California Sierra Lakes
Sierra Lake Destinations
Sierra Lake Campgrounds

One of the best physical features about California is the amount of lakes and reservoirs it holds – in the mountains, foothills and the canyons, throughout the state.

recreational lakes – Huge, dammed reservoirs to the secluded, alpine lakes in the high country and all the variations in between.

There are literally thousands of lakes located within the Sierra Nevada mountains and it would be ridiculous to try to list them all here. Many of them can only be reached by hiking into Wilderness.

Most California lakes are popular and well known recreation spots, but others are secluded – if you drive far and long enough back on the dirt road. Some do not allow motorized boats and most do allow fishing and swimming. Some have campsites on the waters edge, while other camps are up on a hill over looking the lake.

Below listed are some Sierra lakes that allow camping on the lakeshore or nearby. Most campgrounds are suitable for RVs, tent camping, and some may require 4 wheel drive to reach them.

• Bass Lake
• Beardsley Reservoir
• Blackrock Reservoir
• Blue Lakes
• Brewer Lake (4×4)
• Bucks Lake Wilderness
• Coyote Lake (4×4)
• Courtright Reservoir
• Dinkey Lake Wilderness
• Donnell Reservoir
• Donner Lake
• Edison Lake
• French Meadows Reservoir
• Gold Lake
• Hell Hole Reservoir
• Herring Reservoir
• Highland Lakes
• Hume Lake
• Huntington Lake

• Ice House Campground
• Jackson Meadows Reservoir
• Jenkinson Lake
• June Lake
• Lake Alpine
• Lake Faucherie
• Lake Kaweah
• Lake Oroville
• Lake Success
• Lake Valley Reservoir
• Lakes Basin Area
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir
• Loon Lake Camping
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir
• Mosquito Lakes
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir
• North Lake
• Philbrook Lake
• Pine Flat Reservoir
• Pinecrest Lake
• Red Lake (4×4)
• Rock Creek Lake
• Rollins Reservoir
• Saddlebag Lake
• Sardine Lake
• Sawmill Lake
• Scott Flat Reservoir
• Sequoia Lakes
• Shaver Lake
• Silver Lake @ Bucks
• Silver Lake @ Carson
• Silver Lake @ June
• Sly Creek Reservoir
• Snake Lake
• Snag Lake
• Spicer Reservoir
• Stumpy Meadows Lake
• Sugar Pine Reservoir
• Summit Lake
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness
• Twin Lakes
• Union Reservoir
• Utica Reservoir
• Union Valley Reservoir
• Virginia Lakes
• Wishon Reservoir
• Wrights Lake

Total Escape has several hundred more lakes & obscure camps listed under Almanor, Lakes Basin, Secluded Lakes, Yosemite Lakes, Tahoe & the Eastern Sierra Lakes page.

Or just check the tag for Lakes & Reservoir