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Black Butte Lake
Situated at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, 30 minutes south of Red Bluff. This quiet park, surrounded by beautiful, dark volcanic buttes, is well known for fishing, sailing, water skiing and camping. Contact reserveusa.com for camping reservation information.
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Black Butte Lake is located approximately 100 miles north of Sacramento and approximately 60 miles south of Redding, off Interstate 5. Take the Orland/Highway 32 exit and go west 8 miles via Road 200/Newville Road and follow the signs.
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Permits info
Direction
Leave 395 just north of Pearsonville and follow signs on the Kennedy Meadows Rd. or enter from Kernville and follow signs to Johnsondale and over Sherwin pass
Important Information
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Blackrock Trail is non quota:
You do not need a reservation for trips starting at Blackrock unless you will end the trip at Mt Whitney. Contact Inyo National Forest for information about walk in permits for non quota trails.
Golden Trout Wilderness regulations apply.
For area information, contact Kern River Ranger District, Sequoia National Forest, 760-376-3781.
USFS Webpage for: Black Rock.
Long Description
Beginning on the southern border of the Golden Trout Wilderness, the Black Rock Trail provides access to Casa Vieja Meadow and Jordan Hot Spring as it passes through rugged, forested terrain to end at the Wild and Scenic section of the Kern River, near Soda Flat. Connecting trails circle around Kern Peak with many options for loop trips of various lengths.
Facilities
BUCKHORN Campground
List of CampsitesOverview
Buckhorn Recreation Area is at Black Butte Lake, situated at the northern end of the Sacramento valley, 100 miles north of Sacramento, CA and 30 minutes south of Red Bluff, CA. The lake is a popular meeting place for water sports and outdoor enthusiasts, so bring family and friends for an incredibly scenic getaway.Recreation
Find excitement with wake boarding and sailing or explore the shoreline's 13 miles of fitness trails for hiking, running and biking. Black Butte is renowned for its warm-water fishing, including catches such as crappie, channel catfish, and large and smallmouth bass.Facilities
Buckhorn has 93 campsites, including a group campground and five walk-in sites. Conveniences include showers, a modern boat ramp complex, two playgrounds, an exercise area, and shoreline access. No sites have electric or water hookups. The area is open year-round.Natural Features
Black Butte Lake was formed in 1963 with the completion of the Black Butte Dam on Stony Creek.The lake's surface area measures 4,460 acres when water levels are high. Black basalt buttes and blue oak woodland hug the lake's 40 miles of shoreline.
