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Recreation Region: Yuba River Ranger District

Snag Lake Campground

Snag Lake Campground has 12 undesignated (first come, first serve) campsites with space for small trailer use- vault toilets and lake water source, purify before drinking. Most sites have views of the lake. 

This area offers an abundance of beautiful high mountain lakes with a variety of accessibility along with scenic rugged geological features of granitic ridges and glacially serrated rock outcroppings.
 

General Information

Space for small trailer use
hand-off boat launching only
 

May 21 - October 15

Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 12:00 p.m.; Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.

Non-motorized boats only. 

No fees are required for this site

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 39.67093684

Longitude: -120.626475

Directions


From Hwy 49 at Sierra City: Drive 4 1/2 miles to Bassett's Station. Turn left on Gold Lake Hwy. Continue for roughly 6 miles to Snag Lake Campground.

From 89 N to 49 N: Drive 13 miles west to Bassett's Station. Turn right on Gold Lake Hwy. Continue for 5 miles to Snag Lake Campground.

Facility and Amenity Information

Restrooms

Restrooms are available at this site.

Water

Potable water is not available at this site.

Last updated July 1st, 2025