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User input for Salt Springs Reservoir, Northern Sierra Nevada, Amador County, California:
Bob Shaffer:
I went to Salt Spring years ago, launched my boat, and boat camped and fished for a few days. I planned the same trip yesterday. We went in when still dark down a narrow 18 mile road from HWY 88. When we got to the dam, we found that the boat ramp was closed to trail launching. There is a small sign that says so near Hwy 88, but its real easy to miss. We read up on Salt Springs in several publications. Nowhere did it mention no boat launching!!! The ramp is still there, but blocked off. I wish PG&E would fix that!
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In California there are many beautiful lakes, Salt Springs Reservoir is one of them. Salt Springs Reservoir is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A great nearby hotel is Pine Cone Acre Motel. The high level of rainfall makes Salt Springs Reservoir a rather wet place; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain; the driest month is July.
During the long summer days at Salt Springs Reservoir highs are mostly in the 80's.
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| | Summer nighttime lows drop down to the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 50's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Salt Springs Reservoir temperatures sink to the 30's. So many entertaining things in the Northern Sierra Nevada, just amazing. A day on the slopes of Kirkwood is just what you need; there's some flowing water close by, Cole Creek is a stream you can stop at while here. This lake is so wonderful. Calaveras Dome is an out | |
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of the ordinary place to visit while at Salt Springs Reservoir; you can stay the night at White Azalea Campground.
Salt Springs Campground is a fine campground nearby, and there are some good whitewater spots on Stanislaus River
- North Fork. Be careful coming to Salt Springs Reservoir, you might not ever wanna return home again. The Emigrant Trail offers hiking at its best; Deadman Flat is a splendid place to stretch your legs a bit. If the weather is gorgeous,
you obtain a great vista of Shovel Grave from Salt Springs Reservoir; if you get bored of Salt Springs Reservoir you could also visit close by Devils Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. The snow is tremendous at Bear Valley, and
Bear River Reservoir is a nearby lake that you could check out. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you come at the right time of year, Mokelumne River - North Fork offers some glorious whitewater, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Windmiller Trail.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.49861
Longitude: -120.2139
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| | Camp Grounds Near Salt Springs Reservoir:
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| | Hiking Trails Near Salt Springs Reservoir:
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Emigrant Trail, Alpine County, 14 miles away
1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference |
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Windmiller Trail, El Dorado County, 19 miles away
2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference |
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| | Ski Areas Near Salt Springs Reservoir:
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Bear Valley, California, 12 miles away
1900 vertical feet |
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Kirkwood, California, 15 miles away
2000 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Salt Springs Reservoir:
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Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 11 miles away
Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir) |
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Stanislaus River - North Fork, Calaveras/ Tuolumne CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Class III-V - 3 miles long (Board's Crossing to Calaveras Big Trees) |
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Mokelumne River - North Fork, Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class III-V - 14.8 miles long (Close to Bear River to Tiger Creek Afterbay) |
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26 miles away
