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Saddlebag Lake

Saddlebag is the highest lake in California that is reachable by road.  There is a 2 mile road off of Hwy 120 near Tioga Lake that takes you to Saddlebag.  Most of the 2 mile is dirt road, with two section that are paved (these are where the road climbs in elevation).  The campground is good, about 300 yard or so from the marina and resort.  The resort is basically a day operation, with a one dock marina, water taxi service to the upper end of the lake (with easy walk to 25 other lakes), and a luncheon counter.  There is a launch fee of $5 per boat, which DOES include canoes and kayaks.  The season for the resort is only about 10 weeks, the resort and water taxi ALWAYS close on the last day of September.

Dirt road. It is 2 miles from Hwy 120 to the lake.	Campground parking area
Campground and parking area for hikers, about 300 yards from marina and resort.	Perhaps hard to see, but north of the lake is the 25 Lakes area. Hop the water taxi from Saddlebag, and you have 24 lakes in a 5 mile hiking loop!
Resort and marina	Resort and marina
A fake graveyard for photo buffs!
Photo of the resort.	The water taxin runs avery half hour, on schedule.
Looking northwest from the marina/resort into the Hoover Wilderness. Water taxi service to top of this photo.	Water Taxi shown. The trail around the lake can be seen directly above the water taxi. Taxi saves about 2 miles each way when hiking into 25 lakes.