Elevation: 5605’ This reservoir offers several inlets
surrounded by sagebrush slopes, bluffs, and pines.
DIRECTIONS:
Seven miles east of Truckee on I-80
take the Hirschdale exit. Drive 1.5 miles to (paved) Stampede Dam Road
and turn left.
Camping (Good)
Boca Campground: 20 campsites, partially
developed with limited space for trailers. This is a fee area and no reservations
accepted. You'll have to bring drinking water or purify lake water. Boca
Rest Campground: 25 tent or trailer/RV campsites with little shade. This
is a fee area and no reservations accepted.
Boca Spring Campground: One mile northeast
of Boca Rest Campground, 17 campsites, fire rings, no tables, horse trailer
space. This is a fee area and no reservations accepted.
Boyington Mill Campground: 12 tent or
trailer sites. You'll have to bring drinking water or purify river water.
This is a fee area and no reservations accepted. Directions: 4 miles north
of the dam on Little Truckee River and Stampede Dam Road. Fishing (Good)
Catchable rainbows are planted, Kokanee
are available, and browns. Although decreasing in numbers; some large brownies
remain. Better for trolling, but with some decent bank fishing still available
at the right times.
Boating Lakes & Reservoirs
(Good)
All craft allowed with a speed limit
5 mph in all inlets, but low water makes the boat ramp unusable.
Nearby Campgrounds:
Alpine Meadow Campground
Boca Campground
Boca Rest Campground
Boca Spring Campground
Boyington Mill Campground
Davies Creek
Dog Valley Dispersed Campground
Donner Memorial State Park Campground
Emigrant Group Campground
Lakeside Campground
Logger Campground
Prosser Campground
Prosser Group Campground
Nearby Community - Truckee |