Lower Sardine Lake
- Type
- Alpine lake with resort
- Address
- 990 Sardine Lake Rd., Sierra City, CA 96125
- Rentals
- Rowboat $35/day; electric boat $70/day
- Speed limit
- 5 mph
- Fishing
- Boat rentals
- Restrooms
About this lake
Lower Sardine Lake sits right at the base of the Sierra Buttes above Sierra City, home to Sardine Lake Resort under a Tahoe National Forest permit.
On the water
The resort rents rowboats ($35 a day) and boats with electric trolling motors ($70 a day) from 8 a.m. until dusk. The speed limit is 5 mph, each boat carries up to four people, and no one under 16 can drive. Life jackets are provided and required. Swimming isn't allowed.
Fishing and staying
The lake is a designated premium fishing lake, stocked with rainbow trout in summer. The resort has nine log cabins, usually booked by the week, and a lakeside dining room and bar from Memorial Day weekend through October.
Getting there & access
Getting there
The resort is at 990 Sardine Lake Road above Sierra City.
Rentals
Reserve by phone; held reservations are released at 10 a.m.
- Swimming
- Not allowed
- Resort phone
- (530) 862-1196
What's here
Boat rentals
Rowboats and electric motor boats at Sardine Lake Resort
Fishing
Premium fishing lake stocked with rainbow trout
Cabins
Nine log cabins at the resort
Restaurant
Lakeside dining room and bar
Restrooms
Restrooms at the resort
Rules & official resources
- 5 mph speed limit; no swimming in the lake; renters under 16 can't operate a boatlostsierrachamber.org ↗
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