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Silver Lake
Location: On the June Lake Loop, off Highway 395 via the village
of June Lake
Getting There: Just off US 395, very roughly 5 miles
west/northwest of the town of June Lake. From US 395 simply turn off on
the June Lake Loop Road. June Lake area is between Mammoth Lakes and Lee
Vining.
Camping/Lodging: RV park at marina on North end of lake.
Campground just beyond north end of lake. Lots of campground, B&B, and
hotel options nearby at June Lake and Gull Lake.
Put-In/Take-Out: On west side of the lake, parking area on south,
marina resort and campground are on the northwest side of the lake.
Good Points: Magnificent scenery. A fun "river" to paddle at
south end of lake. 5mph speed limit, so no ski boats or PWC's, few
wakes.
Not-as-Good Points: Parking might be crowded midday during
summer.
Lake Size: About 80 acres, but "feels" bigger.
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This first set of photos were taken during our kayak club paddle.
Eastern Sierra Kayak and Canoe Club, date was July 29, 2007.
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Rush Creek - and yes, there is a turn here and we can go a lot further upstream!
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Rush Creek. Dan heading downstream.
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Cruising downstream along Rush Creek during a drought year - still with decent water levels. Dan paddling by the "rock of Gibraltar"
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Oriana looking for trout, with Joy paddling.
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Kayaks coming back to the put-in, take-out site at southwest end of lake. Kirsten, Dan, and Joy (with dogs) coming in for lunch.
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Oriana, Joy, and Ginger aboard a StraitEdge single sit-on-top kayak. Dogs (actually Lab pups) enjoy freedom of movement on a sit-on-top.
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Ginger, Joy, and Oriana enjoying the day
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This is one of our favorite paddling lakes in the Eastern Sierra. Great
views. One the south side of the lake there is a "river" you can paddle
for some distance. You will be fighting a little bit of a current as you
go "up" river. To access, paddle over to the southeast corner of the lake,
where you will see homes with docks. This is the entrance to Rush Creek.
Rush Creek is feed by several other creeks, including Reverse Creek. Well
worth the effort to paddle this creek, portions have overhang, and a
sort-of-vaguely mangrove feel. Along the creek you may encounter other
paddlers, along with others having fun just floating down the creek in plastic
toys. There are some areas where heavily loaded kayaks or canoes might
bottom out, but there is generally one side of the channel that has sufficient
water to pass (this was last checked in September, well after the higher waters
one would expect with the spring thaw - in several of the photos showing this
area the bottom is visible).
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Parking Lot for picnic area, just off the June Loop Road, on Southwestern side of Silver Lake. Car top Put-in.
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Restroom by the put-in, with put-in just beyond.
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Put-in area by Southwestern parking lot.
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