Beach and Recreation Area A High Sierra Vacation wonderland, Lake Almanor is Northern California's best kept secret, in the shadow of Mt. Lassen, where the Sierra meets the Cascades. Enjoy clean mountain air and water, a relaxed, uncrowded atmosphere and outdoor family adventures. Visitors often comment, Lake Almanor reminds them of Tahoe of past without the crowds. Located 120 miles North West of Reno & 275 miles North East of San Francisco. At 4,500 foot elevation, Lake Almanor offers 52 miles of shore line, breath taking views of Mt. Lassen, year round outdoor activities as distinctive as the change of the seasons. Known as the Trophy Fish lake, fishing is excellent year round. An average summer daytime temperature of 87 degrees, and a water surface temperature of 75 degrees, visitors enjoy water sports of all types. Nestled between Mt. Lassen National Park and the Caribou Wilderness, uncrowded hiking trails abound. Far away from city lights, stars shine brightly year round in the clear night sky. Memories are easily made picking out the constellations. The entire basin is abundant with wild life, deer, osprey, bald eagle, gray heron, snowy egret, duck, grebe, fox and coyote are just a sampling. The fish population ranges from, salmon, small and large mouth bass, German Browns, rainbow and spotted trout. Some of the best stream, and catch and release wild trout fly fishing this side of the Rockies can be found in the streams and rivers feeding the lake.

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State Route 32	State Route 36
State Route 70	State Route 89

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