Eagle Lake Ranger District
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
The Eagle Lake Ranger District is a Forest Service unit within Lassen National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It is a fishing destination rather than a single trail or peak, and it sits within the broader network of trails, climbing areas and waterways that make this corner of the forest a base for a range of outdoor pursuits. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Susanville show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 80°F, with July and August peaking near 88°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the district, so temperatures here run a little cooler. The Bizz Johnson Trail starts about half a mile away, and the West Wall and Central Wall Amphitheater climbing areas are each about 1.5 miles off. The Susan River, a canoeing route, is roughly 2 miles away.
- Bizz Johnson TrailHiking0.5 mi
- West WallRock climbing1.5 mi
- Central Wall AmphitheaterRock climbing1.5 mi
- East WallRock climbing1.6 mi
Susan RiverCanoeingPhoto: USFS Region 5, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.1 mi- Susan River TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Roxie PeconomCamping7.3 mi
- GoumazCamping8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lone RockLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Boulder CreekRiver fishing · ~29 min drive
- Gallatin Marina JettyPier fishing · ~18 min drive
- Long PointLake fishing · ~31 min drive
- Emerson LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Gallatin MarinaLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- McCoy Flat ReservoirLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Hartson LakeLake fishing · ~34 min drive
- Biscar ReservoirLake fishing · ~36 min drive
- Lake AlmanorLake fishing · ~47 min drive
Best time to visit Eagle Lake Ranger District
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
43° / 22°
6 wet
Feb
48° / 26°
5 wet
Mar
54° / 30°
4 wet
Apr
61° / 34°
4 wet
May
69° / 40°
3 wet
Jun
79° / 47°
2 wet
Jul
88° / 53°
1 wet
Aug
87° / 52°
1 wet
Sep
80° / 45°
1 wet
Oct
67° / 36°
2 wet
Nov
52° / 28°
4 wet
Dec
43° / 22°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Susanville 2sw, CA, 2.1 mi away at 4,212 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
