Recreation Activities
Pinecrest Recreation Area
Pinecrest Recreation Area is located at
Pinecrest Lake, a 300-acre lake owned and operated
by Pacific, Gas and Electric Company. It is located 30 miles east of Sonora on
State Highway 108. The Recreation Area lies in a timbered setting at an elevation
of 5,600 feet. The California Department of
Fish and Game regularly stocks Pinecrest Lake with
rainbow trout. Groceries and other services are available
at the Pinecrest commercial center.
Because of the very high visitor
use that occurs at Pinecrest in the
summer months, the following
rules apply:
- Dogs are not allowed in the Day Use Area
(between Pinecrest Lake Road/Pinecrest Avenue
and the lake and the boat launch and the fishing
pier) between May 15 and September 15.
- Dogs are required to be on a leash
elsewhere within the Pinecrest Recreation Area
(Tuolumne County Leash Law).
- Boating (except for personal watercraft)
is allowed on the lake, subject to a 20 MPH speed limit on the lake
and a 5 MPH speed limit near the marina and swim
area.
- Fishing is allowed on the lake except at the marina,
Forest Service boat launch area or designated
swimming area.
- The swimming area at Beach 1, marked by
white buoys, is for swimming only. Please, no
boats or fishing in this area.
- Foot travel only is allowed on the
Pinecrest National Recreation Trail.
Recreation opportunities available at the
Pinecrest Recreation Area include:
- 300 camp sites with
tables, grills, flush toilets and piped water in
2 campgrounds (Pinecrest
Campground and Meadowview
Campground)
- 3 group sites with
tables, grills, fireplaces, vault toilets and
piped water in 1 group campground (Pioneer
Trail Group Campground)
- Day
Use Sites: Pinecrest Boat
Launch; 50 picnic sites
with grills, flush toilets and piped water in 1
picnic area (Pinecrest); Designated swim area.
- Fishing: Accessible fishing pier
and boat launch available.
- Hiking: Pinecrest National Recreation
Trail, a 4 mile hiking trail around the lake; Paved pathways connecting points
of interest
In winter, the Pinecrest Recreation Area is a popular
destination for snowplay, downhill and nordic skiing.
Groomed or marked trails are maintained for
winter recreationists throughout the area.
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