California · Lake fishing · Chico
Five Mile
- Oct–May
- best months
Five Mile is an 8-acre lake near Chico, California, at about 269 feet.
South Rim TrailHikingPhoto: ray_explores, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi
Middle TrailHikingPhoto: ray_explores, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.1 mi
Hidden BouldersRock climbingPhoto: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi- Upper Bidwell ParkRock climbingPhoto: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi
Bidwell Mansion State Historic ParkState parkPhoto: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.4 mi- Bidwell ParkState park3.5 mi
- Rock CreekCanoeing6.4 mi
Big Chico CreekCanoeingPhoto: Ebryden at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Soto LakeLake fishing · ~25 min drive
- Eddy LakeLake fishing · ~32 min drive
- Lake OrovilleLake fishing · ~45 min drive
- Grizzly ForebayLake fishing · ~49 min drive
- E A Wright Dam ReservoirLake fishing · ~1h 11m drive
- Mud LakeLake fishing · ~1h 15m drive
- Snake LakeLake fishing · ~1h 16m drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~1h 18m drive
Also worth it near here
- Chico Elks RV ParkCamping · ~1 min drive
- South Rim TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: ray_explores, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Hidden BouldersRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Big Chico CreekCanoeing · ~14 min drivePhoto: Ebryden at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Five Mile
Best months: October–May. 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
56° / 36°
Feb
62° / 38°
Mar
67° / 42°
Apr
73° / 45°
May
81° / 52°
Jun
89° / 57°
Jul
95° / 61°
Aug
94° / 59°
Sep
91° / 55°
Oct
80° / 47°
Nov
65° / 40°
Dec
57° / 36°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Chico Univ Farm, CA, 5.1 mi away at 185 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
