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| | Every California great outdoors trail has its own character. Here in the perfect state of California backcountry backpacking never gets boring. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. You should count on this hike taking about 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Being 7.4 miles long it's a mid length walk. Sometimes this backpacking and hiking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. There is |
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only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. Great outdoors hiking trails are perfect and plentiful in California; one of these is Crooked Lakes Trail in Nevada County. Crooked Lakes Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This backcountry
| | hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 350 feet, and that is lower than average. Crooked Lakes Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. There are so many wilderness trails in this vicinity. Relatively far from Truckee-Grass Valley you bump into Crooked Lakes Trail, but it sure is a a good great outdoors trail. These backpacking and hiking trails here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very wonderful way to see these mountains. Summer brings highs | |
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in the 90's to Crooked Lakes Trail, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's while the cold winter nights at Crooked Lakes Trail are in the 20's. This backpacking and hiking trail is a mid length backpacking and hiking trail
with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a nice wilderness trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in perfect shape. Put on your trekking shoes, and hit the great outdoors trail, Crooked Lakes Trail in Nevada County, California is just what you need. Don’t
forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The yearly rain here at Crooked Lakes Trail is about average; January is when you get the most rain here, and the driest of the months is July.
Briefly about the general area:
Do set aside some time
for Pierce Meadow while you're here at Crooked Lakes Trail, and some close by water includes South Fork Canyon Creek. This river is a great place to visit. You ought to absolutely dedicate some time to Loney Meadow while you're here at Crooked Lakes Trail, and Crooked Lakes Trail
is fine enough to spend more than a day at, Carr-Feeley Campground is a fine local campground.
And that's not all you can do here at Crooked Lakes Trail. If you're here, you might as well go to Poison Canyon, and Crooked Lakes Trail is not far at all from Truckee-Grass Valley.
If you come at the right time of year, Yuba River - South Fork offers some perfect whitewater. There's so much to do here at Crooked Lakes Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Grouse Ridge Campground is a good spot for that. Man, is there plenty of amusing things to do
in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Fordyce Creek, and Alder Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth taking a look at.
So many exciting things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada, too splendid to be true.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.3997, Longitude -120.6365
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 7.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 350 feet
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
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16 miles away
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User input for Crooked Lakes Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Truckee-Grass Valley, California, the metro area neareast to Crooked Lakes Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Crooked Lakes Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
Local climate location: QUINCY 8 miles away
      
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Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Crooked Lakes Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County, California
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| | Trails Near Crooked Lakes Trail:
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Round Lake Trail, Nevada
County
, 1 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 406 feet elevation difference |
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Bowman Mountain Trail, Nevada
County
, 2 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1277 feet elevation difference |
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Spaulding Lake Trail, Nevada
County
, 3 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 601 feet elevation difference |
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Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada
County
, 3 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 770 feet elevation difference |
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Grouse Ridge Trail, Nevada
County
, 3 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 1886 feet elevation difference |
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Canyon Creek Trail, Nevada
County
, 5 miles away, 4.9 hiking miles, 1929 feet elevation difference |
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Eagle Bird Trail, Nevada
County
, 6 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1371 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Crooked Lakes Trail:
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Fordyce Creek, Nevada County
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 5 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville) |
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American River - North Fork, Placer County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar) |
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Rainbow Lodge, Soda Springs
, 5 miles away |
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Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort, Soda Springs
, 8 miles away |
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Hoyfjellet Lodge, Soda Springs
, 8 miles away |
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
, 16 miles away |
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Always Inn Tahoe Bed and Breakfast, Soda Springs
, 17 miles away |
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