California hiking trails - Salmon Lake Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County       With so many outdoors pursuits available in California you'll never get bored. Each one of the many wilderness trails of California has its own character. Backpacking and hiking trails are perfect and plentiful in California, and Salmon Lake Trail in Placer County is one of them. This trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The hiking trail     stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail. Being 3.6 miles long it's a short hiking trail. This is a one trailhead trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. The hiking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are the best way to enjoy these peaks. All through the long summer days highs here at Salmon Lake Trail reach the 80's, and the nighttime is somewhat chillier of course, mostly in the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's while Salmon Lake Trail nighttime low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 20's. This is an area covered with lots of trails. The total elevation difference for Salmon Lake Trail is 330 feet which is lower than average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping.   Even though this is not a very long trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. A lengthy drive separates Truckee-Grass Valley from Salmon Lake Trail, but backcountry backpacking is such a cool thing to do, and this is an excellent location to do that. This hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this trail great for the average backcountry walker looking for an amusing adventure. Finally, backcountry backpacking time is here again, and Salmon Lake Trail in Placer County, California is an excellent location for getting out. Hiking here in California never gets boring. All the water falling down from the sky makes Salmon Lake Trail a wet spot; all through January this neighborhood sees the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. Briefly about the general area: Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a delightful time. Salmon Lake Trail is a nice place to visit for more than one day, Cold Springs Campground is a nice place to camp nearby, and Fordyce Creek has a delightful whitewater paddling spot close by. Everybody loves Pelham Flat, and lots of people from Truckee-Grass Valley come here. Sterling Lake Campground is a brilliant local campground, and in case you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Yuba River - South Fork. Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.2823, Longitude -120.5328 - - Directions and Road Map Total in and out hiking length = 3.6 miles Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles Difficulty : Medium Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours Total elevation difference: 330 feet Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley 20 miles away 60 room boutique hotel on 3 levels with 5 unique suites. Ski on-ski off property nestled at base of Squaw Valley USA ski resort. We feature two restaurants our own ski rental shop The Inn Shop and bou...    Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley 20 miles away The Squaw Valley Lodge is Squaw Valleys Four Diamond awarded condominium suites resort; featuring world-class amenities and a true slope-side location; convenient to all of the areas activities. Nestl... 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These outdoors activities are available near Salmon Lake Trail.   Trails Near Salmon Lake Trail: Loch Leven Trail, Placer County , 1 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1191 feet elevation difference Cherry Point Trail, Placer County , 1 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1079 feet elevation difference Sugar Pine Point Trail, Placer County , 2 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 392 feet elevation difference Big Granite Trail, Placer County , 3 miles away,  18.4 hiking miles, 3896 feet elevation difference Big Valley Trail, Placer County , 3 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 1052 feet elevation difference American River Trail, Placer County , 4 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 3290 feet elevation difference Sailor Flat Trail, Placer County , 4 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 2534 feet elevation difference   Camp Grounds Near Salmon Lake Trail: Sterling Lake Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away Cold Springs Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away Indian Springs Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away Kelly Lake Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away Silver Tip Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away   Whitewater Near Salmon Lake Trail: Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County County , 3 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) Fordyce Creek, Nevada County County , 5 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County County , 5 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)   Hotels Near Salmon Lake Trail: Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley , 20 miles away Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley , 20 miles away Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee , 20 miles away Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley , 20 miles away The Inn At Truckee, Truckee , 21 miles away   Lakes Near Salmon Lake Trail Salmon Lake, Placer County , 0 miles away Huysink Lake, Placer County , 1 miles away