming

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    Many people like to go to Rainy Lake. Going for a hike along the Solitude Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area, and Rainy Lake is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Sourdough Campground is a glorious local campground. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Bighorn Mountains. Very perfect water scenery is available at South Fork Pond Dam right next door to Rainy Lake. The Bighorn Mountains scenery is always beautiful.
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   the warm days of summer highs here at Rainy Lake reach the 60's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 30's. Through the wintertime the highs are commonly in the 20's while the cold winter nights at Rainy Lake are in the 0's. Whitewater paddling is wonderful on Clear Creek; you can have a great hiking adventure along the Angeline Trail. At Rainy Lake you don’t see much precipitation; April is the wettest month with most snow, and the driest month of the year is February.
 
               But wait, there's more cool things to do in the Bighorn Mountains. In case you don’t mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Powder River - North Fork, and as expected, this is a nice neighborhood for folks who like lakes, Seven Brothers Lakes is a lake close at hand. If you want a glorious time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Rainy Lake. Pass Creek is right next door to Rainy Lake and is always a diversion to stop at; if you came to camp Circle Park Campground is a magnificent place to do that. This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is tremendous here at Rainy Lake, you can go for a hike along the Mistymoon Trail; if you need a location to stay Best Western Crossroads Inn is a fine choice.

 
Best Western Crossroads Inn, Buffalo
24 miles away
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Wyo Motel, Buffalo
24 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Rainy Lake, Bighorn Mountains, Johnson County, Wyoming
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Local climate location: BURGESS JUNCTION 21 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.26778
Longitude: -107.0364

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These outdoors activities are available near Rainy Lake.
 Hotels Near Rainy Lake:
Best Western Crossroads Inn, Buffalo, 24 miles away
Wyo Motel, Buffalo, 24 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Buffalo, Buffalo, 24 miles away
Comfort Inn Buffalo, Buffalo, 25 miles away
Sheridan-Days Inn, Sheridan, 26 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Rainy Lake:
Circle Park Campground, Johnson County, 3 miles away
Sourdough Campground, Johnson County, 6 miles away
Tie Hack Campground, Johnson County, 8 miles away
Crazy Woman Campground, Johnson County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Rainy Lake:
Powder River - North Fork, Johnson CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class III-V - 6 miles long (Hazelton Road to Mayoworth Road)
Clear Creek, Johnson CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class III-IV(V) - 3.2 miles long (Moiser Picnic to Hydro Station)
Tensleep Creek, Washakie CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class V+ - 2.4 miles long (Highway 16 to Bottom of Switchbacks)
 Trails Near Rainy Lake:
Angeline Trail, Johnson County, 3 miles away
Solitude Trail, Big Horn County, 6 miles away
Mistymoon Trail, Big Horn County, 13 miles away
 Lakes Near Rainy Lake:
Seven Brothers Lakes, Johnson CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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