Sanger Lake
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No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Six Rivers National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Six Rivers National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Sanger Lake is a fishing lake in the Gasquet Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest in northern California, managed by the Forest Service. The Forest Service lists it as a fishing lake, and it is not a reservable facility, so anglers can plan a trip without a reservation. The surrounding area offers several hiking and paddling options. Youngs Valley and Sanger Peak Lookout are both hikes within about a mile, and Sanger Creek is roughly 2 miles away. Paddlers can head to Knopti Creek, about 4 miles off, or the Middle Fork Smith River, about 5 miles away. For overnight stays, Bear Basin Lookout and Cabin is roughly 8 miles from the lake.
Local outfitters
- Steve Huber Guide Service34 mi away
- Coral Sea Scuba41 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Youngs ValleyHiking0.9 mi
- Sanger Peak LookoutHiking1.1 mi
- Sanger CreekHiking1.9 mi
- Knopti CreekCanoeing4 mi
- Middle Fork Smith RiverCanoeing5.4 mi
- Siskiyou ForkCanoeing5.7 mi
- Bear Basin Lookout and CabinCamping7.9 mi
- West BranchCamping9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Island LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Panther Flat CampgroundSaltwater fishing · ~26 min drive
- Smith River National Recreation AreaRiver fishing · ~26 min drive
- Rogue RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 9m drive
- Muslatt LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Dry LakeSaltwater fishing · ~28 min drive
- Salmon/Scott River Ranger DistrictRiver fishing · ~1h 19m drive
- Dry LakeLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Orleans Ranger DistrictSaltwater fishing · ~1h 12m drive
- Yontocket SloughLake fishing · ~48 min drive
Also worth it near here
- East Fork Illinois RiverCanoeing · ~6 min drive
Preston PeakSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Devil's PunchbowlHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wilderness FallsWaterfall · ~13 min drive
