New Spicer Meadow Reservoir
- Type
- Reservoir
- Size
- 2,000 acres when full
- Speed limit
- 10 mph (lower lake)
- Upper arm
- Non-motorized only
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.jpg?width=1280 "Photo: Pacific Southwest Region 5 (USDA Forest Service), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons")
- Boat launch
- Kayak & SUP
- Fishing
- Camping
- Restrooms
About this lake
New Spicer Meadow Reservoir is a 2,000-acre lake (when full) in the Stanislaus National Forest, nine miles up Spicer Reservoir Road (7N01) from Highway 4.
On the water
The maximum speed on the lower lake is 10 mph. The upper arm, next to the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, is managed for non-motorized use only, such as canoes and kayaks. The launch has a boarding float and parking for about 50 cars with trailers, plus a fish cleaning station and restrooms. The Forest Service asks boaters to clean, drain and dry and to check launching rules before visiting.
Camping
Spicer Reservoir Campground has 60 family sites and a group site, reserved on Recreation.gov, at $30 a night for a single site. Its 2027 peak season runs May 22 to September 26. It has drinking water.
Getting there & access
Getting there
From Highway 4, take Spicer Reservoir Road (7N01) about nine miles southeast to the lake.
Golden mussels
The Forest Service asks every boater to clean, drain and dry boats, trailers and gear, never drain bilge or ballast into the lake, and check the lake's launching rules before visiting. California also requires a Mussel Fee Sticker on motorized boats used in fresh water.
- Launch
- 1 boarding float, ~50 trailer spaces
- Campground
- 60 sites, $30/night
- Ranger district
- (209) 795-1381
What's here
Launch
Boat launch with a boarding float and about 50 trailer spaces
Kayaking
Non-motorized upper arm
Fishing
Fish cleaning station at the launch
Camping
Spicer Reservoir Campground, 60 sites
Restrooms
Restrooms at the launch
Rules & official resources
- California Boater Card required for all operators of motorized vessels, regardless of age, since January 1, 2025dbw.parks.ca.gov ↗
- Maximum speed 10 mph on the lower lake; upper arm non-motorized onlyrecreation.gov ↗
- The Forest Service asks boaters to clean, drain and dry boats and gear and to contact each lake's managing agency for its launching and inspection rules before visiting; it lists no inspection station for this lakefs.usda.gov ↗
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