Courtright Reservoir, High Sierra Lakes, Ansel Adams John Muir Wilderness Maps

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High elevation without the climb. Courtright Way, a paved back road will lead you up, passing Lake Wishon, to this spectacular end of the road lake. But be warned, way out in these back woods - it's a full day driving trip from Shaver Lake w/ sightseeing stops and lunch. LaConte Viewpoint is a must.

Your jaw will drop when you see how much granite is at this spectacular place. Almost as impresive as Yosemite, seriously. In a land of glaciated domes & alpine Sierra bliss, you wonder how they could actually want to flood such a gorgeous valley with water. Making California's growth happen, water authorities engineered most of these waterways in the 1950s for hydro electric power. Courtright Lake is located inside Sierra National Forest

By far the state's most gorgeous reservoir, this place is far from any town, any Interstates & hard to reach, but well worth a few days visit once you do.

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elevation: 8170'	lake info: (559) 297-0706
Imagine Yosemite National Park without the tourist crowds & oh yeah, filled with water.
Mountains terrain: High Sierrra Granite Reservoir with pines trees. location: Central Sierra California Fresno County east of Hwy.168, 30 miles or so, via Dinkey Creek Rd #40	area activities: Ansel Adams Wilderness Backpacking - Maxson Trailhead Boating Camping Dinkey Lakes Wilderness Dusy Ershim 4x4 Route Fishing Hiking Horse Pack Trips John Muir Wilderness McKinley Grove Sequoias Mono Hot Springs Mountain Biking Sierra National Forest Wishon Reservior lodging in Shaver Lake
description: Large Reservoir with massive granite rock & domes surrounding it. Pine trees & high elevations, plus very little crowds. Only 2 PG&E campgrounds at this lake. Overnight camping fees. First come. first serve; No reservations. Lots of boat ramps, fishing, great day hikes, wilderness trails, wildflowers, waterfalls and dark night skies. Deep snow buries this high altitude location for more than half the year. Summers can still have snow. Make sure roads are indeed "open" before departing on this journey. Backpackers ultimate trailhead location in the granite, high elevations at 9000' trailhead; plenty jump off points & imagine all this right next to 3 prime Sierra, high country destinations - Dinkey Lakes Wilderness John Muir Wilderness Ansel Adams Wilderness	Courtright Campgrounds Marmot Rock Campground PGE Trapper Springs Campground PGE Voyager Rock OHV Camping Wishon Campgrounds Lily Pad Campground Wishon Village: RV park, boat rentals
Maxson Trailhead Maxson Sierra Trailhead parking also has plenty of space nearby for primitive camping for backpacking into the Ansel Adams, Dinkey Lakes & John Muir Wilderness	Even the entrance road & views will have you floored! This large chunk named Lost Peak, or known as 'Power Dome' by the rock climber types, is comparable to Yosemite's El Capitan (the biggest chunk of granite this side of the Mississippi). nearby towns: Fresno Lakeshore Pine Flat CA Shaver Lake