Pine Flat Lake

Boating

Pine Flat Lake has enjoyable boating for everyone, from houseboats to personal watercraft, patio boats to ski boats and fishing boats. Hot summer weather makes it a great place to enjoy the water. Wide channels provide plenty of room for sailing, waterskiing, and just cruising the lake.

Marinas

Pine Flat Lake now has only a single marina since the Timmer Marina closed in 2008. Plans are underway to establish a new marina. In the meantime, the Pine Flat Lake Marina serves the needs of visitors. Their rental boat inventory is limited.

Fishing

Pine Flat Lake has great fishing for trout and kokanee salmon, but the reservoir is best known for its record spotted bass. Anglers come from up and down the state to try to land a trophy bass.

Campgrounds

Campgrounds around Pine Flat Lake are operated by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Fresno Parks Department, and the Sierra National Forest. Trimmer Campground reopened in 2011 with terraced sites best suited for RVs. Campsites at Island Park Campground can be reserved.

Lodging

Pine Flat Lake has very limited lodging. One local establishments offers motel style rooms. Another has a trailer for rent. For a wider range of lodging choices you have to go to Sanger or Fresno.

Scenery

Pine Flat Lake can be quite beautiful in the spring and through the summer as long as the lake level is high. Hight, picturesque hills dotted with oaks surround the lake. When water levels drop in late summer broad slopes of barren bank are exposed, but they hardly stand out from the brown hills.

Nearby Communities

Fresno, which is 35 miles from the lake, is the nearest city of any significant size. Sanger, a smaller community, is 10 miles closer than Fresno.

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