Picnicking

Picnicking Areas

• Highway 108 Corridor

  The Scenic Highway 108 Sonora Pass route begins at an elevation of about 3,000 feet, and rises to an elevation of 9,628 feet above sea level.  The pass connects the communities of Sonora to the west and Bridgeport to the east.  Like Most high elevation passes across the Sierra Nevada, the highway is closed in the winter, generally between November and May, due to large quantities of snow.

  The highway over the pass is extremely steep, narrow and winding between Kennedy Meadows on the west side to Leavitt Meadows on the east.  The route is not recommended for vehicles or vehicle combinations that are unusually wide, heavy or long.  Adjacent to the summit of the pass is a picnic/parking area to nearby Sonora Peak, Wolf Creek Lake, and other spots north or south along the Pacific Crest Trail.

  

• Campgrounds - Highway 108 Corridor

  Campgrounds along highway 108

  Click here for a map and table of campgrounds along the Highway 108 Corridor.

• Mi Wok Ranger District Campgrounds

  Large motor homes and trailers cannot be accommodated in some campgrounds, and electric and sewer hookups are not available.

• Fraser Flat Campground
• Sand Bar Flat Campground
• Day Use Areas - Highway 108 Corridor

  Welcome to the Summit Ranger District, which encompasses the upper Highway 108 corridor on the Stanislaus National Forest. For the most current information please call the Summit Ranger District at (209) 965-3434, or stop by the office on Highway 108 at the turn-off to Pinecrest Recreation Area.

• Mi Wok Ranger District Day Use

  Welcome to the Mi Wok Ranger District, which encompasses the lower Highway 108 corridor on the Stanislaus National Forest. For the most current information please call the Mi Wok Ranger District at (209) 586-3234, or stop by the office on Highway 108.

• North Fork Day Use
• Riverside Day Use
• Summit Ranger District Day Use

  Welcome to the Summit Ranger District, which encompasses the upper Highway 108 corridor on the Stanislaus National Forest. For the most current information please call the Summit Ranger District at (209) 965-3434, or stop by the office on Highway 108 at the turn-off to Pinecrest Recreation Area.

• Beardsley Day Use
• China Flat Day Use
• Cottonwood Day Use
• Douglas Flat Day Use
• Summit Ranger District Trailheads

  Trailheads

• Sonora Pass TH
• Highway 120 Corridor

  Highway 120 provides year-round access to Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. The highway traverses the southern portion of the Stanislaus National Forest, between the elevations of 2,800 and 4,700 feet. The highway continues through Yosemite National Park, eventually reaching an elevation of 9,943 feet at Tioga Pass, which is subject to annual winter closure.

  The Groveland Ranger District encompasses the Highway 120 corridor on the Stanislaus National Forest. For the most current information please call the Groveland Ranger District at (209) 962-7825, or stop by our office on Highway 120.

• Day Use Areas - Highway 120 Corridor

  Day Use Areas along the Highway 120 corridor in the Groveland Ranger District

• Carlon Day Use Area
• Middle Fork Day Use Area
• Rainbow Pool Day Use Area
• Trumbull Peak Special Interest Area
• Cherry Lake Boat Launch
• Highway 4 Corridor

  Welcome to the Calaveras Ranger District, which encompasses the Highway 4 corridor in the northwest portion of the Stanislaus National Forest. For more information please call the Calaveras Ranger District at 209-795-1381.

  

• Lake Alpine Recreation Area
  

   

  The Lake Alpine Recreation Area features a small, scenic reservoir within a granite basin surrounded by red fir and lodgepole pine forest; it is located just east of the community of Bear Valley on State Highway 4.

• Chickaree Day Use/ Picnic Area
• Marmot Day Use/ Picnic Area
• Sourgrass Recreation Area

  Campground, picnic area, Jeep trail and whitewater boating put-in on the North Fork of the Stanislaus River. Campground name is Wakalu Hep Yo. 

• Sourgrass Day Use
• Spicer Reservoir
  

  This page is for the Spicer Reservoir area; visit the Spicer Reservoir Campground page  to view campground status.

  Spicer Reservoir has a surface area of 2,000 acres when full. Visitors enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, and horseback riding.

• Spicer Reservoir Picnic Area
• Utica/Union Reservoirs
  

  This page is for the Utica/Union Reservoirs area; visit the Utica Reservoirs Campgrounds, Union East Campground, and Union West Campground Pages to view campground statuses.

  These scenic small, twin reservoirs are located off the Spicer Reservoir Road. The setting is more rustic than either Spicer Reservoir or Lake Alpine. The area is popular for fishing, camping, and boating.

• Union East Campground
  

   

  Union Reservoir is set in a granite basin with expansive mountain views. The reservoir has lots of small islands and is kept mostly full. The campground is adjacent to the reservoir, nestled in red fir and lodgepole pine forest.

• Union West Campground
• Utica Reservoir Campgrounds