Upper Hoover Lake
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Upper Hoover Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It doesn't name Upper Hoover Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Elephant Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-26-01-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Area, Road, and Trail Closures (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-25-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Year-Round Fire Restrictions (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-24-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Vehicle Snow Chain Requirements during Inclement Weather (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-23-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Rainbow Canyon Flood Diversion Structure Closure (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-15-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Upper Hoover Lake is an 8-acre lake in California, at about 9,814 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Green Creek TrailHikingPhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi
Summit LakeHikingPhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi
Page PeaksSummitPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi
Camiaca PeakSummitPhoto: Michael Kwok, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi
Trumbull LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2.4 mi- West Virginia CreekCamping3.2 mi
- Horsetail FallsWaterfall7.2 mi
- Lower Twin Lake Boat RampBoat launch7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Shamrock LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- East Walker RiverRiver fishing · ~27 min drive
- Steelhead LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- McCabe LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Conness LakesLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Roosevelt LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Skelton LakesLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Tallulah LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Upper Young LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Granite LakesLake fishing · ~15 min drive
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Best time to visit Upper Hoover Lake
Best months: June–September. 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
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 12.5 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

